KING EDWARD THE SIXTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BURY ST EDMUNDS, FOUNDATION

Registered charity 310485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation provides scholarships, bursaries, maintenance and overseas travel grants and other financial assistance to beneficiaries up to the age of 25 to facilitate their educational, recreational, social and physical development; to enable the study of music and other arts and deliver special benefits to the School not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £774,027, which is an increase from the previous year's £762,196. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £1,258,826, despite a net loss on investments of £11,024 during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain reserves to ensure consistent level of charitable expenditure (held: £774k)

“It is the policy of the Governors of the Foundation to maintain these reserves, and hence the underlying investment portfolio so as to best ensure a consistent level of charitable expenditure can be maintained.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN LESLIE JARYchair
Gareth Jeremy Barrett · trustee of 1 other charity
Grant Howlett · trustee of 3 other charities
Jack Deal · trustee of 1 other charity
Louisa Beattie
MRS MARGARET HEATHER CHARLESWORTH
Rebecca Hopfensperger
Richard Stiff · trustee of 1 other charity
Robin Nigel Richmond Burnett
Very Revd Joe Hawes · trustee of 1 other charity
charles Hamel-Cooke

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£54k	£53k
31/03/2024	£52k	£49k
31/03/2023	£47k	£55k
31/03/2022	£44k	£45k
31/03/2021	£38k	£38k

Common questions

Is KING EDWARD THE SIXTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BURY ST EDMUNDS, FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £774,027, which is an increase from the previous year's £762,196. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £1,258,826, despite a net loss on investments of £11,024 during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.