Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE KING'S SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY

To promote the education in the broadest sense of the word, intellectual, spiritual and personal of persons of both sexes.To carry out and maintain the King's School, Canterbury and the Junior Kings School (including Pre-Prep) together with all the lands, securities, money and property of every description real or personal vested in, or belonging to any Governors on behalf of the Charity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£44,231	£40,889	£3,342	£975	£83,942	£46,259	13.6	759	100
31/08/21		£39,876	£36,410	£3,466	£680	£80,280	£41,896	13.8	819	100
31/08/20	*	£40,859	£38,988	£1,871	£311	£73,826	£35,748	11	589	100
31/08/19	*	£40,727	£37,771	£2,956	£2,370	£71,866	£35,969	11.4	626	0
31/08/18		£37,837	£35,369	£2,468	£2,462	£67,476	£33,832	11.5	625	13
31/08/17		£36,538	£33,016	£3,522	£1,463	£64,079	£31,121	11.3	623	0
31/08/16		£34,435	£31,273	£3,162	£286	£59,826	£27,742	10.6	620	0
31/08/15		£34,001	£30,192	£3,809	£330	£61,037	£37,524	14.9	571	0
31/08/14		£31,697	£29,606	£2,091	£329	£57,281	£33,972	13.8	553	0
31/08/13		£30,590	£28,851	£1,739	£321	£54,658	£31,666	13.2	526	0
31/08/12		£30,832	£27,200	£3,632	£363	£51,585	£28,873	12.7	491	0
31/08/11		£28,921	£26,367	£2,554	£146	£48,194	£27,750	12.6	506	0
31/08/10?		£26,448	£27,369	£-921	£154	£43,517	£25,278	11.1	504	0
31/07/09		£26,507	£24,568	£1,939	£158	£43,056	£25,036	12.2	493	0
31/07/08		£25,253	£24,325	£928	£173	£44,097	£24,444	12.1	478	0
31/07/07		£23,894	£23,028	£866	£234	£43,453	£24,142	12.6	480	0
31/07/06		£23,038	£22,394	£644	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£20,987	£19,942	£1,045	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£19,804	£17,886	£1,919	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £400,000-£450,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 153%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 58 years

www.kings-school.co.uk

Bursar@kings-bursary.co.uk

01227595720

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

759 employees
100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

COUNT BENOIT DE VITRY D'AVENCOURT Appointed: 2019

FIONNUALA KENNEDY Appointed: 2023

VERY REV'D DAVID MONTEITH Appointed: 2023

WOL KOLADE MBA DL Appointed: 2020

ANDREW STEWART Appointed: 2022

CLARE COWBURN BAKER Appointed: 2022

DR MICHAEL SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2014

FRANCES JUDD Appointed: 2013

MICHAEL WILLIAM BAX Appointed: 2013

ROBERT MOULSDALE Appointed: 2022

THE REVD CANON TIM NAISH Appointed: 2018

VENERABLE DR WILL ADAM Appointed: 2022

ANGELA CULLEY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: DEAKIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND,

CANON ANDREW DODD Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND,

DR HENRIETTA HUGHES OBE FRCGP Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC THERAPY,

REVEREND CANON EMMA PENNINGTON Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/08/1966, number: 307942

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 43 days late, AR19: 8 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2024

Main office

THE KINGS SCHOOL
BURSARS OFFICE
25 THE PRECINCTS
CANTERBURY
CT1 2ES

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF BOTH SEXES (2) TO CARRY ON AND MAINTAIN THE SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY (WHICH SCHOOL INCLUDES THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE JUNIOR KING'S SCHOOL AND THE PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE MILNER COURT PRE-PREP) TOGETHER WITH ALL THE LANDS, SECURITIES, MONEYS AND PROPERTY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION REAL OR PERSONAL VESTED IN, OR BELONGING TO, ANY TRUSTEES ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED IN THE SAID SUPPLEMENTAL ROYAL CHARTER DATED 4TH FEBRUARY 1992

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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