NEWS that Eastleigh-based charity Skill Quest Trust is facing financial uncertainty is alarming.

The trust has carried out invaluable work in helping to train and encourage young people throughout the region.

This paper has engaged with the trust over a number of years, helping to support young people seeking to improve their skills base.

The trust is responsible for helping to train and assist many who wish to improve their chances of employment.

Its annual Solent Skills Festival has been a major date in the calendar for underpinning the work in bringing would-be employees together with employers on a mutually beneficial basis.

That the trust is now facing financial problems that has meant bringing in insolvency experts will be of concern to many who appreciate its important work.

We do not know yet what has caused the financial problems the trust faces.

But it is to be hoped a way can be found to ensure its good works continue to assist many young people in years to come.