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KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH

Registered charity 1115875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's Objects are to advance the education of boys and girls by the provision of a day and/or boarding school in or near Bath and by ancillary or incidental educational activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income
£20.0m
Latest spending
£19.5m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £583,687 for the year, with total incoming resources of £19,990,606. The trustees note that free reserves are negative (£4,050,705) because retained surpluses are utilised for capital improvements, but they confirm the school can continue as a going concern based on conservative projections and available funding facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £190,001 - £200,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-4.1m; policy: negative figure of £4,050,705)
“Free reserves, as defined by the Charity Commission, are the undesignated general funds of the Charity excluding the funds invested in tangible fixed assets. If this adjustment was made to the School's unrestricted reserves, the free reserves would be a negative figure of £4,050,705 (2024 - £1,939,887) which is typical of many independent schools. This is due to the need for continuing capital expenditure out of retained reserves.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Cleveland Pools Trust where Bursar's wife is Treasurer
“In the year, the Bursar's wife served as the Treasurer for Cleveland Pools Trust. The School paid this Charity £Nil in 2025 (2024 - £5,700). There was no balance owed at year end.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£20.0m
Total spending
£19.5m
Cost of raising funds
£194k
Reserves (reported)
£18.8m
Employees
307

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 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 (98% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£20.0m£19.5m
31/08/2024£18.8m£18.0m
31/08/2023£17.6m£17.0m
31/08/2022£15.8m£15.2m
31/08/2021£14.6m£14.2m

Common questions

Is KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £583,687 for the year, with total incoming resources of £19,990,606. The trustees note that free reserves are negative (£4,050,705) because retained surpluses are utilised for capital improvements, but they confirm the school can continue as a going concern based on conservative projections and available funding facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.

Who funds KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£18k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£17k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£16k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k

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
THE DOUBLE 'O' CHARITY LIMITED1£960

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH£20.0m£190,001 - £200,000—below—no doubt
ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL FY2025£41.1m£210,000 - £220,000—unclear—no doubt
THE EDGBASTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£13.1m——above—no doubt
THE KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM TRUST FY2024£808k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt

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