ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LIMITED

Charity number: 527521
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of Steiner Waldorf education for children aged 3 to 17. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School is an award-winning school, providing the only real alternative to mainstream education in the region. We offer heavily discounted fees to families on low incomes, as well as a bursary scheme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income:
£1,485,858

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Donations and legacies £68.32k
Charitable activities £1.40m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £4.53k
Other £8.68k

Total expenditure:
£2,229,914

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £1.90m
Other £325.27k

£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 £325.27k
Charitable expenditure £1.90m

People

66 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading 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:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dudley

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 December 1973: Standard registration
  • 30 April 2019: Funds received from 327994 EILEEN HUTCHINS MEMORIAL TRUST
  • 26 January 2023: Funds received from 1168334 ELMFIELD PARENT TEACHER AND FRIEND ASSOCIATION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LTD (Working name)
  • ELMFIELD SCHOOL (Working name)
  • ELMFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01141571 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Ann Dawson Chair 14 November 2017
None on record
Rachel Schieber Trustee 15 July 2020
None on record
Kevin Avison Trustee 27 January 2020
None on record
Julian Simon Gilde Trustee 14 November 2017
None on record
Ursula Maria Werner Trustee 01 April 2013
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 £1.73m £1.72m £1.62m £1.68m £1.49m
Total expenditure £1.56m £1.73m £1.46m £1.77m £2.23m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £11.05k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £68.70k £2.44k £12.33k £110 £68.32k
Income - Other trading activities £52.73k £33.93k £1.39k £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.58m £1.60m £1.61m £1.62m £1.40m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £22.34k £15.16k £2.23k £1.27k £4.53k
Income - Other £9.45k £74.27k £1.43k £61.99k £8.68k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £67.01k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.50m £1.69m £1.45m £1.59m £1.90m
Expenditure - Raising funds £53.07k £36.02k £11.58k £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £24.21k £24.37k £13.72k £0 £53.72k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £5.29k £0 £181.73k £325.27k

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 £203.56k £191.67k £185.36k £176.47k £164.53k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £537.81k £554.09k £754.03k £576.24k £1.02m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 -£765.00k -£568.00k
Total liabilities £108.69k £119.60k £151.97k £114.53k £1.15m

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 06 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

06 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 25 April 2024 300 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 25 April 2024 300 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 July 2022 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 10 January 2023 194 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 30 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 30 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH OCTOBER 1973 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 23RD NOVEMBER 1989 AND 8TH FEBRUARY 1990

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS ENUNCIATED BY THE LATE DOCTOR RUDOLF STEINER WITH OR WITHOUT SUCH VARIATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS OR OMISSIONS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE; OR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ACCORDING TO SUCH OTHER PRINCIPLES AND METHODS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE, AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OR ANY OF THEM AND TO SET UP, MAINTAIN AND CARRY ON SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE; TO ACQUIRE AND CARRY ON THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS ELMFIELD SCHOOL, PRESENTLY SITUATED AT STOURBRIDGE, WORCESTERSHIRE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Elmfield School
Love Lane
STOURBRIDGE
DY8 2EA
Phone:
01384 394633
Email:
info@elmfield.com
Website:

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