KIMICHI SCHOOL

Registered charity 1149571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A secondary school dedicated to the advancement of music and instrumental playing with a remit to advance music in the community and in other schools as much as possible. To allow as many children as possible to access this first of its kind school with endowment funds wherever possible.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE:-TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ELSEWHERE AND IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIMICHI SCHOOL.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS FOR STUDY AT THE KIMICHI SCHOOL OR ELSEWHERE AND TO ASSIST THEM IN PREPARATION FOR GAINFUL OCCUPATION THEREAFTER.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the financial year of £1,498, resulting in net liabilities of £80,121. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk of cessation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

• Ofsted — Kimichi School: Good (NULL) · Ofsted

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• KIRSTIE BERRY
• Kiera Mary Alexander
• Kirsty Henderson-Jones
• Richard Jenkinson
• SALLY ALEXANDER

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).