ENTHUSE CHARITABLE TRUST
Registered charity 1126965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the public, by fostering and promoting the continuing professional development (CPD) of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) educators by the provision of grants and bursaries to: schools, education service providers and any organisation that promotes, arranges or organises courses and meetings that provide CPD to STEM educators.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £185,997 for the year, reducing total funds to £1,595,272. Per the trustees' report, this balance is considered reasonable and in line with plans to July 2028, with free reserves of £910,282 exceeding the stated policy target of £500,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate 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: £0.5million of unrestricted funds (held: £910k)
“A target value of £0.5million of unrestricted funds has been set.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: M Whitby and R Wall, trustees of the charity, are also directors of STEM Learning Limited. During the year STEM Learning Limited charged the charity £60,000 (including VAT) (2024 - £60,000) for its services in the administration of the trust, the fundraising function, and the payment of grants awarded by the trustees, under a commercial agreement dated 22 December 2008.
“M Whitby and R Wall, trustees of the charity, are also directors of STEM Learning Limited. During the year STEM Learning Limited charged the charity £60,000 (including VAT) (2024 - £60,000) for its services in the administration of the trust, the fundraising function, and the payment of grants awarded by the trustees, under a commercial agreement dated 22 December 2008.” — page 24
“During the year, the Charity was charged £3,380,143 (2024 - £3,900,782) by STEM Learning Limited for training services and at the year end owed STEM learning limited £72,870 (2024 - £312,172).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year, the Charity was charged £3,380,143 (2024 - £3,900,782) by STEM Learning Limited for training services and at the year end owed STEM learning limited £72,870 (2024 - £312,172).
“M Whitby and R Wall, trustees of the charity, are also directors of STEM Learning Limited. During the year STEM Learning Limited charged the charity £60,000 (including VAT) (2024 - £60,000) for its services in the administration of the trust, the fundraising function, and the payment of grants awarded by the trustees, under a commercial agreement dated 22 December 2008.” — page 24
“During the year, the Charity was charged £3,380,143 (2024 - £3,900,782) by STEM Learning Limited for training services and at the year end owed STEM learning limited £72,870 (2024 - £312,172).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity also received grant income of £500,000 in the form of gift aid from Stem Learning Limited.
“M Whitby and R Wall, trustees of the charity, are also directors of STEM Learning Limited. During the year STEM Learning Limited charged the charity £60,000 (including VAT) (2024 - £60,000) for its services in the administration of the trust, the fundraising function, and the payment of grants awarded by the trustees, under a commercial agreement dated 22 December 2008.” — page 24
“During the year, the Charity was charged £3,380,143 (2024 - £3,900,782) by STEM Learning Limited for training services and at the year end owed STEM learning limited £72,870 (2024 - £312,172).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Professor Dudley Shallcrosschair
- Anna Gawthorp
- Francesca MacLennan
- Katherine MATHIESON
- Mark Hindhaugh Whitby
- RIFFAT SAEED WALL
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ENTHUSE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £185,997 for the year, reducing total funds to £1,595,272. Per the trustees' report, this balance is considered reasonable and in line with plans to July 2028, with free reserves of £910,282 exceeding the stated policy target of £500,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
Who funds ENTHUSE CHARITABLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ENTHUSE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SPECTRIS FOUNDATION, THE APAX FOUNDATION, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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