WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED

Registered charity 514972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURNE HOUSE EDUCATION, WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION CENTRE

The principal activities are women's education and training which continue to expand in line with skill requirements of local employers and student demand. We also work closely with the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to help fulfill the local and national education agendas.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £72,463 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £539,537. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient given the current level of reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves significantly above its stated policy target of £160,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (78% of income)
“Income from education contracts Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 933,453”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months liquidity requirements (held: £540k)
“It is the policy of the organisation to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the organisation at a level that equates to three months liquidity requirements. The trustees have reviewed the value of reserves required and have set the desired value of the reserves at £160,000 to reflect current level of overheads.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel remuneration was £55,169.
“The total amount of employee remuneration received by key management personnel is £55,169 (2024 £139,074). The charity considers its key management personnel to comprise the Chief Executive, Head of Education and the Director of Business Development and Communications.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£419k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/07/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/07/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/07/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/07/2021£1.7m£2.3m

Common questions

Is WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £72,463 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £539,537. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient given the current level of reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves significantly above its stated policy target of £160,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.

Who funds WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£371kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2023£177k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2022£7k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2026£20kYouth Counsellor to support NEET Young Women
Sport England17/12/2025£6kWomens yoga in Blackburne House
Sport England07/08/2024£7kThe Womens Wellness Movement
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£249kCounselling and Clinical Practice Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED£1.4m—0above—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£3.1m——below—no doubt
APPRIS CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£3.7m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED FY2025£6.4m——within—no doubt
SKILLS AND EDUCATION GROUP AWARDS LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
JEWISH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt

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