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KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1088030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of education and related activities

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Latest income
£27.2m
Latest spending
£25.7m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves including investments totalled £7.5m, an increase from £5.6m in the prior year, while the group holds no external borrowing. The trustees confirm the school has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite planned financial losses over the next two years to absorb VAT impacts on fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: held at a level considered appropriate to cover the risks and uncertainties of operating as an independent educational establishment (held: £7.5m)
“Our free reserves including investments at 31st August 2025 totalled £7.5m (2024: £5.6m).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales made by the group in connection of childrens education
“During the year the group traded with N J Slowey, a director. Sales were made by the group in connection of childrens education of £10,424 (2024: Nil). At the balance sheet date amounts of Nil (2024: Nil) were due from related parties.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fiander ETL. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £1.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£27.2m
Total spending
£25.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£36.3m
Employees
353

Reported reserves equal ~17.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£27.2m£25.7m
31/08/2024£26.8m£25.0m
31/08/2023£26.2m£24.9m
31/08/2022£24.3m£22.7m
31/08/2021£21.7m£20.5m

Common questions

Is KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves including investments totalled £7.5m, an increase from £5.6m in the prior year, while the group holds no external borrowing. The trustees confirm the school has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite planned financial losses over the next two years to absorb VAT impacts on fees. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fiander ETL.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FRANCIS BANCROFT'S TRUST1£650k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND1£220k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£67k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£58k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON£27.2m——above—no doubt
THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM FY2025£32.2m——unclear—no doubt
HOLLAND HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
EXETER SCHOOL FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£11.6m——unclear—no doubt
BANCROFT'S SCHOOL FY2025£26.3m£260,001 - £270,000—unclear—no doubt

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