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THE KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM TRUST

Registered charity 1129776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust exists to support the advancement of education at King Edward's School, Birmingham in such ways as the Trustees see fit, but in particular by providing funds for Assisted Places (bursaries) to boys on the basis of financial need to enable them to attend the School. The Trust mainly seeks support from former pupils, parents and former parents, companies and charitable trusts.

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Latest income
£808k
Latest spending
£750k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £145,599 for the year ended 31 December 2024, supported by total incoming resources of £895,664. The trustees confirmed the going concern status based on a significant cash balance and strong net current asset position, noting that operational costs are borne by The Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£896k
Total spending
£750k
Reserves (reported)
£6k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£808k£750k
31/12/2023£720k£603k
31/12/2022£707k£681k
31/12/2021£594k£718k
31/12/2020£698k£691k

Common questions

Is THE KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £145,599 for the year ended 31 December 2024, supported by total incoming resources of £895,664. The trustees confirmed the going concern status based on a significant cash balance and strong net current asset position, noting that operational costs are borne by The Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

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 MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£67k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KING EDWARD VI HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BIRMINGHAM TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM TRUST£808k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KING EDWARD VI HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BIRMINGHAM TRUST FY2024£333k—0unclear—no doubt
KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BATH FY2025£20.0m£190,001 - £200,000—below—no doubt
The King's School Worcester Charitable Trust FY2025£494k—0above—no doubt
THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM FY2025£32.2m——unclear—no doubt
BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£367k—0unclear—no doubt

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