CCEW Charity Commission profile

ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1063272 · organisation 3031815

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
5 July 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£3,083,736
Latest expenditure
£3,084,914
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: LANGLEY HOUSE, STATION ROAD, STANDON, SG11 1QN

02 Activities

What the charity does

The purpose of the Charity is the advancement of education of children and young people inparticular by providing assistance to their parents to enable such children to be taught otherwise than at school as defined in the Education Acts 1944 to 1993.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,083,736
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,084,914
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,859,565
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,548,773
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
17 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,230,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,391,930
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
11 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,975,909
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,025,292
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
21 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,853,454
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,403,137

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,083,736
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,084,914
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,859,565
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,548,773
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
17 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,230,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,391,930
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,975,909
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,025,292
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
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
21 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,853,454
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,403,137
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
1

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
648752
Income Other Trading Activities
2386960
Income Charitable Activities
20000
Income Investments
28024
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3083736
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,485,191
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£599,723
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3084914
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
50669
Expenditure Support Costs
599723
Expenditure Depreciation
220954
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
5133978
Assets Own Use
5133978
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£715,775
Assets Total Liabilities
£238,646
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,611,107
Creditors One Year Total Current
238646
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£695,285
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5611107
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
5611107
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1333168
Income Other Trading Activities
3506820
Income Charitable Activities
15000
Income Investments
4577
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4859565
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,953,442
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£595,331
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3548773
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6323
Expenditure Support Costs
595331
Expenditure Depreciation
159210
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
4650444
Assets Own Use
4650444
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,558,495
Assets Total Liabilities
£596,655
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,612,284
Creditors One Year Total Current
545536
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
51119
Assets Cash
£1,130,783
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5358950
Funds Restricted
253334
Funds Total
5612284
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
17 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
175108
Income Other Trading Activities
3353360
Income Charitable Activities
6667
Income Investments
2821
Income Other
692763
Income Total Income And Endowments
4230719
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,860,760
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£531,170
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3391930
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2117
Expenditure Support Costs
531170
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
692763
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,811,009
Assets Total Fixed
3937165
Assets Own Use
3937165
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£764,172
Assets Total Liabilities
£399,845
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,301,492
Creditors One Year Total Current
338726
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
61119
Assets Cash
£364,229
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4301492
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4301492
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
223338
Income Other Trading Activities
2747130
Income Charitable Activities
5000
Income Investments
441
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2975909
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,290,958
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£734,334
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3025292
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12239
Expenditure Support Costs
475500
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
23
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-49383
Reserves
£3,081,873
Assets Total Fixed
2784429
Assets Own Use
2784425
Assets Long Term Investment
4
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£378,493
Assets Total Liabilities
£111,103
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,051,819
Creditors One Year Total Current
111103
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£198,493
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3051819
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3051819
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
21 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
700301
Income Other Trading Activities
1148130
Income Charitable Activities
5000
Income Investments
23
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1853454
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,403,137
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1403137
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
417105
Expenditure Governance
12508
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
1109625
Gain Loss Investment
23
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£466,159
Assets Total Fixed
3117185
Assets Own Use
3117185
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£694,596
Assets Total Liabilities
£299,695
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,512,086
Creditors One Year Total Current
166246
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
133449
Assets Cash
£466,159
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3512086
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3512086
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bedford
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-07-05T00:00:00
Charity Name
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2018-07-15T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
3976840
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1084339
Assoc Charity Name
THE BROOKFIELD EDUCATION TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 10 MAY 1997
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AGES FIVE TO EIGHTEEN IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THEIR PARENTS TO ENABLE SUCH CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT OTHERWISE THAN AT SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN THE EDUCATION ACTS 1944 TO 1993
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
351967
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ERMINE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Name Id
351979
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LITTLEBURY RESOURCE CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures