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The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

Registered charity 517907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP VESEY'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a voluntary aided selective secondary school for boys only from age 11 to age 16 and with boys and girls in the sixth form.

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Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £355,615, which is in excess of its stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £2,370,531 for the year, driven largely by significant donations and the use of permanent endowment funds for the Learning Resource Centre project. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £356k)
“The current Reserves Policy requires a minimum of £50,000 of unrestricted funds (from Investment income and fromInspiration and Excellence Funds) to be held as contingency in reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation Charity is established to support the Academy known as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a company limited by guarantee, registration number 7986921.
“The Foundation Charity is established to support the Academy known as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a company limited by guarantee, registration number 7986921. The objects and activities of the Foundation Charity are aligned with the objects and activities of the Academy which are: To advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing a school offering a broad and balanced curriculum.” — page 8
“In addition to the above, income of £4,863,996 (2024 £963,059) included in Donations, has been included in these financial statements. This relates to the School's expenditure on the construction of the Learning Resource Centre. Whilst the School has contracted to undertake the construction, the Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School charity hold the legal title and control the land and buildings used by the school.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to the Academy for LRC construction
“The Foundation Charity is established to support the Academy known as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a company limited by guarantee, registration number 7986921. The objects and activities of the Foundation Charity are aligned with the objects and activities of the Academy which are: To advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing a school offering a broad and balanced curriculum.” — page 8
“In addition to the above, income of £4,863,996 (2024 £963,059) included in Donations, has been included in these financial statements. This relates to the School's expenditure on the construction of the Learning Resource Centre. Whilst the School has contracted to undertake the construction, the Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School charity hold the legal title and control the land and buildings used by the school.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Accrued expenses due to Academy
“The Foundation Charity is established to support the Academy known as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a company limited by guarantee, registration number 7986921. The objects and activities of the Foundation Charity are aligned with the objects and activities of the Academy which are: To advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing a school offering a broad and balanced curriculum.” — page 8
“In addition to the above, income of £4,863,996 (2024 £963,059) included in Donations, has been included in these financial statements. This relates to the School's expenditure on the construction of the Learning Resource Centre. Whilst the School has contracted to undertake the construction, the Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School charity hold the legal title and control the land and buildings used by the school.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Harwoods. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£5.7m
Total spending
£3.3m
Reserves (reported)
£356k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£5.7m£3.3m
31/08/2024£1.6m£245k
31/08/2023£264k£255k
31/08/2022£201k£512k
31/08/2021£644k£329k

Common questions

Is The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £355,615, which is in excess of its stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £2,370,531 for the year, driven largely by significant donations and the use of permanent endowment funds for the Learning Resource Centre project. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harwoods.

Who funds The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School as a grant recipient include MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MILLENNIUM POINT TRUSTFY2023£18k

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 PETER KERSHAW TRUST2£26k
M.G.S. TRUST1£9.9m
THE PRESTON FAMILY CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£250k
The Keith Howard Foundation1£100k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION1£86k
THE CHARIS TRUST1£58k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£58k
HULME TRUST ESTATES (EDUCATIONAL)1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School£5.7m—0above—no doubt
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS FY2025£32.8m——above—no doubt
WILLIAM HULME'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£784k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£617k—0below—no doubt
BURY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CHARITY FY2025£18.5munclear10unclear—no doubt
REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£58.6m——below—no doubt

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