RUSKIN MILL LAND TRUST

Charity number: 1053705
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The leasing of the charity?s property estate for charitable use in accordance with the charity's Objects and the research into educational methods for the training and education of young people with learning difficulties, behavioural problems or special educational needs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income:
£4,239,981

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Donations and legacies £764.37k
Charitable activities £1.86m
Other trading activities £1.61m
Investments £406
Other £509

Total expenditure:
£3,483,549

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Raising funds £588.01k
Charitable activities £884.26k
Other £2.01m

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £2.60m
Charitable expenditure £884.26k
Retained for future use £756.43k

People

36 Employee(s)

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Darlington
  • Dudley
  • Gloucestershire
  • North Yorkshire
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FREEMAN COLLEGE (Working name)
  • GLASSHOUSE COLLEGE (Working name)
  • RUSKIN MILL COLLEGE (Working name)
  • RUSKIN MILL FURTHER EDUCATION CENTRE (Previous name)
  • RUSKIN MILL FURTHER EDUCATION COURSE (Previous name)
  • THE RUSKIN MILL EDUCATIONAL TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RUSKIN MILL LAND TRUST LIMITED Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £2.84m £2.25m £2.85m £3.55m £4.24m
Total expenditure £2.00m £1.91m £2.58m £2.90m £3.48m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £987.90k £322.58k £644.17k £885.61k £764.37k
Income - Other trading activities £272.47k £302.15k £836.53k £0 £1.61m
Income - Charitable activities £1.09m £1.11m £1.35m £2.66m £1.86m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £406
Income - Other £496.19k £514.12k £20.85k £0 £509
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.25m £1.57m £1.83m £2.58m £884.26k
Expenditure - Raising funds £74.66k £52.75k £345.44k £321.19k £588.01k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £42.50k £405.19k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £588.01k
Expenditure - Other £675.23k £285.82k £401.82k £0 £2.01m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £22.67m £23.16m £29.39m £28.42m £28.14m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.62m £1.01m £931.33k £1.31m £4.71m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £10.70m £9.24m £15.11m £13.88m £16.24m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 21 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 20 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 20 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 September 2022 82 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 September 2022 82 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 18 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 18 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 11 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 11 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 18 OCTOBER 1996, 17 AUGUST 2007 AND 24 MAY 2010, AND BY DECLARATION DATED 28 MARCH 2003.

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS THOUGH TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF THE ARTS, CRAFTS, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO THE INDICATIONS AND INSIGHTS OF RUDOLF STEINER IN THESE AREAS. 2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE AREAS OF EDUCATION PROVIDED THAT ALL RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Ruskin Mill
Millbottom
Nailsworth
Stroud
GL6 0LA
Phone:
01453 837500
Email:
enquiries@rmlt.org.uk
Website:

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