King's College School

Analysis

King's College School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, King's College School reported income of £55.3m and spending of £47.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £37.7m to £55.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, King's College School 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 Corporation of Oundle School (£53.4m), Malvern College (£55.8m) and Warwick Independent Schools Foundation (£53.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, trading 13%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £229k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. It employed 549 people.