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Ruskin Mill Trust Limited
The objects of the charity are, for the public benefit to:1. Advance the education and health of people with additional educational needs of any kind through training in the areas of arts, crafts, biodynamic agriculture and holistic sciences, a...
- 9 trustees
- Income £74m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Aonghus Coinn Huntly GordonChair · since 2012
- David WraggTrustee · since 2021
- Dr Constantin CourtTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Johannes McgavinTrustee · since 2024
- Guy Vassall-Adams QCTrustee · since 2018
- Helen Margaret KippaxTrustee · since 2014
- James Townend FearnleyTrustee · since 2020
- Lynne GriffinTrustee · since 2024
- Vivian Frederick Blenheim GriffithsTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Sheffield City, Birmingham City, Dudley, Gloucestershire and more
- Website
- www.rmt.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Ruskin Mill Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£74m£71m
- 2024£65m£62m
- 2023£56m£55m
Earlier years
- 2022£48m£48m
- 2021£47m£47m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the charity are, for the public benefit to:1. Advance the education and health of people with additional educational needs of any kind through training in the areas of arts, crafts, biodynamic agriculture and holistic sciences, a method known as Practical Skills Therapeutic Education and through provision of Holistic medical support and services, with particular reference being given to the indications and insights of Rudolf Steiner.2. Advance education in and promote research into the teaching, practice and development of specialist education and care through the method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education or otherwise concerned with the indications and insights of Rudolf Steiner (provided that all such research findings will be widely disseminated); and3. To promote Rudolf Steiner educational establishments which advance education and health.
Grants received
9 grants · £678,911 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Ministry of Defence · £470,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £140,650
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £42,661 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £25,600
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Defence
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Aonghus Coinn Huntly Gordon Chair since 2012
- David Wragg since 2021
- Dr Constantin Court since 2019
- Dr Johannes Mcgavin since 2024
- Guy Vassall-Adams QC since 2018
- Helen Margaret Kippax since 2014
- James Townend Fearnley since 2020
- Lynne Griffin since 2024
- Vivian Frederick Blenheim Griffiths since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Aonghus Coinn Huntly Gordon Chair since 2012
- Dr Constantin Court since 2019
- Guy Vassall-Adams QC since 2018
- Helen Margaret Kippax since 2014
- James Townend Fearnley since 2020
- Vivian Frederick Blenheim Griffiths since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Dr Johannes Mcgavin since 2024
- James Townend Fearnley since 2020
Portfolio (7)
- Aonghus Coinn Huntly Gordon Chair since 2012
- David Wragg since 2021
- Dr Constantin Court since 2019
- Guy Vassall-Adams QC since 2018
- Helen Margaret Kippax since 2014
- Lynne Griffin since 2024
- Vivian Frederick Blenheim Griffiths since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 1.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1137167
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 MAY 2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10 FEB 2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 AUG 2011 as amended on 25 Jan 2019 as amended on 24 Mar 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 07252866 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01453837500 · enquiries@rmt.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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