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

To promote adequate training of persons employed, or intending to be employed, in industry and commerce. To extend such provision or assistance to the training or education of members of the public generally.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group generated a net surplus of £1,334 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted fund balances totaling £185,640. The trustees report that cash flow within the trading subsidiary stabilized, placing the group in a strong position entering the new financial year. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (98% 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: 94.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beverley O'Farrell
• Clare Wilcox
• Daniel Peters
• Nick Locke
• RICHARD JOHN MORRIS
• Sarah dawn Jaycock
• Shane Chambers

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

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Charities like this

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

• ENGINUITY income £15.1m
• THE OLDHAM ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £374k
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND income £219k
• NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE TRUST income £105k
• SMALLPEICE TRUST LIMITED income £2.9m
• NORTH WEST TRAINING COUNCIL income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

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