King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, Foundation
Analysis
King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, Foundation reported income of £54k and spending of £53k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £38k to £54k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Danby Wiske Village Hall Charity (£54k), Henley Symphony Orchestra (£54k) and Broxbourne Theatre Company (£54k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation provides scholarships, bursaries, maintenance and overseas travel grants and other financial assistance to beneficiaries up to the age of 25 to facilitate their educational, recreational, social and physical development; to enable the study of music and other arts and deliver special benefits to the School not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Danby Wiske Village Hall Charity | North Yorkshire | £54k |
| Henley Symphony Orchestra | Reading | £54k |
| Broxbourne Theatre Company | Hertfordshire | £54k |
| Writtle Community Association | Chelmsford | £54k |