ST Edmund's School Canterbury
Registered charity 1056382 Registered since 1996
Operates: Kent
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Air Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols CB CBE MA Chair since 2015
- Christopher Harbridge since 2023
- DR Margaret Rosamond Carnegie Mbbs since 2015
- DR Phillip David Eichorn since 2005
- Dr Quentin Leonard Roper since 2016
- Jane Billing since 2023
- Nichola Jane Leatherbarrow since 2010
- Patrick Anthony Todd since 2007
- Paul Bewers since 2025
- Robert James Dodgson since 2018
- Steven Maxwell Sutton since 2011
10.7y median 11y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Air Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols CB CBE MA Chair since 2015
- DR Margaret Rosamond Carnegie Mbbs since 2015
- DR Phillip David Eichorn since 2005
- Dr Quentin Leonard Roper since 2016
- Nichola Jane Leatherbarrow since 2010
- Patrick Anthony Todd since 2007
- Robert James Dodgson since 2018
- Steven Maxwell Sutton since 2011
18.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Air Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols CB CBE MA Chair since 2015
- Christopher Harbridge since 2023
- DR Margaret Rosamond Carnegie Mbbs since 2015
- DR Phillip David Eichorn since 2005
- Jane Billing since 2023
- Nichola Jane Leatherbarrow since 2010
- Paul Bewers since 2025
- Robert James Dodgson since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Quentin Leonard Roper since 2016
- Patrick Anthony Todd since 2007
- Steven Maxwell Sutton since 2011
9
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 3Disability 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 17Professional services 4Health and social care 3
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£13.1m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
3.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 1.8 in 2021
174 from 144 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Shumei Eiko Limited 1 shared trustee
- HI Kent 1 shared trustee
- The Living Well 1 shared trustee
- The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Chalcot Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Blenheim 2001 Foundation 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.stedmunds.org.uk |
| bursar@stedmunds.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01227475600 |
| Address | St Edmunds School, St Thomas Hill, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8HU |
Finances
£13,141,089 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £9,656,739 | £10,029,011 |
| 2022 | £12,839,781 | £11,272,543 |
| 2023 | £12,116,984 | £12,083,671 |
| 2024 | £14,015,055 | £14,221,874 |
| 2025 | £13,141,089 | £14,771,340 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Other Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF DECEASED CLEGYMEN AND /OR CLERGYWOMEN AND SUBJECT THERETO TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 20TH MAY 1996
Trustees (11)
11trustees
74median age
5aged 70+
- Air Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols CB CBE MA Chair since 2015
- Christopher Harbridgeage band 80-84 since 2023
- DR Margaret Rosamond Carnegie Mbbs since 2015
- DR Phillip David Eichornage band 65-69 since 2005
- Dr Quentin Leonard Roperage band 55-59 since 2016
- Jane Billingage band 75-79 since 2023
- Nichola Jane Leatherbarrowage band 55-59 since 2010
- Patrick Anthony Toddage band 75-79 since 2007
- Paul Bewersage band 70-74 since 2025
- Robert James Dodgsonage band 60-64 since 2018
- Steven Maxwell Suttonage band 75-79 since 2011
Linked company (Companies House)
ST. Edmund's School Canterbury · 03201223 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 20/05/1996
3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (7)
- Jesus Hospital 1 shared trustee
- The Living Well 1 shared trustee
- The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Chalcot Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Blenheim 2001 Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Shumei Eiko Limited 1 shared trustee
- HI Kent 1 shared trustee
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