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HUMBERSIDE OFFSHORE TRAINING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 519889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOTA

To promote and advance the theoretical and practical training and education of persons engaged in the offshore oil and gas and supporting industries including but not limited to survival, firefighting and helicopter escape training.Subject to the foregoing objects, to extend such provisions or assistance to the training and education of members of the public generally.

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,687 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a deficit in the previous year. Total unrestricted funds increased to £241,315, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £241k; policy: £300k)
“As at the Balance Sheet date, the charity was holding £113k (2024: £113k) in a separate deposit account against this target amount.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Board members are nominees of user companies for whom the charity provides training; specific trade levels not disclosed as interests not considered material.
“As detailed in the Director's Report, some Board Members are nominees of user companies for whom the charitable company provides training courses. Their respective interests in these organisations are not considered to be so material as to necessitate the seperate disclosure of the level of trade with each one.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£241k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 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 (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: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.3m£2.3m
31/12/2023£2.1m£2.3m
31/12/2022£2.1m£2.2m
31/12/2021£2.1m£2.1m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.9m

Common questions

Is HUMBERSIDE OFFSHORE TRAINING ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,687 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a deficit in the previous year. Total unrestricted funds increased to £241,315, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HUMBERSIDE OFFSHORE TRAINING ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND1£32k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PETANS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUMBERSIDE OFFSHORE TRAINING ASSOCIATION£2.3m£60,001 - £70,000—below—no doubt
PETANS LIMITED FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£7.6m——unclear—no doubt
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH HUMBERSIDE MOTOR TRADES GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION FY2025£703k—2below—no doubt
THE MARITIME EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£6.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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