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Registered charity · No. 309148

Kingswood School

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Kingswood School is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Kingswood School?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£25,780,375
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£25,007,828
Registered charity number
309148
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lansdown Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Kingswood School (number 309148) 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 Kingswood School do?

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES UNTIL THE GOVERNING BODY OF KINGSWOOD SCHOOL SHALL OTHERWISE BY RESOLUTION DETERMINE AND THEREAFTER FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AS THE CONFERENCE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY RESOLUTION DIRECT.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Kingswood School

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

How much are Kingswood School's highest-paid staff paid?

Kingswood School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 28 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 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
£110,001–£120,0002
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0004
£70,001–£80,0009
£60,001–£70,00011

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

Where does Kingswood School's money come from?

Kingswood School reported £26m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (96%), trading and fundraising events £494k (2%), investments £298k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £41k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£25m · 96%
  • Trading and fundraising events£494k · 2%
  • Investments£298k · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£152k · 1%

Does Kingswood School receive government funding?

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

Kingswood 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 Kingswood 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

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

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Kingswood Association Trust Fund; Kingswood School Foundation
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire · Bath and North East Somerset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.

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 309148. 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 Kingswood School registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Kingswood School yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Kingswood School. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Kingswood School a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Kingswood School as a registered charity (number 309148) 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 Kingswood School's charity number?
Kingswood School's charity number is 309148. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 309148?
Search 309148 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 Kingswood School do?
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES UNTIL THE GOVERNING BODY OF KINGSWOOD SCHOOL SHALL OTHERWISE BY RESOLUTION DETERMINE AND THEREAFTER FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AS THE CONFERENCE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY RESOLUTION DIRECT.
Does Kingswood School have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Kingswood 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 Kingswood School?
Kingswood School's website listed in our register data is http://www.kingswood.bath.sch.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 Kingswood School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Kingswood School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 28 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 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 Kingswood School's money come from?
Kingswood School reported £26m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (96%), trading and fundraising events £494k (2%), investments £298k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £41k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Kingswood School?
The register records Kingswood 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 Kingswood School's trustees paid?
Kingswood School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Kingswood School previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Kingswood School: Kingswood Association Trust Fund; Kingswood School Foundation.
When was Kingswood School registered as a charity?
Kingswood School was entered on the register on 26 October 1962.

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.