The King's School, Ely

Analysis

The King's School, Ely is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02440509). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The King's School, Ely reported income of £31.7m and spending of £30.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £19.6m to £31.7m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Ely 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 Oakham School (£31.7m), Merchant Taylors School (£31.8m) and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (£31.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 7.1%, donations and legacies 2.0% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,250. Reserves of £21.9m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 496 people.