SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD

Registered charity 307299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S E T A

To advance the theoretical and practical education and training of persons engaged or intending to be engaged in the negineering industry.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £155,784 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £460,549. The trustees note that while reserves are currently below the board's objective of £1,000,000, they consider the current level of £364,455 to be adequate for the furtherance of the charity's objectives. The charity relies heavily on government apprenticeship funding and commercial course delivery, with principal risks identified around funding fluctuations and regulatory compliance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00971293

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BRETT, Kenneth — director, appointed 28/05/2024not on trustee list
• MILLARD, Timothy John — director, appointed 01/09/2014not on trustee list
• MASON, Glyn Edward — director, appointed 19/04/2012on trustee list
• SAVAGE, Christopher John — director, appointed 19/04/2012on trustee list
• HEIGHINGTON, Richard William — secretary, appointed 12/06/2001

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tim Millardchair
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN SAVAGE
• GLYN EDWARD MASON
• Ken Brett

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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