RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1137167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R MILL LIMITED, RUSKIN MILL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
Ruskin Mill Trust works with vulnerable children and young people that have learning disabilities and difficulties, including autistic spectrum disorders and developmental delay. Our pioneering approach has proved highly successful with specialist schools, colleges and adult social care provision operated by the wider Ruskin Mill Trust group, in England, Scotland and Wales.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group generated a consolidated surplus of £3,508,227 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £74.4 million. Per the trustees' report, the group's free reserves are £3,918,783, and the Trustees are satisfied that the group has sufficient free reserves to meet its obligations and future growth plans.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£120,001 – £130,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months staff related expenditure (held: £3.9m)
“The group’s Reserves Policy is that unrestricted reserves (i.e. designated reserves plus general reserves) should consistently exceed three months staff related expenditure.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ruskin Mill Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MCGAVIN, Johann, Dr — director, appointed 16/09/2024not on trustee list
- WRAGG, David Christopher — director, appointed 20/09/2021on trustee list
- FEARNLEY, James Townend — director, appointed 16/03/2020on trustee list
- COURT, Constantin — director, appointed 28/06/2019on trustee list
- VASSALL-ADAMS, Guy Luke — director, appointed 16/03/2018not on trustee list
- GRIFFITHS, Vivian Frederick Blenheim — director, appointed 16/06/2016on trustee list
- GORDON, Aonghus Coinn Huntly — director, appointed 04/10/2012on trustee list
- DANIELS, Anna-Marie Yvette — secretary, appointed 15/09/2025
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Ruskin Mill Trust Limited — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 21/07/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£18.8m
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Carmarthenshire · Darlington · Dudley · East Sussex · Gloucestershire · North Yorkshire · Pembrokeshire · Scotland · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a consolidated surplus of £3,508,227 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £74.4 million. Per the trustees' report, the group's free reserves are £3,918,783, and the Trustees are satisfied that the group has sufficient free reserves to meet its obligations and future growth plans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.
Who funds RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STERLING CHARITY, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.
Known funders
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