EMMANUEL SCHOOL (DERBY) LIMITED

Registered charity 1184684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMMANUEL SCHOOL (DERBY) LTD

Providing Christian Education to a wide range of families in Derby and ,in doing this, supporting parents in the raising of their children.

Objects

THE OBJECTS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, CARRYING ON, MANAGING AND DEVELOPING ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS WITH A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OFFERING A BROAD AND BALANCED CURRICULUM CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND TENANTS OF THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS BOTH GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO ARRANGING FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND DAILY ACTS OF WORSHIP.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Derby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£347k
Latest spending
£332k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £125,783, which is below the stated policy target of three months of gross salary expenditure. The charity reports a net current asset deficit of £112,817, largely due to a £250,000 loan falling due within one year, though the trustees maintain a going concern basis based on adequate resources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of gross salary expenditure (reserves figure: £126k)
“Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited aims to hold 3 months of gross salary expenditure in its unrestricted reserves.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr B Snowdon and Mrs J Lock received remuneration as employees.
“Two trustees of the trust, Mr B Snowdon and Mrs J Lock, received remuneration as an employee during the year 2024-25” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Mr A Sherwood, Mr P Young and Mrs J Lock paid school fees for their children’s education at the school.
“During the year the trustees, Mr A Sherwood, Mr P Young and Mrs J Lock, paid school fees for their children’s education at the school.” — page 16
“Mr P Young and Mr A Sherwood and Mrs J Lock made individual donations to the school.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Mr A Sherwood, Mr P Young and Mrs J Lock made individual donations to the school.
“During the year the trustees, Mr A Sherwood, Mr P Young and Mrs J Lock, paid school fees for their children’s education at the school.” — page 16
“Mr P Young and Mr A Sherwood and Mrs J Lock made individual donations to the school.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs G Snowdon (close relative of trustee Mr B Snowdon) received remuneration as an employee.
“During the year the trustees, Mr A Sherwood, Mr P Young and Mrs J Lock, paid school fees for their children’s education at the school.” — page 16
“Mr P Young and Mr A Sherwood and Mrs J Lock made individual donations to the school.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Government income: £84,441 — grants £84,441 (1); 24% of the £347,377 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Government income: £87,715 — grants £87,715 (1); 27% of the £325,080 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Government income: £67,628 — grants £67,628 (1); 28% of the £239,751 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2021)

Total income
£748k
Total spending
£187k
Reserves (reported)
£55k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£347k£332k
31/08/2024£325k£319k
31/08/2023£240k£245k
31/08/2022£225k£228k
31/08/2021£748k£187k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL SCHOOL (DERBY) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £125,783, which is below the stated policy target of three months of gross salary expenditure. The charity reports a net current asset deficit of £112,817, largely due to a £250,000 loan falling due within one year, though the trustees maintain a going concern basis based on adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED1£1.3m
CURIOUS MINDS1£23k
THE BELLASIS TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMANUEL CHURCH DURHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMANUEL SCHOOL (DERBY) LIMITED£347k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH DURHAM FY2025£487k—0unclear—no doubt
DERBY HIGH SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£10.2m——unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH (BRAMCOTE) FY2025£179k—0within—noted
EMANUEL SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£868k—0within—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025£506k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.