THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

Registered charity 528769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q6411533 · Wikipedia · also known as KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Provision of items, services and facilities to the Grammar School of King Edward VI in Stratford upon Avon.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE SCHOOL

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,076 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £10,100,470. The trustees consider their financial resources sufficient to meet commitments for school facility development, noting that free reserves of £1,038,457 exceed the stated policy target of £1,000,000. The charity holds significant endowment funds of £4,785,270 and unrestricted reserves, indicating a stable financial position despite ongoing capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity was owed the following by its wholly owned subsidiary:- KES (Shakespeare's School) International Limited owed £21,066 (2024 - £19,532) at 31 March 2025 to the charity.
“The Charity was owed the following by its wholly owned subsidiary:- KES (Shakespeare's School) International Limited owed £21,066 (2024 - £19,532) at 31 March 2025 to the charity.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: KES (Shakespeare's School) International Limited
“The charity owns the entire share capital KES (Shakespeare's School) International Limited.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£125k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.2m
31/03/2024£798k£739k
31/03/2023£643k£729k
31/03/2022£1.0m£830k
31/03/2021£520k£742k

Common questions

Is THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,076 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £10,100,470. The trustees consider their financial resources sufficient to meet commitments for school facility development, noting that free reserves of £1,038,457 exceed the stated policy target of £1,000,000. The charity holds significant endowment funds of £4,785,270 and unrestricted reserves, indicating a stable financial position despite ongoing capital projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON as a grant recipient include STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£6.6mEntitlement from the Guild Estate
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUSTFY2025£799kEntitlement from the Guild Estate
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUSTFY2024£777kNon-Discretionary Grants
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUSTFY2023£727kentitlement from the Guild Estate

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£98k"COVID19: The Grammar School of King Edward VI at Stratford-upon-Avon"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/06/2014£1.7m"Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/09/2005£48k"The Guild Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STRATFORD UPON AVON GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
STRATFORD UPON AVON GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£24.5m£380,000 - £390,000—below—no doubt
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM FY2025£32.2m——unclear—no doubt

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