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KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER)

Registered charity 526631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER JEWS SCHOOL (KNOWN AS KING DAVID SCHOOLS)

King David Schools (Manchester) exists to provide Jewish Children with a meaningful orthodox Jewish religious education coupled with an excellent secular education.

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Latest income
£11.4m
Latest spending
£12.3m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £863,169 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £11,400,600 and expenditure of £12,265,744. The trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reliance on uncertain voluntary contributions and fundraising efforts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 11
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 8 In the band £70,001 - £80,000 1 In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 1,347,554 8,269,682 9,617,236” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £771k; policy: one year’s net expenditure of approx £1,000,000)
“Ideally the Trustee would like the trust to hold one year’s net expenditure of approx £1,000,000 in the unrestricted reserve fund”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“These factors indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Concessionary loan from J Rowe waived and donated
“In the year to 31 August 2025, a concessionary loan from J Rowe, a Trustee of King David Schools (Manchester) of £325,617 was waived and the funds donated to the Charity.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

THE KING DAVID PRIMARY SCHOOL — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £3.2m
  • Profit before tax: £-171k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £118k
  • King David High School recharged £139,683 for utilities, swimming pool, IT and repair costs.
“During the year, King David Schools (Manchester) Charitable Trust provided donations to the value of £118,125 (2024: £192,597).”

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

Total income
£11.4m
Total spending
£12.3m
Reserves (reported)
£771k
Employees
209

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 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 (84% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£11.4m£12.3m
31/08/2024£10.5m£11.5m
31/08/2023£9.4m£10.6m
31/08/2022£10.2m£10.5m
31/08/2021£9.4m£10.0m

Common questions

Is KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £863,169 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £11,400,600 and expenditure of £12,265,744. The trustees report a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reliance on uncertain voluntary contributions and fundraising efforts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER) earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 11 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER) as a grant recipient include THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£35kAdvancement of the Jewish faith

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 BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST3£38k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST2£59k
BROOM FOUNDATION1£26k
THE D C TRUST1£15k
THE RADFORD EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£10k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING DAVID AND HAROLD HOUSE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KING DAVID SCHOOLS (MANCHESTER)£11.4m£90,001 - £100,00011below—material uncertainty
KING DAVID AND HAROLD HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£455k—0below—no doubt
BNOS YISROEL SCHOOL MANCHESTER FY2025£3.6m—0unclear—no doubt
JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£879k—0above—no doubt
MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£962k—0below—noted
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024£804k—1above—no doubt

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