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KING'S SCHOOL

Registered charity 525934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the charity is that of an independent day school providing education for 4 to 18 year olds.

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Latest income
£17.8m
Latest spending
£16.6m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational surplus of £1,198k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £21,991k. The trustees report that free reserves, after accounting for long-term bank borrowings and pension assets, were £443k, having returned to a positive figure after previous years of negative free reserves due to capital project investments. The governors maintain a reserves policy target of £3M, equivalent to one term's worth of costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £200,001 - £210,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £200,001 - £210,000 1” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3M (held: £443k)
“The Governors recognise the need to hold minimum reserves, and this is currently set at an ambitious amount of £3M, equivalent level to one term’s worth of costs.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fees paid by a Governor in respect of their children
“Fees paid by a Governor in respect of their children amounted to £35k during the year (2024: £142k). A balance of £107k was held at the year end as fees received in advance.” — page 62
“During the year the School made purchases of £15k (2024: £8k) from Chester Cathedral, an organisation of which one Governor has significant influence. No amounts were outstanding at year end.” — page 62
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Chester Cathedral
“Fees paid by a Governor in respect of their children amounted to £35k during the year (2024: £142k). A balance of £107k was held at the year end as fees received in advance.” — page 62
“During the year the School made purchases of £15k (2024: £8k) from Chester Cathedral, an organisation of which one Governor has significant influence. No amounts were outstanding at year end.” — page 62
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £120k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£17.8m
Total spending
£16.6m
Cost of raising funds
£131k
Reserves (reported)
£443k
Employees
244

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£17.8m£16.6m
31/08/2024£17.5m£16.1m
31/08/2023£16.4m£14.7m
31/08/2022£14.9m£13.8m
31/08/2021£14.3m£13.1m

Common questions

Is KING'S SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational surplus of £1,198k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £21,991k. The trustees report that free reserves, after accounting for long-term bank borrowings and pension assets, were £443k, having returned to a positive figure after previous years of negative free reserves due to capital project investments. The governors maintain a reserves policy target of £3M, equivalent to one term's worth of costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.

What does the highest-paid employee of KING'S SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £200,001 - £210,000 band.

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
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£200k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£20k
SHAREDIMPACT1£20k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KING'S SCHOOL£17.8m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
KING'S SCHOOLS TAUNTON LTD FY2025£16.8m——below—no doubt
The King's School Worcester Charitable Trust FY2025£494k—0above—no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE FY2025£8.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£12.7m——unclear—no doubt

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