Registered charity · Sutton Coldfield
The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
The Foundation Charity of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a registered charity (number 517907) based in Sutton Coldfield, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Dean James Carter since 2013. Latest income £5.7m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £5.7m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.7m£3.3m
- 2024£1.6m£245k
- 2023£264k£255k
Earlier years
- 2022£201k£512k
- 2021£644k£329k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
AFTER PAYMENT OF ANY EXPENSES OF ADMINISTRATION, THE NET INCOME OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE GOVERNORS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:—(A) THE PROVISION OF A SITE IN SUTTON COLDFIELD FOR THE SCHOOL.(B) IN PROVIDING SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR THE SCHOOL OF A KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY PUBLIC FUNDS.(C) IN AWARDING TO PUPILS WHO ARE ATTENDING, OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED, THE SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOL OR AT ANY TRAINING COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED BY THE GOVERNORS. EXHIBITIONS MAY COMPRISE PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF FEES OR BY WAY OF MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE, AND SHALL BE AWARDED UNDER RULES TO BE MADE BY THE GOVERNORS, INCLUDING RULES AS TO THE VALUE AND PERIOD OF TENURE OF THE EXHIBITIONS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS AND METHOD OF ASCERTAINMENT AND SELECTION, OF CANDIDATES.(D) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ENABLE PUPILS AND FORMER PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL ON LEAVING THE SCHOOL OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ASSIST THEIR ENTRY INTO, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING.(E) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF PUPILS AND FORMER PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL.
Grants received
1 grant · £25,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Dean James Carter Chair since 2013
- Christopher Moore since 2024
- Dominic Gerard Robson since 2013
- Joanna Louise Davis since 2014
- Mark Maybury since 2022
- Paul Franks since 2024
- Paul Sherriff since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dean James Carter Chair since 2013
- Dominic Gerard Robson since 2013
- Joanna Louise Davis since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dean James Carter Chair since 2013
- Christopher Moore since 2024
- Dominic Gerard Robson since 2013
- Joanna Louise Davis since 2014
- Mark Maybury since 2022
- Paul Franks since 2024
- Paul Sherriff since 2022
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 9.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 517907
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 1 MAY 1957 AS AMENDED BY ORDER 26 MARCH 2012 AS AMENDED BY S282 RESOLUTION CONCURRED WITH ON 19 APRIL 2018 AS AMENDED BY S282 RESOLUTION CONCURRED WITH ON 15 AUGUST 2019 AS AMENDED ON 12 OCT 2020 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28TH APRIL 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01212505400 · g.swindells@bishopveseys.bham.sch.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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