01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 November 1987
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02158586
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £690,757
- Latest expenditure
- £324,285
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 19 ST. EDWARDS ROAD, READING, RG6 1NL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.alderbridge.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are an educational charity that owns approximately 6 acres of Woodlands with a Woodland Classroom. We aim to run educational activities, including arts and crafts, based on the educational guidance and understanding of human development given by the late Dr Rudolf Steiner. Our overall aim is to enable individuals to develop themselves and their creativity to their full potential.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £690,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £324,285
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £27,668
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,680
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £214,969
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £188,432
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £458,126
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £498,676
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £324,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £385,486
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £690,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £324,285
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £27,668
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,680
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £214,969
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £188,432
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £458,126
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £498,676
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £324,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £385,486
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 693
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 91
- Income Other
- 689973
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 690757
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,335
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £306,950
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 324285
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2927
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 100250
- Assets Own Use
- 99252
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 998
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £500,381
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £143,065
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £457,566
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 143065
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £467,606
- Funds Endowment
- 12519
- Funds Unrestricted
- 439035
- Funds Restricted
- 6012
- Funds Total
- 457566
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ALDER BRIDGE ASSOCIATION FOR STEINER-WALDORF EDUCATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1987-11-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH AUGUST 1987, AMENDED 8 FEBRUARY 1999, AMENDED 27 APRIL 2000
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION UPON THE PRINCIPLES INDICATED BY THE LATE DR RUDOLF STEINER AND TO CONDUCT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 174258
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ALDER BRIDGE SCHOOL
- Charity Name Id
- 174275
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- READING STEINER SCHOOL PROJECT
- Charity Name Id
- 174264
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHRISTCHURCH GARDENS KINDERGARTEN
- Charity Name Id
- 174230
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ALDER BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures