CLERVAUX GARDEN SCHOOL

Registered charity 1190556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation operates an independent special school offering an education for young people (aged 10 - 19) with complex needs including learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and disabilities. The school operates in Darlington, Yorkshire.

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Latest income

£2.1m

Latest spending

£2.2m

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £82,021 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. The Trustees consider the entity a going concern, citing recurring funding from local authorities and assurances of group financial support from the parent company, Ruskin Mill Trust Ltd, if required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The numbers of employees earning more than £60,000 excluding employer NI and pension costs were: £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 1” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The numbers of employees earning more than £60,000 excluding employer NI and pension costs were: £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 1” — page 23

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

Registered company of the charity Companies House 11740783

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.

BERGER, Edmund Patrick — director, appointed 16/10/2024on trustee list
GORDON, Aonghus Coinn Huntly — director, appointed 04/07/2024on trustee list
COURT, Constantin — director, appointed 25/01/2019on trustee list
KIPPAX, Helen Margaret — director, appointed 24/12/2018on trustee list
JOHNSON, Elisabeth — secretary, appointed 16/03/2020

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£2.1m

Total spending

£2.2m

Reserves (reported)

£581k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Margaret Kippaxchair
AONGHUS COINN HUNTLY GORDON · trustee of 5 other charities
Dr Constantin Court · trustee of 4 other charities
Edmund Patrick Berger
Tara Alexandra Gratton · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£2.1m	£2.2m
31/08/2024	£1.9m	£1.5m
31/08/2023	£1.7m	£1.3m
31/08/2022	£1.6m	£1.5m
31/08/2021	£899k	£964k

Common questions

Is CLERVAUX GARDEN SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £82,021 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. The Trustees consider the entity a going concern, citing recurring funding from local authorities and assurances of group financial support from the parent company, Ruskin Mill Trust Ltd, if required. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CLERVAUX GARDEN SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£230k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLAYESMORE SCHOOL.

CLAYESMORE SCHOOL income £14.8m
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL income £19.5m
SWALCLIFFE PARK SCHOOL CIO income £7.8m
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £4.8m
CRANSLEY SCHOOL LIMITED income £4.2m
ST NEOTS (EVERSLEY) LIMITED income £5.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLERVAUX GARDEN SCHOOL	£2.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CLAYESMORE SCHOOL FY2025	£14.8m	—	—	below	—	not going concern
BLUNDELL'S SCHOOL FY2025	£19.5m	£170,001 - £180,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWALCLIFFE PARK SCHOOL CIO FY2025	£7.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRANSLEY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	below	—	noted

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