THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD

Registered charity 1089678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENGINEERINGUK · also registered in Scotland as SC046249 (OSCR)

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ENGINEERING IN ALL ITS APPLICATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY.

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Latest income
£10.0m
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £0.16M for the year, with total funds decreasing to £3.0M. Free reserves stood at £1.6M, which the trustees confirmed remains within their stated policy range of £1.5M to £2.5M. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £220,001 - £230,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)
“Exceeding £220,000 but not exceeding £230,000” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Registration fees (82% of income)
“EngineeringUK’s main income source is the registration fees of professionally registered engineers and technicians which totals £8.4M (82%).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.5M to £2.5M (held: £1.6m)
“The Board has determined that the company should have between £1.5M and £2.5M in “free” reserves as represented by the General Fund.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant paid to Engineering Council
“EngineeringUK provided a grant to EC of £3.2m (2024: £3 million) to fund its operations.” — page 36
“EC assigned all income derived from Registration fees, £8.3m (2024: £8 million), to EngineeringUK.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Registration fees assigned to EngineeringUK by Engineering Council
“EngineeringUK provided a grant to EC of £3.2m (2024: £3 million) to fund its operations.” — page 36
“EC assigned all income derived from Registration fees, £8.3m (2024: £8 million), to EngineeringUK.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Scenta Limited
“EngineeringUK has a limited company, Scenta Limited as a subsidiary. The purpose of the company was for EUK trading activities, but this company is currently dormant.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£10.0m
Total spending
£10.1m
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
67

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£10.0m£10.1m
31/08/2024£9.8m£10.1m
31/08/2023£9.6m£9.8m
31/08/2022£9.3m£9.6m
31/08/2021£8.9m£8.9m

Common questions

Is THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £0.16M for the year, with total funds decreasing to £3.0M. Free reserves stood at £1.6M, which the trustees confirmed remains within their stated policy range of £1.5M to £2.5M. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £220,001 - £230,000 band.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD£10.0m£220,001 - £230,000—within—no doubt
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING FY2026£61.0m——unclear4.0%no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£3.1m——below—no doubt
ENGINUITY FY2025£15.1m——above—no doubt
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FY2024£64.1m——unclear—no doubt
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering FY2025£5.6m——below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.