THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD

Registered charity 1113499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TVCP

Three13 uses work-based training to increase the skills, confidence and hope of local people to see social and economic transformation. Looking to prevent poverty at its root and address the health and wealth inequalities faced by those furthest from the jobs market, we deliver accredited, practical training to join the dots between their needs and needs of the communities in which they live

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Latest income
£534k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,471 for the year ended 31st August 2025, following an increase in staff costs. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £193,949, which exceeds its stated policy target of £120,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £194k)
“The Trustees have set a reserves policy which requires maintaining free cash balances in the general fund amounting to £120,000, being approximately three months running costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Three13 Training (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£534k
Total spending
£552k
Reserves (reported)
£127k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£534k£552k
31/08/2024£444k£507k
31/08/2023£557k£483k
31/08/2022£576k£498k
31/08/2021£516k£417k

Common questions

Is THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,471 for the year ended 31st August 2025, following an increase in staff costs. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £193,949, which exceeds its stated policy target of £120,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD as a grant recipient include THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2024£31kNot specified in grant list, detailed in Trustees' Report
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2025£31k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£10kPoverty
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2026£10k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2023£9k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£5kYouth
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East23/10/2025£5kGrant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
Community Foundation North East25/09/2025£7kGrant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
Community Foundation North East05/12/2024£4kGrant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
Community Foundation North East30/05/2024£10kGrant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2024£162kSkill Share Project
Community Foundation North East10/11/2022£3kGrant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2022£9kIndependent life skills training for Care Experienced Young People
Community Foundation North East27/01/2022£10kA grant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
Community Foundation North East27/01/2022£3kA grant to Three13 Training and Enterprise
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2021£10kDelivering Digital Skills courses to marginalised people
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2019£10kAdvance Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund04/10/2018£10kGiving back

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD£534k—0unclear—no doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
WARRINGTON TRAINING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£419k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt
TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt

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