The King's School, Gloucester

Analysis

The King's School, Gloucester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03834841). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The King's School, Gloucester reported income of £13.9m and spending of £13.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £13.9m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The King's School, Gloucester sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uohc Foundation Ltd (£13.9m), Religious of the Holy Family of Bordeaux CIO (£14.0m) and Jesus College Within the University and City of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation (£13.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 157 people.