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Registered charity · Birmingham

The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham

The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a registered charity (number 529051) based in Birmingham, governed by 12 trustees. Latest income £32m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £32m (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Birmingham City
Website
www.schoolsofkingedwardvi.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£32m£35m
  • 2024£31m£33m
  • 2023£28m£30m
Earlier years
  • 2022£25m£27m
  • 2021£22m£27m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION) THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE PROVISION OF A SITE OR SITES FOR ANY SCHOOL OF THE FOUNDATION; (B) THE SUPPORT AND/OR MAINTENANCE AND/OR CONDUCT OF SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION INCLUDING:(I) ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY (INCLUDING EVENING CLASSES);(II) THE SUPPORT (BOTH FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL) OF ANY CHARITY ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION;(C) GIVING GRANTS, BURSARIES OR OTHER PAYMENTS TO PUPILS OR STUDENTS ATTENDING (OR SUCCESSFULLY APPLYING TO ATTEND) ANY SCHOOL OF THE FOUNDATION WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;(D) AWARDING TO PUPILS OR STUDENTS ATTENDING (OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED) ANY SCHOOL OF THE FOUNDATION PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL OF THE FOUNDATION OR AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE GOVERNORS. (2) THE GOVERNORS SHALL KEEP A REGISTER OF ALL SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION (INCLUDING THOSE SCHOOLS THAT ARE SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION ON 7 MARCH 2012).

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.

12 trustees on the board

6.7y median 7y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

5
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 12Amateur Sport 2General Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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 15Professional services 4Finance 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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£32.2m 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.

65.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 81.0 in 2021

453 from 400 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.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
529051
Status
Registered
Governing document
BIRMINGHAM (KING EDWARD THE SIXTH) SCHOOLS ACT 1900 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DATED 30 JULY 1909, 11 DECEMBER 1914 AND 17 OCTOBER 1922; ARTICLE 13(A) OF THE ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT DATED 10 SEPTEMBER 1948; SCHEME OF SECRETARY OF STATE 12 NOVEMBER 1974; SCHEMES OF THE COMMISSION DATED 5 APRIL 1976, 18 JULY 1980, 2 MAY 1984, 1 SEPTEMBER 1989 AND 16 APRIL 2009; MODIFICATION ORDER MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE 29 JULY 2011 AND A FURTHER ALTERING SCHEME DATED 7 MARCH 2012. SCHEME AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 16 AUG 2023
Contact on the register
01214156006 · cosec@ske.uk.net
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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