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THE ENGINEERING TRUST

Registered charity 287075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as O D T G, OXFORD AND DISTRICT TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the group made a loss of £4,199 for the year ended 31 August 2023, a significant improvement from the prior year's loss of £201,052. The trustees report that the group is set up to breakeven or be in profit for 2023/24, although the parent Trust has little operating capital and must manage its position carefully. The subsidiary, Engineering Trust Training Limited, is in a surplus position but has an insolvent balance sheet and will not gift aid funds to the Trust.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The trust received charitable income from Navtech Radar Limited.
“During the year the trust received charitable income from the following companies in which some of the trustees have an interest: Navtech Radar Limited - £1,016 (2022: £1,494) High Spec Composites Ltd - £254 (2022: £nil) During the year Engineering Trust Training Limited received income and/or incurred (expenditure) from/with the following companies in which some of the trustees have an interest: Navtech Radar Limited - Income £5,470 (2022: £596) Group Training and Development Limited - Income £48,055 (2022: £nil); Expenditure £(80,313) (2022: £nil). Amounts due from/(to) the above companies as at the year-end were as follows: Navtech Radar Limited - £2,700 (2022: £nil) Group Training and Development Limited - £(23,619) (2022: £nil)” — page 27
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Engineering Trust Training Limited
“The Group is made up of The Engineering Trust (The Trust) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Engineering Trust Training Limited (ETT).” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Engineering Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£186k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Devon · Gloucestershire · Hertfordshire · Kent · Milton Keynes · Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/08/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/08/2022£823k£1.0m
31/08/2021£595k£656k

Common questions

Is THE ENGINEERING TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group made a loss of £4,199 for the year ended 31 August 2023, a significant improvement from the prior year's loss of £201,052. The trustees report that the group is set up to breakeven or be in profit for 2023/24, although the parent Trust has little operating capital and must manage its position carefully. The subsidiary, Engineering Trust Training Limited, is in a surplus position but has an insolvent balance sheet and will not gift aid funds to the Trust. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.