BRITISH SURGICAL TRADES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST

Registered charity 294114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ORTHOTIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST

Training and education of Orthotists

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Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £2,129,747, a decrease from the previous year's £2,214,672, driven by a net expenditure that exceeded investment income. The trustees maintain that reserves are held in investments to provide sufficient income for current and future training needs, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves, currently in the form of investments, to provide sufficient income to fund, present and future, professional training needs (held: £2.1m)

“The Trustees consider that The Trust should hold adequate reserves, currently in the form of investments, to provide sufficient income to fund, present and future, professional training needs that fall within the scope of The Trust's charitable objectives.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Charles Lodge
Andrew Dewsbury
Barry Campbell
Beth Foreman
Faye Dearden
KAY PURNELL
Martin Matthews · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£59k	£159k
30/06/2024	£61k	£92k
30/06/2023	£65k	£118k
30/06/2022	£59k	£154k
30/06/2021	£58k	£95k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SURGICAL TRADES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £2,129,747, a decrease from the previous year's £2,214,672, driven by a net expenditure that exceeded investment income. The trustees maintain that reserves are held in investments to provide sufficient income for current and future training needs, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.