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THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED

Registered charity 527252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

Education of children up to the age of 13

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Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit on funds of £159,503 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £3,359,775. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were calculated at £813,350, which the Governors consider sufficient to meet current development plans despite the annual deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Tuition fees (96% of income)
“Gross School Fees 3,172,931”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level that ensures a continuation of the standard of education currently provided (held: £813k)
“The School’s policy is to maintain free reserves at a level that ensures a continuation of the standard of education currently provided.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A company of which J Rose, Governor, was paid £1,800 (2023 - £1,800) for advisory services provided to the school.
“A company of which J Rose, Governor, was paid £1,800 (2023 - £1,800) for advisory services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
“A company which is owned by a relative of A Milliken, Governor, was paid £NIL (2023 - £1,608) for landscape services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A company owned by a relative of A Milliken, Governor, was paid £NIL (2023 - £1,608) for landscape services.
“A company of which J Rose, Governor, was paid £1,800 (2023 - £1,800) for advisory services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
“A company which is owned by a relative of A Milliken, Governor, was paid £NIL (2023 - £1,608) for landscape services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A company of which the Director is a close relative to H Taranczuk, a member of the senior leadership team, was paid £840 (2023 - £Nil) for school production services.
“A company of which J Rose, Governor, was paid £1,800 (2023 - £1,800) for advisory services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
“A company which is owned by a relative of A Milliken, Governor, was paid £NIL (2023 - £1,608) for landscape services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 1 Governor benefits from a non-standard sibling discount totalling £4,283.
“A company of which J Rose, Governor, was paid £1,800 (2023 - £1,800) for advisory services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
“A company which is owned by a relative of A Milliken, Governor, was paid £NIL (2023 - £1,608) for landscape services provided to the school. £NIL (2023 - £Nil) was owed to that company at 31 August 2024.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£3.4m
Employees
65

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025——
31/08/2024£3.3m£3.5m
31/08/2023£2.9m£3.1m
31/08/2022£3.3m£3.1m
31/08/2021£2.5m£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit on funds of £159,503 for the year ended 31 August 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £3,359,775. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were calculated at £813,350, which the Governors consider sufficient to meet current development plans despite the annual deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£13kEducation
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£13kEducation

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 RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST1£540k
The Caring Family Foundation1£39k
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
CHARITY OF ROBERT PHILLIPS1£12k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO1£10k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, RANMOOR, SHEFFIELD1£717

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED£3.3m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£11.1m——below—no doubt
THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE ELMS FY2025£415k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RT HON ELSE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt

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