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Registered charity · No. 310024

King's College School

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King's College School is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about King's College School?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£55,302,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£47,042,000
Registered charity number
310024
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Southside Common
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.kcs.org.uk

Quick answer

King's College School (number 310024) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does King's College School do?

The Charity supervises three schools which are independent day schools for pupils who are educated up to the age of university entrance. The Schools seek to provide academic education of high quality, extended by a broad range of cultural and sporting opportunities and supported by a responsive pastoral system and firm moral framework.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for King's College School

Answers King's College School gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are King's College School's highest-paid staff paid?

King's College School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 130 employees paid more than £60,000, including 12 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£150,001–£200,0001
£120,001–£130,0003
£110,001–£120,0004
£100,001–£110,0003
£90,001–£100,00012
£80,001–£90,00015
£70,001–£80,00032
£60,001–£70,00059

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does King's College School's money come from?

King's College School reported £55m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £45m (82%), trading and fundraising events £7m (13%), donations and legacies £1.6m (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £229k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£45m · 82%
  • Trading and fundraising events£7m · 13%
  • Donations and legacies£1.6m · 3%
  • Investments£1.3m · 2%

Does King's College School receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for King's College School. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

King's College School reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records King's College School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

King's College School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 310024. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is King's College School registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for King's College School yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is King's College School a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists King's College School as a registered charity (number 310024) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is King's College School's charity number?
King's College School's charity number is 310024. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 310024?
Search 310024 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does King's College School do?
The Charity supervises three schools which are independent day schools for pupils who are educated up to the age of university entrance. The Schools seek to provide academic education of high quality, extended by a broad range of cultural and sporting opportunities and supported by a responsive pastoral system and firm moral framework.
Does King's College School have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for King's College School. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to King's College School?
King's College School's website listed in our register data is http://www.kcs.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is King's College School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. King's College School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 130 employees paid more than £60,000, including 12 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does King's College School's money come from?
King's College School reported £55m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £45m (82%), trading and fundraising events £7m (13%), donations and legacies £1.6m (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £229k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to King's College School?
The register records King's College School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are King's College School's trustees paid?
King's College School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was King's College School registered as a charity?
King's College School was entered on the register on 25 March 1963.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.