PETANS LIMITED

Registered charity 290458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TRAINING IN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC SEEKING WORK IN ENERGY INDUSTRIES, SURVIVAL FIREFIGHTING HELIOPS H AND S WINDPOWER AND MARITIME SKILLS TO OFFSHORE AND MARINE PERSONNEL. PROVISION OF SPECIALIST TRAINING TO INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC. USE OF FACILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL VISITS. PROVISION OF GRANTS TO PERSONS IN NEED FOR TRAINING THIRD PARTY HIRE OF FACILITIES

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £169,688 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6.9 million to £6.7 million. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the charity remains strong with healthy reserves and a strong cash flow position, supported by free reserves of £528,000 and designated funds of £1.9 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months income and operating costs (held: £528k)
“Our policy on reserves has been to maintain them at a level equivalent to a minimum of six months income and operating costs” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£6.7m
Employees
58

Reported reserves equal ~31.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£2.3m£2.6m
30/09/2024£2.5m£2.7m
30/09/2023£2.6m£2.7m
30/09/2022£2.5m£2.5m
30/09/2021£2.5m£2.3m

Common questions

Is PETANS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £169,688 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6.9 million to £6.7 million. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the charity remains strong with healthy reserves and a strong cash flow position, supported by free reserves of £528,000 and designated funds of £1.9 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETANS LIMITED£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
HUMBERSIDE OFFSHORE TRAINING ASSOCIATION FY2024£2.3m£60,001 - £70,000—below—no doubt
PETA LIMITED FY2025£4.4m——unclear—no doubt
SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS EUROPE LIMITED FY2025£4.1m£110,000 - £119,999—above—no doubt
TYNE NORTH TRAINING LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt

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