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THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II AT BRADFORD

Registered charity 529113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II

The provision of a high-quality education to boys and girls in Bradford to boys and girls who would benefit from such a provision. Bursary awards are made to help fund the education of children whose families might otherwise struggle to afford the School's fees

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Latest income
£17.1m
Latest spending
£17.5m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School reported an operating surplus of £111k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with a consolidated cash balance of £2,665k. The trustees confirm that overall reserves are sufficient to cover all financial obligations and fund the existing level of assisted places. The School has no external borrowings and maintains a strong balance sheet with sufficient headroom for future development.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Governor Mr S R Davies is a director of Sovereign Health and Insurance Services Limited. The School purchased medical insurance services, charged at normal commercial rates, from Sovereign totalling £1k (2024 - £1k) during the year.
“Governor Mr S R Davies is a director of Sovereign Health and Insurance Services Limited. The School purchased medical insurance services, charged at normal commercial rates, from Sovereign totalling £1k (2024 - £1k) during the year.” — page 45
“The School sold goods and services, at a mark-up, to its subsidiary trading company, BGS Commercial Activities Limited, totalling £17k (2024 - £15k). At 31 August 2025 the subsidiary trading company owed the School £158k (2024 - £148k).” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The School sold goods and services, at a mark-up, to its subsidiary trading company, BGS Commercial Activities Limited, totalling £17k (2024 - £15k). At 31 August 2025 the subsidiary trading company owed the School £158k (2024 - £148k).
“Governor Mr S R Davies is a director of Sovereign Health and Insurance Services Limited. The School purchased medical insurance services, charged at normal commercial rates, from Sovereign totalling £1k (2024 - £1k) during the year.” — page 45
“The School sold goods and services, at a mark-up, to its subsidiary trading company, BGS Commercial Activities Limited, totalling £17k (2024 - £15k). At 31 August 2025 the subsidiary trading company owed the School £158k (2024 - £148k).” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A number of donations totalling £90k were received from governors in the period and were allocated to the restricted fund for the provision of bursaries.
“Governor Mr S R Davies is a director of Sovereign Health and Insurance Services Limited. The School purchased medical insurance services, charged at normal commercial rates, from Sovereign totalling £1k (2024 - £1k) during the year.” — page 45
“The School sold goods and services, at a mark-up, to its subsidiary trading company, BGS Commercial Activities Limited, totalling £17k (2024 - £15k). At 31 August 2025 the subsidiary trading company owed the School £158k (2024 - £148k).” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

BGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £145k
  • Profit before tax: £111k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £111k
“The company made a gift aided donation in the period of £110,528 (2024 £94,267) to Bradford Grammar School.”

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.

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

Total income
£17.1m
Total spending
£17.5m
Cost of raising funds
£283k
Reserves (reported)
£8.4m
Employees
252

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 1.7% 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: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£17.1m£17.5m
31/08/2024£17.2m£16.2m
31/08/2023£15.8m£15.0m
31/08/2022£14.8m£13.7m
31/08/2021£14.3m£13.0m

Common questions

Is THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II AT BRADFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School reported an operating surplus of £111k for the year ended 31 August 2025, with a consolidated cash balance of £2,665k. The trustees confirm that overall reserves are sufficient to cover all financial obligations and fund the existing level of assisted places. The School has no external borrowings and maintains a strong balance sheet with sufficient headroom for future development. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II AT BRADFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II AT BRADFORD as a grant recipient include THE SHEARS FOUNDATION, The Keith Howard Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHEARS FOUNDATIONFY2024£100k
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2021£75k
THE SHEARS FOUNDATIONFY2025£50kGrant
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2022£25kEducation
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2025£25kSocial Mobility
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2023£20k

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
BRIGHTON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, BURSARY AND PRIZE ENDOWMENTS1£683k
THE SAMUEL TAK LEE CHARITABLE TRUST1£200k
THE NEVILLE ABRAHAM FOUNDATION1£180k
UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD1£66k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£8k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II AT BRADFORD£17.1m——above—no doubt
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£322k—0within—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF SIR JOHN PERCYVALE IN MACCLESLFIELD OF 1502, RE-FOUNDED BY KING EDWARD VI IN 1552 FY2025£19.4m£180,001 - £190,00013below—no doubt
BRIGHTON COLLEGE FY2025£80.7m——unclear—no doubt
BURY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CHARITY FY2025£18.5munclear10unclear—no doubt
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEEDS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£617k—0below—no doubt

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