CLAYESMORE SCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 April 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00359779
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 8 September 2025
Latest income: £14,785,820
Latest expenditure: £15,485,277
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CLAYESMORE SCHOOL, IWERNE MINSTER, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 8LL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.clayesmore.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objects are the advancement of education including the provision of boarding and day schooling for children of both sexes from the ages of rising 3 to 18

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 8 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 8 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,785,820
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,485,277

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: 24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,513,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,397,256

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: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,281,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,168,793

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: 20 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,647,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,171,657

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: 31 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,101,464
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,009,892

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: 8 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 8 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,785,820
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,485,277
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
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: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,513,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,397,256
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
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: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,281,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,168,793
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 20 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,647,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,171,657
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £480
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,101,464
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,009,892
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £349,871
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 8 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 8 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 7171
Income Other Trading Activities: 513328
Income Charitable Activities: 13166561
Income Investments: 53500
Income Other: 1045260
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14785820
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,387
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £14,835,550
Expenditure Other: 648340
Expenditure Total: 15485277
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16905
Expenditure Support Costs: 5004238
Expenditure Depreciation: 517315
Gain Loss Investment: 694512
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £114,242
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £114,242
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1085
Funds Restricted: 113157
Funds Total: 114242
Count Employees: 228
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 24 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 130377
Income Other Trading Activities: 383809
Income Charitable Activities: 13174253
Income Investments: 37500
Income Other: 787233
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14513172
Income Legacies: 104000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £271,870
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £14,349,926
Expenditure Other: 775460
Expenditure Total: 15397256
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8295
Expenditure Support Costs: 3246076
Expenditure Depreciation: 496384
Gain Loss Investment: -88161
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,874,243
Assets Total Fixed: 15506521
Assets Own Use: 14980820
Assets Long Term Investment: 525701
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,135,377
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,518,639
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,123,259
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7687078
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3831561
Assets Cash: £2,285,190
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6875328
Funds Restricted: 1247931
Funds Total: 8123259
Count Employees: 256
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 27 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 585493
Income Other Trading Activities: 267767
Income Charitable Activities: 13410634
Income Investments: 17608
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14281502
Income Legacies: 60000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,996
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £13,610,064
Expenditure Other: 551733
Expenditure Total: 14168793
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2865347
Expenditure Depreciation: 379263
Gain Loss Investment: -115915
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,361,694
Assets Total Fixed: 15810450
Assets Own Use: 15196588
Assets Long Term Investment: 613862
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,593,459
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,396,564
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,007,345
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6893991
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3502573
Assets Cash: £849,390
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7420457
Funds Restricted: 1586888
Funds Total: 9007345
Count Employees: 271
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 20 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1405385
Income Other Trading Activities: 204119
Income Charitable Activities: 13015709
Income Investments: 17306
Income Other: 5000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14647519
Income Legacies: 153000
Income Endowments: 1178744
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £13,187,317
Expenditure Other: 984340
Expenditure Total: 14171657
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 3048315
Expenditure Depreciation: 358012
Gain Loss Investment: -448968
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,947,216
Assets Total Fixed: 15731606
Assets Own Use: 15001829
Assets Long Term Investment: 729777
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,586,473
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,423,443
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,894,636
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6399445
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4023998
Assets Cash: £587,946
Funds Endowment: 729777
Funds Unrestricted: 6947216
Funds Restricted: 1217643
Funds Total: 8894636
Count Employees: 281
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 31 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 69801
Income Other Trading Activities: 241913
Income Charitable Activities: 12789750
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 13101464
Income Legacies: 27000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £12,397,953
Expenditure Other: 611939
Expenditure Total: 13009892
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22537
Expenditure Support Costs: 2496504
Expenditure Depreciation: 377395
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,948,423
Assets Total Fixed: 14901852
Assets Own Use: 14901852
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,811,346
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,294,423
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,418,775
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5914974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4379449
Assets Cash: £563,294
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7948424
Funds Restricted: 470351
Funds Total: 8418775
Count Employees: 282
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dorset
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CLAYESMORE SCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-04-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 9 MARCH 1940 AS AMENDED 4 APRIL 1950, 21 FEBRUARY 1951, 16 JUNE 2004, 03 APRIL 2005 AND 9 JUNE 2008.
Charitable Objects: TO CARRY ON, WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING PROVISION), TO ENQUIRE FROM IWERNE MINSTER LIMITED (HEREINAFTER CALL 'THE VENDOR COMPANY') UPON THE TERMS, WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATION OF A DRAFT AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARED, AND IS EXPRESSED TO BE MADE BETWEEN THE VENDOR COMPANY FOR THE ONE PART AND THE COMPANY OF THE OTHER PART AND WHICH HAS BEN SUBSCRIBED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION BY MY. CHARLES ROBE HILLS, A SOLICITOR OF THE SUPREME COURT, THE GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS AND A LEASE OF AND OPTION TO PURCHASE THE PREMISES OF A SCHOOL KNOWN AS CLAYESMORE SCHOOL, IRWERNE MINISTER IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET, HERETOFORE CARRIED ON BY THE VENDOR COMPANY, AND TO UNDERTAKE THE LIABILITIES OF THE VENDOR COMPANY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND WITH A VIEW TO THERETO FORTHWITH UPON INCORPORATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT IN THE TERMS OF THE SAID DRAFT (WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATION) AND TO CARRY THE SAME INTO EFFECT, WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATION AND OT CARRY ON THE SAID SCHOOL AT IWERNE MINSTER OR ELSEWHERE.
Area Of Benefit: IWERNE MINSTER

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

Regulator Order: 2
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling