SUNDERLAND ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£945K
+93.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+30.1% vs 2024
Employees
35
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,127,855 | £2,634,113 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £196,057 | £483,354 | |
| Cash | — | £487,141 | £944,652 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,603,456 | £2,086,810 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,603,456 | £2,086,810 | |
| Equity | — | £1,603,456 | £2,086,810 | |
| Average employees | 31 | 32 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | £1,118,991 | £1,195,157 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 9.2% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.25x | 4.13x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trust reported net revenue of £483,354 in the year. The Trustees expect that the current financial year will also generate a significant surplus. On that basis they consider the charity is a going concern.”
Significant events
- “From 1st April 2024 Seta was a partner in a UKSPF Skills and Inclusion programme in collaboration with Sunderland University and a number of other independent training providers. This project delivers upskilling and cross skilling training to workers currently in employment with funding available to eligible businesses in the Sunderland region. This will continue until 31st March 2026.”
- “Seta last had an Ofsted inspection on 23rd to 26th May 2023. Seta received a Good' rating in all categories.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKWOOD, Robin Jeremy | Secretary | 2014-01-17 | — | — |
| BARTELL, David | Director | 2016-04-22 | Jan 1978 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Michael James | Director | 2025-03-21 | May 1968 | British |
| RAMSEY, Andrew | Director | 2021-01-08 | Dec 1976 | British |
| ROBSON, Keith | Director | 2024-02-09 | Feb 1967 | British |
| SCURFIELD, Ian | Director | 2008-09-04 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRYBURGH, Walter Greig | Secretary | 1993-11-18 | 1998-12-31 |
| JONES, Robert William | Secretary | 1999-05-06 | 2004-04-23 |
| MACKEY, John Raymond | Secretary | — | 1992-11-18 |
| WHITNEY, Lawrence Sellars | Secretary | 2004-04-23 | 2014-01-17 |
| ALLISON, Norman | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2006-05-17 |
| ARMITAGE, Alan | Director | — | 2006-05-17 |
| BROWN, Alison Mary | Director | — | 1991-11-06 |
| BROWN, Andrew Robert, Mr. | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| BROWN, Karen Tracey | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| CLELLAND, Stephen | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-02-16 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Neil | Director | — | 1992-03-26 |
| DELANEY, William | Director | 2001-09-14 | 2009-03-27 |
| DRYBURGH, Walter Greig | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| FAWDON, Ian Dale | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2014-10-28 |
| FISHER, David John, Mr. | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2014-09-05 |
| JONES, Robert William | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2004-04-23 |
| JORDAN, Bryan Vincent | Director | 2003-03-21 | 2008-01-09 |
| LIVINGSTON, Ian | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1999-12-31 |
| MACKEY, John Raymond | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| MANN-COOPER, Andrea | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2012-10-24 |
| NELSON, David James | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2008-12-12 |
| SLATER, Fiona Margery | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2017-12-19 |
| SLATER, Peter John | Director | — | 2004-04-23 |
| USHER, Gill | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2021-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Robson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-02-09 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Andrew Ramsey | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-01-08 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Ian Scurfield | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Robin Jeremy Lockwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr David Bartell | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mrs Gill Usher | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Ms Fiona Margery Slater | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
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Turnover
+23.8%
£2,127,855 £2,634,113
-
Cash
+93.9%
£487,141 £944,652
-
Net assets
+30.1%
£1,603,456 £2,086,810
-
Employees
+9.4%
32 35
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+6.8%
£1,118,991 £1,195,157
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