PPMA BUSINESS EDUCATION SKILLS TRAINING

Registered charity 1156041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Automate BEST

To advance the education of the public in the subject of engineering.

Objects

1.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: 1.1.1. AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION; 1.1.2. PROMOTING RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE SUBJECT OF ENGINEERING AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS, AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT; 1.1.3. ASSISTING ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES ESTABLISH AND OPERATE APPRENTICESHIPS AND OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £61,835 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £522,743 to £460,908. The accounts are unaudited and subject to independent examination. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £460,908, though no specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD LITTLEchair
• Gary Wyles
• IAN JARDINE ACCA
• John Clayton
• Mark John Gearing
• Timothy Paul

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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