THE KING'S SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY

Charity number: 307942
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

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

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 May 1991: Standard registration
  • 19 June 2017: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 19 June 2017: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE KING'S SCHOOL CANTERBURY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sir Nicholas Lyons Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Fionnuala Kennedy Trustee 18 January 2023
None on record
Very Rev'd David Monteith Trustee 16 January 2023
None on record
Robert Moulsdale Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
THE VENERABLE WILLIAM JONATHAN ADAM Trustee 01 September 2022
JESUS HOSPITAL
Received: On time
KENT WORKPLACE MISSION
Received: On time
The Social Justice Network
Received: On time
ST AUGUSTINE'S FOUNDATION
Received: On time
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
Recently registered
CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Received: On time
THE ANGLICAN CENTRE IN ROME
Received: On time
EASTBRIDGE HOSPITAL
Received: On time
Angela Culley Trustee 14 July 2022
DEAKIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Received: On time
Clare Cowburn Baker Trustee 14 July 2022
None on record
Canon Andrew Dodd Trustee 01 September 2020
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Wol Kolade MBA DL Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Count Benoit De Vitry d'Avencourt Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Reverend Canon Emma Pennington Trustee 16 March 2019
None on record
Dr Michael Sutherland Trustee 07 November 2014
None on record
FRANCES JUDD Trustee 30 May 2013
None on record
MICHAEL WILLIAM BAX Trustee 30 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £40.86m £39.88m £44.23m £49.26m £49.87m
Total expenditure £38.99m £36.41m £40.89m £48.01m £51.01m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.64m £1.20m £209.00k £2.32m £974.00k
Income - Other trading activities £118.00k £764.00k £1.23m £0 £1.89m
Income - Charitable activities £35.37m £36.99m £42.47m £44.86m £46.48m
Income - Endowments £0 £322.00k £0 £0 £838.00k
Income - Investment £288.00k £256.00k £327.00k £621.00k £524.00k
Income - Other £2.44m £997.00k £0 £1.46m £0
Income - Legacies £1.50m £322.00k £0 £2.01m £136.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £37.04m £34.21m £38.38m £44.88m £47.44m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.95m £2.21m £2.51m £3.14m £3.57m
Expenditure - Governance £30.00k £30.00k £51.00k £66.00k £64.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £1.64m £1.53m £1.53m £1.72m £1.86m
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £116.93m £119.98m £126.80m £133.31m £140.59m
Long-term investments £9.67m £12.71m £10.43m £10.29m £11.51m
Other assets £11.04m £14.25m £14.61m £10.05m £12.82m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £63.81m £66.66m £67.89m £68.24m £75.31m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
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
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Linked charities

Linked charities
Governing document
WILL DATED 5TH MARCH 1987
Charitable objects
INCOME FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF KING'S SCHOOL
Area of benefit
KING'S SCHOOL,CANTERBURY
Registration history
  • 10 May 1991 : Standard registration
  • 19 June 2017 : Removed
  • 19 June 2017 : Re-registered

Contact information

Address:
THE KINGS SCHOOL
BURSARS OFFICE
25 THE PRECINCTS
CANTERBURY
CT1 2ES
Phone:
01227595720