King David Schools (Manchester)

Analysis

King David Schools (Manchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1967, 59 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 August 2025, King David Schools (Manchester) reported income of £11.4m and spending of £12.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £11.4m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, King David Schools (Manchester) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 West Heath 2000 (£11.4m), Walthamstow Hall (£11.5m) and The Royal Alexandra and Albert School (£11.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 13% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £771k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 209 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.