The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury

Analysis

The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury reported income of £52.8m and spending of £52.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £39.9m to £52.8m (+32%), an average of +7.3% 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, The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pirbright Institute (£52.7m), Trinity College London (£53.1m) and The Education Endowment Foundation (£52.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 4.3%, donations and legacies 1.8% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £249k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Reserves of £21.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 908 people.