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THE BLACKWOOD ENGINEERING TRUST

Registered charity 1163134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Blackwood Engineering Trust was established in 2015 with the initial objective of helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged orphan children in UK, Belgium, China and India

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF AND GENERALLY BENEFITING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, BEREAVEMENT, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY IN THE UK AND ABROAD FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with no staff and incurs no administration costs, relying entirely on donations from Blackwood Engineering Limited. While the charity reported a deficit for the year as expenditure exceeded income, the trustees consider no reserves are needed and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Blackwood Engineering Limited (98% of income)
“The only transactions are the donations from Blackwood Engineering Limited to the Trust who are linked through common directors.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no reserves are needed (held: £26k)
“The trustees consider no reserves are needed as the donations are for the full benefit of the charity and the trust does not incur any administration costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · China · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£74k£79k
30/04/2024£74k£96k
30/04/2023£60k£108k
30/04/2022£60k£57k
30/04/2021£60k£88k

Common questions

Is THE BLACKWOOD ENGINEERING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with no staff and incurs no administration costs, relying entirely on donations from Blackwood Engineering Limited. While the charity reported a deficit for the year as expenditure exceeded income, the trustees consider no reserves are needed and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.