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KINGSWOOD SCHOOL

Registered charity 309148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSWOOD ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND, KINGSWOOD SCHOOL FOUNDATION

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES UNTIL THE GOVERNING BODY OF KINGSWOOD SCHOOL SHALL OTHERWISE BY RESOLUTION DETERMINE AND THEREAFTER FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AS THE CONFERENCE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY RESOLUTION DIRECT.

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Latest income
£25.8m
Latest spending
£25.0m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £774,590 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £11,603,973. The trustees confirmed that the current level of reserves is in line with their policy target of £1.4m, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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)
“The gross salary of the highest paid staff member was in the £190,000 - £200,000 bracket.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.4m (held: £11.6m)
“The target set by governors is £1.4m with an absolute minimum of £750,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to subsidiary
“The school charged Kingswood Enterprises Limited £76,179 (2024: £97,587) for Minibus driving services, theatre and admin charges and Catering services.” — page 47
“It paid £78,299 (2024: £99,487) to Kingswood Enterprises Ltd in respect of the supply of minibuses and other vehicle.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services received from subsidiary
“The school charged Kingswood Enterprises Limited £76,179 (2024: £97,587) for Minibus driving services, theatre and admin charges and Catering services.” — page 47
“It paid £78,299 (2024: £99,487) to Kingswood Enterprises Ltd in respect of the supply of minibuses and other vehicle.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed by subsidiary
“The school charged Kingswood Enterprises Limited £76,179 (2024: £97,587) for Minibus driving services, theatre and admin charges and Catering services.” — page 47
“It paid £78,299 (2024: £99,487) to Kingswood Enterprises Ltd in respect of the supply of minibuses and other vehicle.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac 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.

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

Total income
£25.8m
Total spending
£25.0m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£11.6m
Employees
309

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: Bath And North East Somerset · Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£25.8m£25.0m
31/08/2024£25.6m£23.6m
31/08/2023£22.9m£23.6m
31/07/2022£21.5m£20.4m
31/07/2021£19.1m£18.7m

Common questions

Is KINGSWOOD SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £774,590 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £11,603,973. The trustees confirmed that the current level of reserves is in line with their policy target of £1.4m, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KINGSWOOD SCHOOL earn?

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

Who funds KINGSWOOD SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGSWOOD SCHOOL as a grant recipient include QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£74kfees for students for education in the UK
QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£45kfees for students for education in the UK

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 SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

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
KINGSWOOD SCHOOL£25.8m£190,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOLS TAUNTON LTD FY2025£16.8m——below—no doubt
KINGSWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
WOODARD SCHOOLS (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) LIMITED FY2025£13.1m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—material uncertainty
LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT WORTHING LIMITED FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
KING SQUARE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£789k—0unclear—no doubt

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