Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 3

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

CLERVAUX TRUST LTD

Provision of education and care services for young people and adults with learning disabilities and difficulties, families and children. Reconnecting people to the land through practical lifeskills training. Provides enriching and worthwhile activities that are linked directly into the well-being of the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Why are there only 3 trustees?
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to only -621.9% of total funds
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £297,604 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£1,366	£1,375	£-9	£0	£-221	£-298	-2.6	25	0
31/08/22		£896	£880	£16	£0	£-212	£-250	-3.4	15	4
31/08/21		£701	£872	£-170	£0	£-228	£-271	-3.7	16	0
31/08/20		£661	£626	£35	£0	£-58	£-98	-1.9	20	0
31/08/19	*	£713	£825	£-113	£0	£-93	£-134	-2	16	0
31/08/18		£819	£869	£-51	£0	£20	£-8	-0.1	11	0
31/08/17		£915	£880	£35	£0	£71	£53	0.7	11	0
31/08/16?		£598	£481	£117	£1	£36	£-19	-0.5	13	0
25/11/15?		£962	£724	£238	£72	£-81	£-95	-1.6	10	0
31/08/14		£451	£585	£-134	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£534	£744	£-210	£36	£-185	£-265	-4.3	17	0
31/08/12	*	£992	£1,246	£-254	£309	£25	£-93	-0.9	33	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 132%
Liabilities/Income: 66%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 135%
Reserves/Spending: -2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 13 years
(23 years as a company)

www.clervaux.org.uk

IAN.CLEMENTS@RMT.ORG

01453837500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - SEND
£14,610	25/10/2021	To specifically address the lives of families affected by SEND.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,424	15/10/2021	For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
County Durham Community Foundation - Growing Food, Growing People
£1,500	21/01/2021	To support Growing Food, Growing People project.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Trees for the Fold
£3,813	27/03/2019	Funding to install bird feeding stations, a hedgerow and wildlife pond to compliment The Fold which is a new resource dedicated to army families, both parents and children, facing issues of loss, injury and loneliness.
Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
£12,500	01/04/2017	Community Integration and Local Service Delivery

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 69-75

AONGHUS COINN HUNTLY GORDON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

HELEN KIPPAX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

IAN CLEMENTS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2011, number: 1143033
Registered at Companies House on 27/09/2001, number: 04295400

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR19: 9 days late, AR12: 2 days late,

Main office

Ruskin Mill
Millbottom
Nailsworth
STROUD
Gloucestershire
GL6 0LA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREAS OF CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE AND RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE SETTING UP OR ESTABLISHING EITHER JOINTLY OR WITH OTHERS OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, TO INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITIESS, WOODLAND MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO THE INDICATIONS AND INSIGHTS OF RUDOLF STEINER IN THESE AREAS

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