THE ENGINEERING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£77K
-7.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£186K
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
24
+4.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£24K
-55.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE ENGINEERING TRUST 2009-02-26 → present
- OXFORD & DISTRICT TRAINING GROUP LIMITED 1983-03-14 → 2009-02-26
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,437,237 | £1,703,670 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £54,399 | £24,399 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £30,259 | £1,334 | |
| Cash | — | — | £83,095 | £76,879 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £218,453 | £235,627 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £184,306 | £185,640 | |
| Equity | — | — | £184,306 | £185,640 | |
| Average employees | 12 | 14 | 23 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | — | £716,685 | £836,348 |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 2.1% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.22x | 1.31x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Harendra Kishorlal Shah (FCCA) For and behalf of Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- THE ENGINEERING TRUST · parent
- Engineering Trust Training Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Trust successfully strengthened its Board through the appointment of two additional Trustees, bringing the total number to seven.”
- “In recognition of the contribution made by staff across the Group to its continued success, the Trustees approved the introduction of a performance-related profit share scheme which will come into effect in 2025/28.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Shane | Director | 2025-07-11 | Sep 1983 | British |
| JAYCOCK, Sarah Dawn | Director | 2021-07-13 | May 1987 | British |
| LOCKE, Nick John Barry | Director | 2023-03-22 | Aug 1975 | British |
| MORRIS, Richard John | Director | 2018-01-23 | Jan 1975 | British |
| O'FARRELL, Beverley | Director | 2024-02-26 | Jun 1971 | British |
| PETERS, Daniel | Director | 2025-07-11 | May 1992 | British |
| WILCOX, Clare Teresa | Director | 2023-09-15 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER, Donald Frederick | Secretary | 1994-10-09 | 2001-02-28 |
| GREEN, Richard John | Secretary | 2017-07-11 | 2022-11-25 |
| GREEN, Tony John | Secretary | 2004-04-14 | 2011-11-28 |
| HOWELLS, Stephen | Secretary | 2011-11-28 | 2017-07-11 |
| PAGE, Devril Fearn | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2004-04-14 |
| WAKEFIELD, John Arkell | Secretary | — | 1994-10-08 |
| ALLEN, Terence John | Director | 1996-02-22 | 2007-02-23 |
| BARNS, Annamaria | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2013-04-08 |
| BATCHELOR, Keith James | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2008-02-26 |
| BREWER, Ronald Knowles | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| CLARK, Leslie John | Director | 1994-11-14 | 1996-02-22 |
| CLARKE, Christopher David | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2007-02-28 |
| CROFT-PEARSON, Julian James | Director | — | 2001-03-21 |
| FREEMAN, Maurice Frederick | Director | — | 1996-02-22 |
| GREEN, Richard John | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2022-11-25 |
| GREEN, Tony John | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2021-04-13 |
| GROVES, Anthony | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| HOLIFIELD, Barry | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2003-04-08 |
| HOWELLS, Stephen | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2017-07-11 |
| KNOTT, Ben | Director | 2023-07-25 | 2025-07-11 |
| MORRIS, Richard John | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2014-09-18 |
| ROCKALL, James William Gordon | Director | — | 2003-07-03 |
| SPEKE, Graham | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2018-04-25 |
| STEWART LEE, Wanda Jayne | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2021-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+18.5%
£1,437,237 £1,703,670
-
Cash
-7.5%
£83,095 £76,879
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£184,306 £185,640
-
Employees
+4.3%
23 24
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-55.1%
£54,399 £24,399
-
Wages
+16.7%
£716,685 £836,348
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