REGISTERED COMPANY NUPABER: 08871318 (England and Wale5) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183799 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITÉD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 FOR RUSKIN MILL CENTrE FOR RESEARCH chart￿￿1 certs"fi￿ Accountsnts Eden House T¥￿ Rivers Business Park Wrtney Oxfordshire OX28 48L •AE303V76* A16 3￿25 COMPANIES HOUSE #131 RUSKIN MILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH coKrEpifs OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST 2024 Page Report of th• Trust•¢s Indepgndeni Examlnerfs R•port St•temen¢ of Financial Activilies 8aan¢o Shéèt Not•s to th• Financial Slatwnents 6 to 10 D•tail•d Stst•m•nt of Financial Acli¥41ies 11 RUSKIN MILL CENTrE FOR RESEARCH REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAMVE D￿AlLs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 TRUSTEES 18L*dKh Mr l K aernents DrJADys MrACHGorthOBE Mrs H M lQppax MrMMRang Mr S Reakes Mr A W Taykjr REGISTEREO OFHCE Ruskin Ph'll Otd Bristol Ro NailSv￿rth GL6 OLA REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 08871318 (EngI￿d and Wales} REGISTERED CHARirY NUMBER 1183799 IP4DEPENDENT EXAMINER Br￿SenS . CharteJed Certthed Accwntants Eden House Two RNers Buyness Pa Witney . Oxfordshire OX28 4BL RUSKIN MILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 The trustees who are also director5 of the charity for the purposes of the C(Nnpanies Act 2006, present their report with the finanual statements of Ihè ¢harrty for the year ended 31 August 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting. by Chariti&s." Slatemenl of Recommended Practi applicable to chariknes preparing th&r accounts in accoTdan¢e with the Financial Rewting Standard applicable in UK and RepUb￿C of IrelaThJ IFRS 102) (eff￿￿'Ve 1 January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIÉS Objectives and aims The objects oflhe tharity we. for the public benefit. to.. - Advan¢e the education of ihe public in and to fes8arch into the lea¢hiThJ. Fvactti and development of Goethean Science Ihdistic Scler￿e) and ol Ru¢k)Ir Slwner S￿ritual Science a￿1 lo publish Ihe regjlls.. - Advance the educatirx) ol peOe with addrtKThI edu¢alK)nal rwJs of kind by provKlirrfJ or a￿StIng the provisiffi of an experiential and practul skills orientated edl￿tion in the areas of arts. ￿aft$, agri¢ultu and anvironmental s¢ien¢es, a meth(%J knThn as Pract￿1 Skills Thefapeubc Education and in dang so to provide heatth and care suppcfft. vthh partiojlar reference being g"¥￿ to the Ind￿tIonS and Insights of R￿1￿[ Sleiner and lo promG4e research for the pU￿1C benefit in aw aspecls of ihal subject and to pub1¢5h the resull$: - Promote Rudow St￿ne￿ esta￿*Shmerts thch athIa￿e educalion. health and we. Publi¢ bÈnÈfit Ensuring we meet our aims The Trustees wiew the aims, c4)jecb'ves and aclivsties exh year. We I￿k at what we have achwed in temis of the success of each key acimty and the benefrts we have brrAJght to those groups we are set up to help. This review also helps us lo ensure aims, objeclives and activities remain focussed on our stsled purposes. We have referred to the guidan￿ ¢(￿￿1￿ed in the Chaiity Commi55ion's gener81 gU￿anCe c public benefit when reviwn9 txjr aims and objectNes and in planning our futu￿ activifies. In particular the Trustees ¢onsder h¢x planned acbwbes wdl contribLrte lo the aims and objeciives we have sel. STRATEGIC REPORT Achievement and pèrfOm￿nco Charitable activiti•$ During the year the charity was dcffjated freehcAd pro￿rtY by a related charity, The Life S¢ign¢e Tru$l. It is inlended that this wll be a base futurè activiti.es in pursurt of the ¢harty'S rt)i￿tIVe5. