THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY

Charity Number: 802427
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 February 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
Elizabeth Mary Allan Trustee 21 August 2024
None on record
Daniel John Lewis Coston Trustee 08 December 2023
None on record
Nicholas Felix Wingfield Longford Trustee 06 August 2022
FAIRSTEAD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LTD
Received: On time
ST MARY'S BREAD AND BEEF CHARITY (GROUP NAME)
Received: On time
Kathleen Mitchell Milne Trustee 06 August 2022
None on record
Christopher Donald Meddle Trustee 10 December 2020
None on record
Fenella Jane Martin-Redman Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record
Gavin John Acheson Trustee 16 January 2018
None on record
Joseph Anthony Peake Trustee 13 October 2017
None on record
PHILIP JOHN SIMON CANTWELL Trustee 27 October 2016
None on record
MARK EDWARD MYERS Trustee 13 July 2015
None on record
DAVID JOHN DAY Trustee 17 April 2013
None on record
THE VERY REVEREND MARK PHILIP JOHN BONNEY Trustee 17 April 2013
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT CHAPEL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE ELY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF ELY CATHEDRAL CIO
Received: On time
Lady AMANDA HAZELL EAST Trustee 17 April 2013
THE RELITHAN CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Isobel Philippa Newport-Mangell Trustee 17 April 2013
ELY CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
Professor Michael Richard Edward Proctor FRS FIMA Trustee 10 June 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £19.34m £19.65m £21.46m £30.42m £30.45m
Total expenditure £17.50m £19.40m £20.64m £25.44m £27.71m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £959.99k £641.71k £5.86k £23.31k £146.69k
Income - Donations and legacies £974.21k £776.83k £68.55k £230.05k £697.17k
Income - Other trading activities £484.03k £20.13k £63.06k £0 £99.00k
Income - Charitable activities £17.06m £18.81m £21.32m £25.68m £29.31m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £81.90k £28.80k £11.44k £152.38k £341.97k
Income - Other £748.14k £9.01k £0 £4.35m £0
Income - Legacies £0 £135.20k £0 £0 £368.57k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £17.26m £19.13m £20.30m £25.14m £27.30m
Expenditure - Raising funds £14.52k £268.93k £340.63k £299.94k £411.76k
Expenditure - Governance £31.31k £33.22k £28.06k £44.92k £41.61k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £13.27k £9.80k £37.99k £39.66k £40.06k
Expenditure - Other £225.50k £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 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Own use assets £15.80m £15.14m £15.54m £18.04m £19.52m
Long-term investments £3.69m £4.34m £4.01m £4.09m £4.27m
Other assets £3.15m £4.50m £4.24m £7.07m £17.88m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£173.47k £0 £0 -£18.14k -£6.23k
Total liabilities £11.10m £11.72m £10.63m £10.96m £20.26m

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 July 2024 27 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 27 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 03 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 03 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 28 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 28 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 09 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 09 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
COMMISSIONERS SCHEME OF 31ST AUGUST 1990 AND UNITING DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS 7 FEBRUARY 2003
Charitable objects
A DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS, AND GIRLS, AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOL, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES, LEAVING EXHIBITIONS TO BE OPENLY COMPETED FOR BY BOY AND GIRLS LEAVING THE SCHOOL AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Registration history
  • 20 February 2003 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
KING'S ELY
BARTON ROAD
ELY
CB7 4DB
Phone:
01353660711