King Edward VI School Southampton

Analysis

King Edward VI School Southampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04238902). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, King Edward VI School Southampton reported income of £27.2m and spending of £25.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21.7m to £27.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, King Edward VI School Southampton sits at the 99th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sedbergh Schools Group (£27.1m), The Lady Eleanor Holles School (£27.3m) and International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Limited (£26.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 3.1%, investments 2.2% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £36.3m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 353 people.