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Removed charity · No. 312084iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Ripley Court Educational Trust Limited (aka Ripley Court School)

Ripley Court Educational Trust Limited was a registered charity (number 312084), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Not reported
Runway
N/A
Not reported
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Not reported
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Not reported
Status
Removed
from the register, 11 May 2021

Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
11 May 2021
Reason
The charity did not operate (Charity Commission: Does not operate)
Funds went to
Company
Ripley Court Educational Trust Limited Companies House 00912345 · dissolved 27 April 2021

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities and Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 October 2019).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 October 2019£3,460,098£3,590,859
31 August 2018£3,216,226£3,066,355
31 August 2017£3,210,664£2,938,149

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN OR NEAR RIPLEY.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Network

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Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Board analysis

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2017
2018
2019
incomespending£3.5m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 0.6 in 2017

0
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
78 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Network

Network

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Finances

Income and expenditure

7 yearsiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£1m£2m£3m£4m2021202020192018201720162015£3.46m£0

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201531 August201631 August201731 August201831 August201931 October202031 October202131 October
Totals
Total income£2.78m£3.07m£3.21m£3.22m£3.46mNot reportedNot reported
Total expenditure£2.71m£2.80m£2.94m£3.07m£3.59mNot reportedNot reported
Government income
Government contracts£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£98.79k£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£0£1.09k£2.35k£17.55k£0Not reportedNot reported
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Charitable activities£2.75m£3.00m£3.13m£3.14m£3.46mNot reportedNot reported
Other trading activities£26.70k£65.87k£73.19k£77.50k£0Not reportedNot reported
Investments£948£820£306£231£0Not reportedNot reported
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Other income£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£2.70m£2.80m£2.94m£3.07m£3.59mNot reportedNot reported
Raising fundsNot reported£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Governance£11.39k£9.06k£9.24k£11.29k£0Not reportedNot reported
Investment management£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£4m-£2m£0£2m£4m£6m20192018201720162015£0
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201531 August201631 August201731 August201831 August201931 October
Own use assets£3.56m£3.47m£3.43m£3.48m£0
Long-term investments£0£0£0£0£0
Other assets£1.23m£1.24m£1.16m£1.14m£0
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£2.21m£1.86m£1.46m£1.34m£0
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£2.58m£2.85m£3.12m£3.29m£0
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£1m£2m£3m£4m20192018201720162015
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201531 August201631 August201731 August201831 August201931 October
Unrestricted funds£2.58m£2.85m£3.12m£3.29m£0
Restricted funds£0£0£0£0£0
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0£0
Total funds£2.58m£2.85m£3.12m£3.29m£0
Reservesas declared by the charity£136.53k£73.71k£7.06k£40.50k£0
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£1.23m£1.24m£1.16m£1.14m£0
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 11 May 2021

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 October 202131 August 2022Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 October 202031 August 2021Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 October 201931 August 202017 November 202078 days late17 November 202078 days lateLate by 78 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 201830 June 201915 February 201915 February 2019On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 August 201730 June 201817 April 201817 April 2018On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN OR NEAR RIPLEY.

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
Local authority: Surrey
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD AUGUST 1967, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION, PASSED 21st MAY 1969.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAR 2018 as filed
Register history
Working name
Ripley Court School

Policies the charity says it has

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

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
1969 · removed 2021

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