ABS TRAINING LTD

Registered charity 1189584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of training and recreational activities for young adults who are not in mainstream education.We deliver of a wide range accredited qualifications, vocational training and career guidance to improve their employment prospects. We host regular indoor and outdoor recreational social activities, such as workshops, sports and trips to enhance and promote their healthy well-being.

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Latest income
£207k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,332 for the year ended 28 February 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. However, the trustees note that the charity did not hold any free reserves at year-end, describing this lack of reserves as temporary due to the prioritization of program development. The trustees are confident that reserves will be restored to desired levels by February 2030.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the year end, the charity did not hold free reserves. The lack of free reserves is temporary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£207k£190k
29/02/2024£215k£232k
28/02/2023£276k£167k
28/02/2022£95k£42k
28/02/2021£38k£29k

Common questions

Is ABS TRAINING LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,332 for the year ended 28 February 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. However, the trustees note that the charity did not hold any free reserves at year-end, describing this lack of reserves as temporary due to the prioritization of program development. The trustees are confident that reserves will be restored to desired levels by February 2030. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ABS TRAINING LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABS TRAINING LTD as a grant recipient include AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST, LOCALTRENT LIMITED, BHATZLOCHO TRUST LTD, THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUSTFY2022£105k
LOCALTRENT LIMITEDFY2022£21kMaterial grants issued in the period
BHATZLOCHO TRUST LTDFY2024£14k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kGrants made to organisations
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2025£20kSupporting Healthy Eating and Wellbeing (SHE-Well)
Sport England29/05/2025£14kMotivating movements!
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£20kC-O-L Support to reduce mental health issues in young people
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kProject SALS

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABS TRAINING LTD£207k—0below—no doubt
TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH FY2024£1.9m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt
TYNE NORTH TRAINING LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
ABC TRAINING TRUST FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt

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