THE KING'S SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£49,865,000
Donations and legacies | £974.00k | |
Charitable activities | £46.48m | |
Other trading activities | £1.89m | |
Investments | £524.00k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£51,012,000
Raising funds | £3.57m | |
Charitable activities | £47.44m | |
Other | £0 |
£1,221,000 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £3.57m | |
Charitable expenditure | £47.44m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £3.57m | |
Charitable expenditure | £47.44m | |
Retained for future use | £74.00k |
People

967 Employee(s)
14 Trustee(s)
50 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 38 |
£70k to £80k | 12 |
£80k to £90k | 7 |
£90k to £100k | 9 |
£100k to £110k | 4 |
£150k to £200k | 2 |
£200k to £250k | 2 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Kent
Governance
- 10 May 1991: Standard registration
- 19 June 2017: Removed (Removed by application)
- 19 June 2017: Re-registered
- THE KING'S SCHOOL CANTERBURY (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
14 Trustee(s)
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Sir Nicholas Lyons | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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Fionnuala Kennedy | Trustee | 18 January 2023 |
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Very Rev'd David Monteith | Trustee | 16 January 2023 |
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Robert Moulsdale | Trustee | 14 September 2022 |
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THE VENERABLE WILLIAM JONATHAN ADAM | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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Angela Culley | Trustee | 14 July 2022 |
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Clare Cowburn Baker | Trustee | 14 July 2022 |
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Canon Andrew Dodd | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Wol Kolade MBA DL | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Count Benoit De Vitry d'Avencourt | Trustee | 01 September 2019 |
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Reverend Canon Emma Pennington | Trustee | 16 March 2019 |
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Dr Michael Sutherland | Trustee | 07 November 2014 |
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FRANCES JUDD | Trustee | 30 May 2013 |
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MICHAEL WILLIAM BAX | Trustee | 30 May 2013 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £40.86m | £39.88m | £44.23m | £49.26m | £49.87m | |
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Total expenditure | £38.99m | £36.41m | £40.89m | £48.01m | £51.01m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £2.64m | £1.20m | £209.00k | £2.32m | £974.00k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £118.00k | £764.00k | £1.23m | £0 | £1.89m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £35.37m | £36.99m | £42.47m | £44.86m | £46.48m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £322.00k | £0 | £0 | £838.00k | |
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Income - Investment | £288.00k | £256.00k | £327.00k | £621.00k | £524.00k | |
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Income - Other | £2.44m | £997.00k | £0 | £1.46m | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £1.50m | £322.00k | £0 | £2.01m | £136.00k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £37.04m | £34.21m | £38.38m | £44.88m | £47.44m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £1.95m | £2.21m | £2.51m | £3.14m | £3.57m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £30.00k | £30.00k | £51.00k | £66.00k | £64.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £1.64m | £1.53m | £1.53m | £1.72m | £1.86m | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £116.93m | £119.98m | £126.80m | £133.31m | £140.59m | |
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Long-term investments | £9.67m | £12.71m | £10.43m | £10.29m | £11.51m | |
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Other assets | £11.04m | £14.25m | £14.61m | £10.05m | £12.82m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £63.81m | £66.66m | £67.89m | £68.24m | £75.31m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 10 March 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 10 March 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 19 June 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 19 June 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 27 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 27 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 27 June 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 27 June 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 12 August 2021 | 43 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 12 August 2021 | 43 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
SCHEMES OF 03.11.1927, 05.07.1935, 07.10.1947, 25.02.1977, AND 19TH MARCH 1992 AND ROYAL CHARTER OF 08.07.1946 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL ROYAL CHARTER 4TH FEBRUARY 1992
Charitable objects
(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
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 10 May 1991 : Standard registration
- 19 June 2017 : Removed
- 19 June 2017 : Re-registered
Contact information
- Address:
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THE KINGS SCHOOL
BURSARS OFFICE
25 THE PRECINCTS
CANTERBURY
CT1 2ES
- Phone:
- 01227595720
- Email:
- Bursar@kings-bursary.co.uk
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