01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 October 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03304693
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £17,664,809
- Latest expenditure
- £17,527,191
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: KINGS SCHOOL, PLOX, BRUTON, BA10 0ED
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kingsbruton.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The school's objects are as follows:-* The advancement of education through the provision of an independent and boarding school;* To maintain its tradition of a Christian education.The school's main activity is to operate a senior school, King's School, at Bruton and a preparatory and pre-prep school, Hazlegrove, at Sparkford.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,664,809
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,527,191
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £18,400,396
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,713,093
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,727,810
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,595,106
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £24,134,548
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,480,221
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,975,683
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,089,137
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,664,809
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,527,191
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £18,400,396
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,713,093
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £233,773
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,727,810
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,595,106
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £186,608
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £24,134,548
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,480,221
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 25
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,975,683
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,089,137
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10543
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 209616
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16950618
- Income Investments
- 99166
- Income Other
- 394866
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17664809
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £161,769
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,260,773
- Expenditure Other
- 104649
- Expenditure Total
- 17527191
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 68800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2887727
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 503336
- Gain Loss Investment
- -32826
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -201143
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30572773
- Assets Own Use
- 27628480
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2944293
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -64934
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,942,908
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,652,483
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,798,264
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4541289
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5111194
- Assets Cash
- £4,796,946
- Funds Endowment
- 625629
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25808244
- Funds Restricted
- 364391
- Funds Total
- 26798264
- Count Employees
- 303
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 308947
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 197787
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17221499
- Income Investments
- 149609
- Income Other
- 522554
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18400396
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £332,862
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,275,262
- Expenditure Other
- 104969
- Expenditure Total
- 17713093
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 233773
- Expenditure Governance
- 11330
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3205984
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 504661
- Gain Loss Investment
- -27068
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 245043
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31083080
- Assets Own Use
- 27861961
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3221119
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -19376
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,042,371
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,168,603
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,937,472
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3670892
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5497711
- Assets Cash
- £4,131,157
- Funds Endowment
- 638341
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25642930
- Funds Restricted
- 656201
- Funds Total
- 26937472
- Count Employees
- 328
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 47055
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 192882
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16266873
- Income Investments
- 33892
- Income Other
- 186608
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16727310
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £132,594
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,398,235
- Expenditure Other
- 64277
- Expenditure Total
- 17595106
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 277697
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3164072
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 554523
- Gain Loss Investment
- -140000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1756345
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,751,773
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30868105
- Assets Own Use
- 27619918
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3248187
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -53938
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,731,105
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,729,076
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,816,196
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2952840
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4776236
- Assets Cash
- £1,751,773
- Funds Endowment
- 614097
- Funds Unrestricted
- 24635383
- Funds Restricted
- 566716
- Funds Total
- 25816196
- Count Employees
- 361
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 448084
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 94165
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16315150
- Income Investments
- 12081
- Income Other
- 7265068
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24134548
- Income Legacies
- 348809
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £148,767
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,331,454
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17480221
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1783
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3704929
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 322706
- Gain Loss Investment
- 761200
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 6096972
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28886994
- Assets Own Use
- 26815585
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2071409
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -83472
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,991,247
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,702,478
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,092,291
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4799941
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3902537
- Assets Cash
- £5,054,337
- Funds Endowment
- 605082
- Funds Unrestricted
- 24845161
- Funds Restricted
- 642048
- Funds Total
- 26092291
- Count Employees
- 397
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 675275
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10017
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13281715
- Income Investments
- 8676
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13975683
- Income Legacies
- 86360
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £31,258
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,052,178
- Expenditure Other
- 5701
- Expenditure Total
- 13089137
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2772
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1920569
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 530831
- Gain Loss Investment
- 42939
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 132600
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,817,286
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20944684
- Assets Own Use
- 20718613
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 226071
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -275000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,171,845
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,315,763
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,525,766
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2013170
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3302593
- Assets Cash
- £3,817,286
- Funds Endowment
- 643583
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18180844
- Funds Restricted
- 701339
- Funds Total
- 19525766
- Count Employees
- 347
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-10-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-07T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3969547
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1086649
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE FRIENDS OF KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/01/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/06/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/09/2003NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 02/09/2012 as amended on 14 Jul 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN INDEPENDENT DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL KNOWN AS KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON OR SUCH OTHER SCHOOL AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL DETERMINE AND TO MAINTAIN ITS TRADITION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures