# COGENT SKILLS LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166082
- **Other names:** COGENT SKILLS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 15, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1166082


## Contact

- **Address:** First Floor, 720 Mandarin Court, WARRINGTON, Centre Park, Cheshire
- **Postcode:** WA1 1GG
- **Phone:** 01925515200
- **Email:** karl.gorge@cogentskills.com
- **Website:** www.cogentskills.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS EMPLOYED OR INTENDING TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE SCIENCE BASED INDUSTRIES COVERING INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING PETROLEUM REFINING AND DISTRIBUTION, CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING, AND POLYMERS), LIFE SCIENCES (INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES) AND NUCLEAR (“THE INDUSTRY”)

**Activities:** The promotion of industry and commerce for the public benefit by promoting the training and education of persons employed or intending to be employed in the science based industries covering industrial sciences (including petroleum refining and distribution, chemical manufacturing, and polymers), life sciences (including pharmaceuticals and medical technologies) and nuclear.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £20468000 | £19729000 | £2735000 | 105 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £13287000 | £13023000 | £1996000 | 88 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11197000 | £11032000 | £1732000 | 78 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £11477000 | £11076000 | £1567000 | 74 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £10332961 | £10096657 | £1165645 | 73 |



## Trustees

- David George Vineall — appointed Feb. 25, 2025
- Justine Fosh — appointed May 4, 2020
- Karl Robert Gorge — appointed Dec. 18, 2014
- Katherine Woods-Ruddick — appointed Dec. 20, 2019
- Matthew Russell Lay — appointed April 1, 2025
- Stephen Denis Elliott — appointed May 12, 2017
- Susan Elizabeth Ferns — appointed June 1, 2023