Kingswood School

Analysis

Kingswood School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Kingswood School reported income of £25.8m and spending of £25.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19.1m to £25.8m (+35%), an average of +7.8% 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, Kingswood School 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 Dragon School Trust Limited (£25.5m), Ibstock Place School (£26.0m) and Keble College in the University of Oxford (£25.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, trading 1.9% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £41k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £11.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 309 people.