Registered charity · Solihull
Solihull School
Solihull School is a registered charity (number 1120597) based in Solihull, governed by 16 trustees and chaired by Damian James Kelly since 2012. Latest income £28m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 16 trustees
- Income £28m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Damian James KellyChair · since 2012
- Carol McnidderTrustee · since 2020
- Christopher Mark PullenTrustee · since 2024
- DR Andrew John BurtenshawTrustee · since 2017
- Fenella Elizabeth Mary De MinckwitzTrustee · since 2020
- Gillian Elizabeth TillmanTrustee · since 2020
- Helen EllisTrustee · since 2020
- Ian RalphTrustee · since 2020
- Jason Andrew Denholm DalbyTrustee · since 2023
- Judith Anita HetheringtonTrustee · since 2017
- Nicholas Richard HurrellTrustee · since 2022
- Paul Geoffrey NewbyTrustee · since 2013
- Prof Swaren Preet Singh Mbbs MDTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Robert Nicolas ParkerTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah Jane HaslamTrustee · since 2023
- Stephen CurrieTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Solihull, Gwynedd
- Website
- www.solsch.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Solihull School
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28m£28m
- 2024£26m£24m
- 2023£23m£23m
Earlier years
- 2022£21m£21m
- 2021£21m£20m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MAINTAINING AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL ('THE SCHOOL') FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN SOLIHULL, WHICH SHALL HAVE A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND PROVIDE A LIBERAL EDUCATION.3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT (A) ST ALPHEGE INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOLS, SOLIHULL AND (B) ST JAMES' CHURCH OF ENGLAND JUNIOR SCHOOL, SHIRLEY BY MAKING ANNUAL DONATIONS OF ·200 EACH (OR SUCH LARGER SUMS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE) TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT SUCH SCHOOLS.3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY MAKING ANNUAL DONATIONS TO THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST ALPHEGE, SOLIHULL AND THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, SHIRLEY.3.4 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, AGE, ILL HEALTH, OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED IN THE PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, SHIRLEY AND THE PARISH OF ST ALPHEGE, SOLIHULL BY MAKING ANNUAL DONATIONS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
16 trustees on the board
- Damian James Kelly Chair since 2012
- Carol Mcnidder since 2020
- Christopher Mark Pullen since 2024
- DR Andrew John Burtenshaw since 2017
- Fenella Elizabeth Mary De Minckwitz since 2020
- Gillian Elizabeth Tillman since 2020
- Helen Ellis since 2020
- Ian Ralph since 2020
- Jason Andrew Denholm Dalby since 2023
- Judith Anita Hetherington since 2017
- Nicholas Richard Hurrell since 2022
- Paul Geoffrey Newby since 2013
- Prof Swaren Preet Singh Mbbs MD since 2016
- Rev Robert Nicolas Parker since 2024
- Sarah Jane Haslam since 2023
- Stephen Currie since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Damian James Kelly Chair since 2012
- Carol Mcnidder since 2020
- DR Andrew John Burtenshaw since 2017
- Fenella Elizabeth Mary De Minckwitz since 2020
- Gillian Elizabeth Tillman since 2020
- Helen Ellis since 2020
- Ian Ralph since 2020
- Judith Anita Hetherington since 2017
- Paul Geoffrey Newby since 2013
- Prof Swaren Preet Singh Mbbs MD since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Damian James Kelly Chair since 2012
- Carol Mcnidder since 2020
- DR Andrew John Burtenshaw since 2017
- Fenella Elizabeth Mary De Minckwitz since 2020
- Gillian Elizabeth Tillman since 2020
- Ian Ralph since 2020
- Jason Andrew Denholm Dalby since 2023
- Nicholas Richard Hurrell since 2022
- Paul Geoffrey Newby since 2013
- Prof Swaren Preet Singh Mbbs MD since 2016
- Sarah Jane Haslam since 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Christopher Mark Pullen since 2024
- Helen Ellis since 2020
- Judith Anita Hetherington since 2017
- Rev Robert Nicolas Parker since 2024
- Stephen Currie since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
6.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 10.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1120597
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 AUGUST 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 DECEMBER 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/12/2014 as amended on 16 Dec 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 06337650 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01217050883 · clerk@solsch.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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