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE ANO MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is govemed by its MeMora￿um arKI ATbde5 dated 31 January 2014 as arnended by Special Resolutions dated 3 February 2014 and 15 IAarch 2023 and Certificates of Inwtwtion ￿ ¢han9e of name dated 26 July 2017 and 3 January 2023. COMMEMCEMENT OF ACTMTIES Having previousty ffiled d￿nt accounts. the dwrty b￿rne athe durirbj perLKI end￿ 31 August 2023. Report ol the trustees, incorp￿all￿ a arategic repcvt, approved by ￿der of the board of trLLStees. as the company (brectors. on 28 May 2025 aThJ swed (fft the board's behatl by.. Mr A C H GordTh) OBE - Truste8 Page 2 INDEPENDENT EXAIIINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RUSKIN PIILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH Indep•nd•Tht examinrfs ieport to th• trust••s of Ruskin Mill Centre For Res•arch l%h¢ Compan￿) I report lo the charity trustees on my examinakn of of the Company for year ended 31 August 2024. Responsibilitiès and basis of rnport As the charity's tnjstees of the Corryany land also its dir￿tOrS for th8 purposes of company lawl you are sponsible for the prewa1￿￿ of th8 accounts ￿ a￿dance vrith the requirements of th8 Comp•Nes A¢t 2Q06 {Ihe 2¢JIS Aci'l. Having satisfied mysew that the actcu)ts of C(Mnpany are nci required to be audited uThJer P￿1 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligib￿ for indeFendent examinab'cKb. I rwt in reS￿t ol my examinati￿ of your charity's accounts as carr￿d out under Secbon 145 of the Charibes Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act.). In ¢aff￿ng out my examination I have fol￿ the Directions gNen by the Charity C￿nmi￿Icffj under sects￿ 145(51 Ibl of the 2011 Act. Independent examinerf$ statemènt I have cc¥Tr)pleted my examinatrtm. l 0￿fi￿ that no matter5 have come to my att￿tion in conrtection wth the examination gmng me ¢ause to bèlieve.. accounting records wwe not kept ￿ rew of ts thparty as requireo by secti￿ 386 of the 2Th)6 Act., or the attounts o) not accord those rwds.. or the accounts do not crAnply with Ihe acc4Junting requirernents of SectiM 396 of Ihe 2CIJ6 Act other than any rÈquirement that the accounts gNe a tnje and tsir ￿e•l whKh is not a rnatter consdered as part of an independent examination.. iy the accounts have rTrot been p￿red in a¢¢ordarte with the rr*lh(xls and ￿1n￿PIeS of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and feporbng by charibes (ap￿rAble to charities prepariryJ their accounts in acc￿danCe with the Finarthl Re[*Ni￿g Stsndwd applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concems and have come auoss no other matters in coMectI￿ with the examinat￿ to which attentK)n should be dravm in this report in ordw to ena￿e a wopw undw#anding of the accounts to be reaehgj. Philip Burton Bsc FCA The Institute of Chartered Accountarts in England Wales Bronsgns Chartered Cerbfied Accountarts Eden House Two Riv$rs BUS1t￿ PaJ1( Witney Oxfoidshire OX28 4BL 28 May 2025 Page 3 RUSKIN MILL CEpifRE FOR RESEARCH STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Period 1.4.23 to 31.8.23 Total fvnds Year End&J 31.8.24 Unrestricted fuTr Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM D￿latsOn$ and 18g8cies 557.480 Investment incL 36,3LX) Total 36.3C4) 557,480 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds charitab￿ activities Charitable Activities 27,608 Totsl 36,3LX) NET INCOME 557.480 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Toial fvnds bfoughl f¢>ward 557.480 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 557,480 557,480 The notes fom part ofltw ffinancial statements Page 4 RUSKIN MILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH BALANCE SHEET 31 AUGUST 2024 31.8.24 Unrestrt¢ted fvnd 31.8.23 Total funL15 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 546,330 557.480 CURREKf ASSETS Debt 10 18,402 CREDITORS Amounts falling due vthin one year {7.252) NET CURRENT ASSETS 11.150 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CVRRENT LIA8ILmes 557,480 557.480 NET ASSETS 557.480 557.480 FUNDS unrestn.cted funds 12 557.480 557,480 TOTAL FUNDS 557.480 557,480 The charitable ccffjpany is ￿tIt￿ to exempts.