THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM LIMITED

Charity number: 1152244
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the School is the provision and conduct, in or near the City Of Birmingham, of a day school for boys and girls. Within this object, the School has various permanent endowments and unendowed Trust Funds held for special purposes in connection with the development of the School's facilities and for Foundations, scholarships, bursaries, prizes and other educational purposes.

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

This charity does not have any trading 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
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 July 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL, THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Volunteer management
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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicholas Bailey Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
MARK BROUGHTON-TAYLOR Trustee 29 November 2024
None on record
Rev Charles Butler Trustee 22 March 2023
None on record
Andrew Milner Trustee 25 April 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Lawson-Bennett Trustee 24 November 2021
None on record
Adrian John Roddick Trustee 30 January 2020
None on record
Rev Jeremy Allcock Trustee 28 November 2018
BELL ROPE CROFT
Received: On time
Rev MICHELE KITTO Trustee 19 June 2018
None on record
Anita Poole Trustee 19 June 2018
None on record
BERNARD HUGH SINGLETON Trustee 19 June 2018
None on record
STEPHEN MICHAEL RAINE Trustee 19 June 2018
None on record
WILLIAM GUY SHUBRA HORDERN Trustee 19 June 2018
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, EDGBASTON
Received: On time
MARTIN HAMILTON DYKE Trustee 19 June 2018
LIMOGES CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
VERY REV MATT THOMPSON Trustee 19 June 2018
THE BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Received: On time
ST PHILIP'S RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL
Received: On time
THE GRANTHAM YORKE TRUST
Received: On time
ST BASIL'S
Received: On time
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM
Received: On time
KARAN DIEDRE GILMORE Trustee 19 June 2018
Birmingham Newman University
Received: On time

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 £7.29m £7.87m £8.55m £9.08m £10.17m
Total expenditure £7.27m £7.39m £8.23m £9.03m £9.90m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £246.29k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £31.60k £24.06k £46.69k £40.26k £38.24k
Income - Other trading activities £90.60k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £6.48m £7.40m £8.02m £8.51m £9.54m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £439.39k £443.03k £480.90k £530.04k £600.92k
Income - Other £246.29k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £7.18m £7.39m £8.23m £9.03m £9.90m
Expenditure - Raising funds £89.03k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
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 £6.44m £6.18m £21.76m £6.68m £8.26m
Long-term investments £12.61m £15.06m £14.95k £14.65m £13.49m
Other assets £1.60m £1.99m £1.70m £2.03m £3.63m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.25m £1.39m £1.93m £2.07m £2.97m

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 27 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 27 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 13 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 13 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 20 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 20 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 25 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 25 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
SCHEME DATED 12/03/1986 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17/12/2013
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM OF A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHICH SCHOOL SHALL BE CALLED THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 27 July 1976 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
The Blue Coat School
Metchley Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B17 0HR
Phone:
01214106800