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FRIENDS OF K C S

Registered charity 1005992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF KCS

Fundraising to advance the education of pupils at King's College School Wimbledon and those pupils at other schools with which the school has a formal relationship, through events such as a Christmas Fair, Fireworks, Quiz Night, and Family Fun Sports events.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL WIMBLEDON AND THOSE PUPILS AT OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE MAINTAINED SECTOR AND OVERSEAS WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP.

Area of benefit: WIMBLEDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £26,210 for the year, reducing total funds from £77,613 to £51,403. The trustees note that the charity has no fixed commitments and holds no specific reserves policy, determining that committed funds will never exceed funds held. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific level of reserves (held: £51k)
“The Charity has no fixed commitments and, therefore, it is not considered necessary to hold any specific level of reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£231k£257k
31/07/2024£440k£392k
31/07/2023£201k£215k
31/07/2022£344k£367k
31/07/2021£86k£107k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF K C S financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £26,210 for the year, reducing total funds from £77,613 to £51,403. The trustees note that the charity has no fixed commitments and holds no specific reserves policy, determining that committed funds will never exceed funds held. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING'S SCHOOLS TAUNTON LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF K C S£231k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOLS TAUNTON LTD FY2025£16.8m——below—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE FY2025£8.1m——unclear—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOL FY2025£17.8m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.