Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM TRUST

The Trust exists to support the advancement of education at King Edward's School, Birmingham in such ways as the Trustees see fit, but in particular by providing funds for Assisted Places (bursaries) to boys on the basis of financial need to enable them to attend the School. The Trust mainly seeks support from former pupils, parents and former parents, companies and charitable trusts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,331,365 available, equivalent to 41 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£707£681£26£0£10,432£2,33141.100
31/12/21£594£718£-125£0£9,877£40.100
31/12/20£698£691£7£55£9,152£30.100
31/12/19£2,859£2,784£75£0£8,111£3000
31/12/18£680£836£-156£3£7,545£3000
31/12/17£1,098£848£250£38£7,900£2030
31/12/16£1,111£826£284£57£7,549£2000
31/12/15£1,897£880£1,018£138£6,630£1000
31/12/14£847£921£-74£125£5,585£1000
31/12/13£1,100£612£488£122£4,847£140.300
31/12/12£793£2,719£-1,926£97£2,021£130.100
31/12/11£2,835£198£2,638£100£3,506£130.800
31/12/10£407£145£263n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 41.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 46 months
Quick Ratio: 15.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.trust.kes.org.uk

development@kes.org.uk

01214156055

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADAM KENDALL Appointed: 2017
  • IAN ROLAND METCALFE OBE Appointed: 2024
  • JAMES PATRICK NICHOLAS MARTIN
  • KEITH PHILLIPS Appointed: 2018
  • KIRSTY VIOLA LOUISE VON MALAISE Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2009, number: 1129776
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

KING EDWARDS SCHOOL
EDGBASTON PARK ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2UA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AT KING EDWARD'SSCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM (THE SCHOOL) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT IN PARTICULAR (BUTWITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROVISIONOF BURSARIES TO BOYS ON THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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