SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£193K
+419.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£461K
+51.1% vs 2024
Employees
44
-8.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£156K
+5,987.7% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,030,581 | £3,107,819 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,559 | £155,784 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,559 | £155,784 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £37,203 | £193,109 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £311,955 | £477,442 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £304,765 | £460,549 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £304,765 | £460,549 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 48 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,753,850 | £1,585,068 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 54.8% | 45.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.88x | 1.29x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate reserves to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “This year, a new policy has been implemented whereby termination fees are charged when employers withdraw apprentices before completion of their program. Previously, early withdrawal did not incur any additional cost; however, under the revised structure, employers are now liable for these fees. As a result of this change, the total termination fees charged during the year amount to £14,500, reflecting the financial impact of early apprentice withdrawals under the new policy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEIGHINGTON, Richard William | Secretary | 2001-06-12 | — | British |
| BRETT, Kenneth | Director | 2024-05-28 | Mar 1963 | British |
| MASON, Glyn Edward | Director | 2012-04-19 | Jul 1972 | British |
| MILLARD, Timothy John | Director | 2014-09-01 | Oct 1952 | British |
| SAVAGE, Christopher John | Director | 2012-04-19 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITTINS, Richard John | Secretary | — | 1999-03-01 |
| MORRISSEY, Nickolas George | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2001-06-12 |
| BIRD, Gary David | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2012-04-19 |
| BONNETT, Jason Anthony | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-04-09 |
| DAVIS, Alan Michael | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2007-06-30 |
| DAY, George Frederick | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2016-01-21 |
| DRISCOLL, Michael Denis | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| DRURY, Leonard Thomas Charles | Director | — | 1992-12-08 |
| EDWARDS, John Michael | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2007-01-16 |
| FREEMANTLE, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2024-05-20 |
| GAY, Brian Edward | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1996-07-16 |
| GOUGH, Julie Deborah | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| GREEN, Norma Marilyn | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2011-01-18 |
| HANNAM, Peter Raymond | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2016-01-21 |
| HILL, Mark Timothy | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2004-12-31 |
| HOLLAND, Mark | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2017-12-29 |
| HOLLOWAY, Terrence Clive | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| HYDE, Dean | Director | 2018-04-16 | 2018-06-30 |
| KEELING, Albert George | Director | — | 1992-12-08 |
| KEITH, Richard John Sandford | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2011-01-18 |
| LANCASHIRE, April | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-11-04 |
| LAYNTON, Wendy | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2007-01-16 |
| MAUL, Brian Leslie | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2005-10-31 |
| MYERS, David Neil | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2007-01-16 |
| POINTER, Adam Jack | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2016-07-21 |
| RANGER, Gary | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2021-06-30 |
| SHORE, David James | Director | 1996-03-18 | 1999-04-13 |
| SINCLAIR, Paul Stephen | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2012-04-19 |
| STAINTHORPE, Malcolm | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| STUBBINGS, John Eric | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| STUBBINGS, Mark John | Director | 1999-02-09 | 2001-12-03 |
| TAYLOR, Neville John | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| THORNTON, Andrew John | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2021-12-06 |
| UNWIN, Matthew | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2009-10-31 |
| WARD, Brian | Director | 2009-09-24 | 2014-08-29 |
| WEEKS, Duncan James | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2008-01-17 |
| WHITE, Tony John | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2020-01-13 |
| YOUNGS, Ronald Anthony | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1995-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£3,030,581 £3,107,819
-
Cash
+419.1%
£37,203 £193,109
-
Net assets
+51.1%
£304,765 £460,549
-
Employees
-8.3%
48 44
-
Profit before tax
+5,987.7%
£2,559 £155,784
-
Wages
-9.6%
£1,753,850 £1,585,068
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers