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HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 508775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H E T A LTD

Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) Ltd delivers a range of engineering training to children, young people and adults, including workshop taster sessions, advanced & higher apprenticeships, HNC, HND and workforce skills development training.

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Latest income
£7.6m
Latest spending
£6.9m
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £761,239 for the year ended 31st August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £9,123,524. The trustees report that the charity wholly owns two of its three training centres after paying off bank loans, although unrestricted cash reserves dropped to 21% of employment costs, below the stated policy target of 50-150%. The auditors 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

Largest income source: Apprentice Training (73% of income)
“Apprentice Training 5,563,746” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 50% to 150% of total annual staff and contractor employment costs (held: £9.1m)
“The charity will aim to hold, non-committed, end of year cash reserves of not less than 50% and not more than 150% of the total annual staff and contractor employment costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Debtor and creditor balances within the charity's subsidiary company are shown in notes 12 & 13. All balances are interest free and repayable on demand.
“Debtor and creditor balances within the charity's subsidiary company are shown in notes 12 & 13. All balances are interest free and repayable on demand. During the year key management personnel remuneration of £446,237 (2024: £318,765) was paid. There are no further related party transactions that require to be disclosed.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sadofskys. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £675k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£7.6m
Total spending
£6.9m
Reserves (reported)
£865k
Employees
92

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 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 (94% 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

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

Operates in: Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£7.6m£6.9m
31/08/2024£7.4m£6.5m
31/08/2023£6.2m£5.8m
31/08/2022£5.6m£5.3m
31/08/2021£5.1m£4.9m

Common questions

Is HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £761,239 for the year ended 31st August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £9,123,524. The trustees report that the charity wholly owns two of its three training centres after paying off bank loans, although unrestricted cash reserves dropped to 21% of employment costs, below the stated policy target of 50-150%. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sadofskys.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNDERLAND ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED£7.6m——unclear—no doubt
SUNDERLAND ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH HUMBERSIDE MOTOR TRADES GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION FY2025£703k—2below—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£3.1m——below—no doubt
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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