King Edward's School Bath

Analysis

King Edward's School Bath is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in August 2006, 20 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 03394895). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, King Edward's School Bath reported income of £20.0m and spending of £19.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14.6m to £20.0m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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's School Bath sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. 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 The Master and Fellows of the College or Hall of Saint Catharine the Virgin in the University of Cambridge (£19.9m), The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College (£20.0m) and Trent College Limited (£19.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £18.8m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 307 people.