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

Registered charity 528769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · 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.

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

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

David Frank Austinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Jeffrey Robin Downes · trustee of 1 other charity
Rich Drain
The Most Honourable The Marquess of Hertford
Victor Matts

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	FY2022	£6.6m	Entitlement from the Guild Estate
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	FY2024	£777k	Non-Discretionary Grants
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	FY2023	£727k	entitlement from the Guild Estate

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/07/2020	£98k	"COVID19: The Grammar School of King Edward VI at Stratford-upon-Avon"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/06/2014	£1.7m	"Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/09/2005	£48k	"The Guild Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON income £782k
THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM income £32.2m
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON income £27.2m
LEICESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST income £235.7m
KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL income £24.5m
STOCKPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL income £22.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON FY2025	£782k	£101,000	3	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCHOOLS OF KING EDWARD VI IN BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£32.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON FY2025	£27.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
LEICESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£235.7m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025	£24.5m	£380,000 - £390,000	—	below	—	no doubt

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