Southampton Engineering Training Association Ltd

Analysis

Southampton Engineering Training Association Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00971293). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Southampton Engineering Training Association Ltd reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.1m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southampton Engineering Training Association Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Productivity Group (£3.0m), Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service (£3.1m) and National Centre For Universities and Business (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £302k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.