ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES LIMITED

Registered charity 1144651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EESW OR STEM CYMRU

An independent registered charityrunning schemes to inspire and motivate youngpeople aged 11 to 19 to choose careers inScience, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM).EESW has been part-funded by the EuropeanSocial Fund to run the STEM Cymru 2 projectwithin the West Wales and the Valleys area ofWales.

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Latest income
£685k
Latest spending
£664k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £21,116 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total incoming resources of £685,073. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £466,148, which the trustees note is equivalent to eight months of expenditure, sitting within their target policy of six to nine months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Welsh Government Education Directorate (28% of income)
“Welsh Government Education Directorate 189,500” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six to nine months' worth of expenditure (held: £466k)
“The Trustees' target is to maintain reserves equivalent to six to nine months' worth of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£685k
Total spending
£664k
Reserves (reported)
£466k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£685k£664k
30/06/2024£491k£550k
30/06/2023£888k£840k
30/06/2022£718k£657k
30/06/2021£529k£460k

Common questions

Is ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £21,116 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total incoming resources of £685,073. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £466,148, which the trustees note is equivalent to eight months of expenditure, sitting within their target policy of six to nine months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCHEME WALES LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTSFY2024£2kSocial, educational and environmental need
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k