KIMICHI SCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 31 October 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07968584
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £618,000
Latest expenditure: £616,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 111 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kimichischool.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A secondary school dedicated to the advancement of music and instrumental playing with a remit to advance music in the community and in other schools as much as possible. To allow as many children as possible to access this first of its kind school with endowment funds wherever possible.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £618,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £500,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £495,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,750

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £476,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £464,727

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £430,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £496,230

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £618,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 20
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 300000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £500,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 18
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 297000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £495,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,750
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 16
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 240000
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £476,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £464,727
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 20
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 300000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £430,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £496,230
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 13
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 250000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 20000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 598000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 618000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £616,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 616000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 75000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -1500
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 12300
Assets Own Use: 12300
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £89,500
Assets Total Liabilities: £182,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£80,200
Creditors One Year Total Current: 182000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -80200
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -80200
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KIMICHI SCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-10-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 FEB 2012
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE:-TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ELSEWHERE AND IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIMICHI SCHOOL.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS FOR STUDY AT THE KIMICHI SCHOOL OR ELSEWHERE AND TO ASSIST THEM IN PREPARATION FOR GAINFUL OCCUPATION THEREAFTER.

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

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