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COGENT SKILLS LIMITED

Registered charity 1166082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COGENT SKILLS

The promotion of industry and commerce for the public benefit by promoting the training and education of persons employed or intending to be employed in the science based industries covering industrial sciences (including petroleum refining and distribution, chemical manufacturing, and polymers), life sciences (including pharmaceuticals and medical technologies) and nuclear.

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Latest income
£20.5m
Latest spending
£19.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group achieved a net surplus of £739,000 with total income of £20,468,000, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £2,735,000. The trustees confirm that cash balances and available facilities are sufficient to remove any concerns over liquidity, and they expect to reach their targeted reserves level within five years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Project income
“Income for 2024 included £5,077,000 in relation to project support to the Nuclear Skills Plan.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months operating costs (held: £2.7m)
“The target level of the unrestricted reserves of the charity is £3,500,000 representing a minimum six months operating costs of the charity and ensuring that sufficient funds are available to sustain the group.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Two trustees (J Fosh and K Gorge) received aggregate emoluments of £303,495 including pension contributions of £25,703.
“Two trustees (2023: two), J Fosh and K Gorge, received aggregate emoluments of £303,495 (2023: £269,473) including pension contributions of £25,703 (2023: £13,304) during the year for their services as employees, in accordance with the articles of the charity.” — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

COGENT SSC LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date
NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY FOR NUCLEAR LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date
COGENT SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The accounting reference period ending 31/12/2025 is extended so as at to end on 31/03/2026
COGENT SKILLS SERVICES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The accounting reference period ending 31/12/2025 is extended so as at to end on 31/03/2026
SCIENCE INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT SERVICE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£20.5m
Total spending
£19.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
105

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£20.5m£19.7m
31/12/2023£13.3m£13.0m
31/12/2022£11.2m£11.0m
31/12/2021£11.5m£11.1m
31/12/2020£10.3m£10.1m

Common questions

Is COGENT SKILLS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group achieved a net surplus of £739,000 with total income of £20,468,000, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £2,735,000. The trustees confirm that cash balances and available facilities are sufficient to remove any concerns over liquidity, and they expect to reach their targeted reserves level within five years. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FILM LONDON1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENGINUITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COGENT SKILLS LIMITED£20.5m——unclear—no doubt
ENGINUITY FY2025£15.1m——above—no doubt
CITB FY2025£280.2m——unclear—no doubt
Skills and Education Group FY2025£6.9m£150,001 - £160,000—below—noted
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED FY2025£17.5m——above—no doubt
SKILLS AND EDUCATION GROUP AWARDS LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt

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