01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 25 March 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £17,787,000
- Latest expenditure
- £16,613,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: King's School, Wrexham Road, Chester, CH4 7QL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kingschester.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The principal activity of the charity is that of an independent day school providing education for 4 to 18 year olds.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,787,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,613,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,508,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,088,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,372,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,722,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,906,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,827,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,345,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,100,000
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,787,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,613,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 28
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,508,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,088,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,372,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,722,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 19
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,906,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,827,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,345,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,100,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 233000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 139000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16975000
- Income Investments
- 241000
- Income Other
- 199000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17787000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £131,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,482,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16613000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 27000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 461000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3114000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1246000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 163000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 194000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £443,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24466000
- Assets Own Use
- 20023000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4443000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 1612000
- Assets Other Assets
- £17,493,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,856,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 7341000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,715,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12131000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4725000
- Assets Cash
- £4,710,000
- Funds Endowment
- 238000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21991000
- Funds Restricted
- 4486000
- Funds Total
- 26715000
- Count Employees
- 244
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 324000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 147000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16683000
- Income Investments
- 282000
- Income Other
- 72000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17508000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £114,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,974,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16088000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 23000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 462000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1232000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 412000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 84000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24026000
- Assets Own Use
- 19857000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4169000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 1360000
- Assets Other Assets
- £19,218,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £19,419,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 11915000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,185,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11767000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7652000
- Assets Cash
- £4,267,000
- Funds Endowment
- 238000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20527000
- Funds Restricted
- 4420000
- Funds Total
- 25185000
- Count Employees
- 241
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 497000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 149000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15321000
- Income Investments
- 192000
- Income Other
- 213000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16372000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £108,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,614,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14722000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 421000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1034000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -52000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -31000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,005,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23264000
- Assets Own Use
- 19640000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3624000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 1224000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,011,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,232,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £23,267,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9645000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 587000
- Assets Cash
- £3,597,000
- Funds Endowment
- 221000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19005000
- Funds Restricted
- 4041000
- Funds Total
- 23267000
- Count Employees
- 233
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 337000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 135000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14170000
- Income Investments
- 175000
- Income Other
- 89000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14906000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £128,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,699,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13827000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 398000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 931000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -352000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 326000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £17,772,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19941000
- Assets Own Use
- 16538000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3403000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 1207000
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,155,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,603,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,700,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8589000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1014000
- Assets Cash
- £5,422,000
- Funds Endowment
- 221000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17772000
- Funds Restricted
- 3707000
- Funds Total
- 21700000
- Count Employees
- 236
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 704000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13307000
- Income Investments
- 128000
- Income Other
- 130000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14345000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £141,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,959,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13100000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 17000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 391000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 883000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 489000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 198000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,346,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19951000
- Assets Own Use
- 16270000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3681000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 868000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,188,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,360,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,647,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7866000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1494000
- Assets Cash
- £4,848,000
- Funds Endowment
- 238000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16346000
- Funds Restricted
- 4063000
- Funds Total
- 20647000
- Count Employees
- 232
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KING'S SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-03-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SCHEME DATED 13/07/1988AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 27 APR 2017AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19 MAR 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS KNOWN AS THEKING’S SCHOOL IN OR NEAR CHESTER IN CONNECTION WITH THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH ATCHESTER; AND/ORTHE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF ANY OTHER SCHOOL OF BOYSAND/OR GIRLS ANYWHERE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN EACH CASE DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANYCOMPANY, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATE STRUCTURE; AND/ORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF ANCILLARYOR INCIDENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN OR NEAR CHESTER (AND/ORANYWHERE ELSE IN ENGLAND AND WALES).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures