Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3

SUNDERLAND ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

The provision of engineering training for apprentices and adults in the north eastern region of England.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 46 years

www.seta.co.uk

robin.lockwood@seta.co.uk

01914162860

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£1,763£1,532£231£0£1,221£1,2219.6260
31/08/21£1,326£1,132£194£0£990£99010.5230
31/08/20£1,107£1,105£1£0£796£7968.6210
31/08/19£1,001£979£22£0£795£7959.7190
31/08/18*£765£915£-150£0£774£77410.1180
31/08/17£675£848£-173£0£924£92413.1170
31/08/16£770£852£-82£0£1,097£1,09715.5170
31/08/15£786£854£-68£7£1,182£1,18216.6130
31/08/14£670£794£-124£4£1,260£1,26019150
31/08/13*£657£755£-97£4£1,344£1,33421.2140
31/08/12£677£738£-61£7£1,372£1,37222.3120
31/08/11£656£743£-88£6£1,398£1,39822.6120
31/08/10*£714£709£6£4£1,451£1,45124.6120
31/08/09£809£774£35£4£1,415£1,41521.9130
31/08/08£757£695£61£3£1,458£1,45825.2110
31/08/07£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£682£705£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£724£700£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£671£614£57£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£677,215 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£139,920 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Seta - Equipment Application
£10,742 26/10/2017
Seta - Equipment Application
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Seta - Bursary Application
£9,180 24/10/2017
Seta - Bursary Application

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-57
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1978, number: 507714
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/06/1978, number: 01372963
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR13: 16 days late, AR10: 19 days late,
Main office

S E T A
16-17 Sedling Road
Wear Industrial Estate
Washington
NE38 9BZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS ENGAGED OR INTENDING TO BE ENGAGED IN THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY AS DEFINED IN LEGISLATION ENACTED UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT 1964 OR ANY ACT AMENDING OR REPLACING THE SAME. SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING OBJECT, TO EXTEND SUCH PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE TO THE TRAINING OR EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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