￿ ￿dit under Secthjn 477 of the C(wnpanBs Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2024. The membefs have nol required the cc*npany to obtain an audrt of rts finanaal statements for the year erKled 31 August 2024 in ac¢or¢Jance wrth Section 476 ofthe CunpanEs 2006. The trustees ackn¢yMedge their wsibil￿.6S fr la) 8nsuring that the charitable company keeps x&)￿lIr#J re¢￿d$ that c(MnF4y wilh Sect￿$ 386 and 387 ofthe Companies Act 2006 and (b) preparing fin8ncid statemenis 9ve a true fa￿ of Ihe state of affairs of the charitablg company as at the end of each financial year an¢J of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance %wth the requirwnenls ol Se￿1￿$ 394 395 and whth otheN4ise compty bmlh the requirements of the Companies Acl 2￿6 rdatirKJ to firbanrial stsI￿nents. $0 far as applicalje lo Ihe charrtable company. The financK41 stslemerts approved by the Bc@rd of Trustees authorised for issue ￿ 28 May 2025 and were %gned on its behalf by". Mr A C H Gor(1¢￿ 08E - Trustee The notes f(ffii part oftrwe finar￿1 statements Page 5 RUSKIN MILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDeD 31 AUGUST 2024 ACCOUNMNG POLICIES Basi$ of preparing the financial slalemwts The financkal statements of the tharrtab￿ company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have bèen prepared in arzordarr￿ wth the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounb"ng and Reporting by Charities.. Siatemènt of R8commerKle(J Practice applicable to charities preparirrfJ their accounts 8ttord8nce wth Ihe Financkal ReportirKJ Standard aFWi¢able in Ihe UK and Repu￿￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffect￿e 1 January 2019}'. Financial Rwbng Stsndard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. aN1 the CtynpanEs Act 2rTh. The finanoal Stater￿lS have been prepare11 ur¥Jer the hi5tortcal cosl convent￿. Financial réportlng standard 102- reduced diKlosure exemptions The charitable company has takèn advanlage of the fo11tr•4ing disclosure exemption in prepariThJ these financial statements. as pe￿itted by FRS 102 The FinwKial Rwbng Standard aFvemenl in fiJnds At 31.8.23 At 1.4.23 Unr•strict•d funds General fund 557.480 557,480 TOTAL FUNDS 557.480 557.480 c(￿ParatiVe net mov•i)ent in funds. induded in the above a￿ as fdl¢Jws: IncowiTrJ Reswr¢es Movement resour￿ expendgj in fvnd5 Unrestrfctèd funds Genefal fvnd 557.480 557,480 TOTAL FUNDS 557.480 557.480 Page 9 CC￿tin￿8d... RUSKIN MILL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES The charty is a wl)sidiary of Ruskn"n Mill Land Trust. an unincorpcxated registered tharty. registered in England and Wales, chanty nLwnber 1053705. "C(xhsolidated accounts are available from the parent charity's office5 at Rusktn Mill. Old Bristd Road. NailsvKxth. GIc￿ceStershWe GL6 OLA. During the year. the comparty rerEiveJ T￿tal inc¢yne of £36.3￿ from Tfansforni Resdpntial Limited. company ¢fwhth Mr ACH Gordon is a director. Page 10 RUSKIN MILL CEPffliE FOR RESEARCH DEfAILED STATEMENT OF RNANCIAL ACTMTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Peric*J 1.4.23 to 31.8.23 Year Ended 31.8.24 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and lega¢ies DC￿allonS 557,480 . Investment income Rents received 36.300 Totsl incoming resources 36.300 557.480 EXPENOITURE Charitable activities Freehokl propety 11,150 Support costs Governance costs Audrtors. rwnuneralK)n Accountancy and legal fees Dc￿atIonS to parent charity 5.752 16,458 25.150 Total resources expendg Net in¢¢m• 557,480 This page doe5 not foryn ￿ of the statutory finwcial statwi)ents Page11