01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 December 1973
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01141571
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £2,367,289
- Latest expenditure
- £2,122,700
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Elmfield School, Love Lane, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 2EA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.elmfield.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of Steiner Waldorf education for children aged 3 to 17. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School is an award-winning school, providing the only real alternative to mainstream education in the region. We offer heavily discounted fees to families on low incomes, as well as a bursary scheme.
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
- 8 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,367,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,122,700
- 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
- 8 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,626,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,988,063
- 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
- 6 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,485,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,229,914
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,683,659
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,772,906
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,624,392
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,463,127
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
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,367,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,122,700
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 38
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1064968
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 24
- 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
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,626,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,988,063
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1077281
- Income From Government Grants
- £44,515
- 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
- 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
- 6 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,485,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,229,914
- 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
- No
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,683,659
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,772,906
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 10
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,624,392
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,463,127
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,048
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- 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
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24507
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2328417
- Income Investments
- 14365
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2367289
- Income Legacies
- 4466
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,830,119
- Expenditure Other
- 292581
- Expenditure Total
- 2122700
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 112676
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 292581
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36363
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 82000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,595,060
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1301674
- Assets Own Use
- 1301674
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -258000
- Assets Other Assets
- £711,290
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £361,276
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,393,688
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 357076
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4200
- Assets Cash
- £361,155
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1595060
- Funds Restricted
- -201372
- Funds Total
- 1393688
- Count Employees
- 56
- 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
- 8 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1227637
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2277056
- Income Investments
- 9745
- Income Other
- 111990
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3626428
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 1200000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,988,063
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1988063
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 72995
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 183689
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37669
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -148000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1337645
- Assets Own Use
- 1337645
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -486000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,262,198
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £936,242
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,177,601
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 936242
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £74,831
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1603559
- Funds Restricted
- -425958
- Funds Total
- 1177601
- Count Employees
- 65
- 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
- 6 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68320
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1404335
- Income Investments
- 4527
- Income Other
- 8676
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1485858
- Income Legacies
- 67012
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,904,648
- Expenditure Other
- 325266
- Expenditure Total
- 2229914
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 53718
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 286073
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11945
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 329000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 164525
- Assets Own Use
- 164525
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -568000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,016,404
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,154,813
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£541,884
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1154813
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £147,650
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -514003
- Funds Restricted
- -27881
- Funds Total
- -541884
- Count Employees
- 66
- 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
- 25 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 110
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1620292
- Income Investments
- 1271
- Income Other
- 61986
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1683659
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,591,176
- Expenditure Other
- 181730
- Expenditure Total
- 1772906
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 11007
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12599
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 209000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £583,657
- Assets Total Fixed
- 176470
- Assets Own Use
- 176470
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -765000
- Assets Other Assets
- £576,236
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £114,534
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£126,828
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 114534
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £94,256
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 583657
- Funds Restricted
- -710485
- Funds Total
- -126828
- Count Employees
- 63
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12326
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1394
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1607011
- Income Investments
- 2233
- Income Other
- 1428
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1624392
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,584
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,451,543
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1463127
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13721
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 13721
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13772
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £703,916
- Assets Total Fixed
- 185357
- Assets Own Use
- 185357
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £754,029
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £151,967
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £787,419
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 151967
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £290,743
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 732904
- Funds Restricted
- 54515
- Funds Total
- 787419
- Count Employees
- 74
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1973-12-06T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5076274
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1168334
- Assoc Charity Name
- ELMFIELD PARENT TEACHER AND FRIEND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-04-30T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 327994
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 327994
- Assoc Charity Name
- EILEEN HUTCHINS MEMORIAL TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH OCTOBER 1973 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 23RD NOVEMBER 1989 AND 8TH FEBRUARY 1990
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS ENUNCIATED BY THE LATE DOCTOR RUDOLF STEINER WITH OR WITHOUT SUCH VARIATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS OR OMISSIONS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE; OR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ACCORDING TO SUCH OTHER PRINCIPLES AND METHODS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE, AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OR ANY OF THEM AND TO SET UP, MAINTAIN AND CARRY ON SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE; TO ACQUIRE AND CARRY ON THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS ELMFIELD SCHOOL, PRESENTLY SITUATED AT STOURBRIDGE, WORCESTERSHIRE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 11090
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD SCHOOL
- Charity Name Id
- 11089
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 11091
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ELMFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management