--- title: "The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited — charity 1152244 | CharityCompare" description: "The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited (charity 1152244): income £10.5m (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-blue-coat-school-birmingham-limited retrieved: 2026-10-07T21:01:58.297Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1152244Charitable company BC # The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thebluecoatschool.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1152244&subId=0) Work at The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-blue-coat-school-birmingham-limited&type=claim&name=The%20Blue%20Coat%20School%20Birmingham%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £10,522,471 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £10,663,277 Registered charity number 1152244 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Metchley Lane Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.thebluecoatschool.com](http://www.thebluecoatschool.com/) Quick answer The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited (number 1152244) 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited do? The object of the School is the provision and conduct, in or near the City Of Birmingham, of a day school for boys and girls. Within this object, the School has various permanent endowments and unendowed Trust Funds held for special purposes in connection with the development of the School's facilities and for Foundations, scholarships, bursaries, prizes and other educational purposes. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited Answers The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's highest-paid staff paid? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band | £150,001–£200,000 | 1 | | --- | --- | | £120,001–£130,000 | 1 | | £70,001–£80,000 | 2 | | £60,001–£70,000 | 4 | The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's money come from? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited reported £11m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.2m (88%), investments £572k (5%), trading and fundraising events £571k (5%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£9.2m · 88% - Investments£572k · 5% - Trading and fundraising events£571k · 5% - Other income£112k · 1% - Donations and legacies£49k · 0% ### Does The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited'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 31 May 2013 Company number [08502615](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08502615) (Companies House) Also known as The Blue Coat School, the Blue Coat School Birmingham Where it says it operates Birmingham City ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. 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 1152244. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 1 linked records - [The Blue Coat School Birmingham (1152244-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1152244&subId=1) ## What causes is The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-blue-coat-school-birmingham-limited&type=claim&name=The%20Blue%20Coat%20School%20Birmingham%20Limited) [Visit charity website](http://www.thebluecoatschool.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited as a registered charity (number 1152244) 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's charity number? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's charity number is 1152244. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1152244? Search 1152244 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited do? The object of the School is the provision and conduct, in or near the City Of Birmingham, of a day school for boys and girls. Within this object, the School has various permanent endowments and unendowed Trust Funds held for special purposes in connection with the development of the School's facilities and for Foundations, scholarships, bursaries, prizes and other educational purposes. Does The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited. 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.thebluecoatschool.com/. 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's money come from? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited reported £11m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.2m (88%), investments £572k (5%), trading and fundraising events £571k (5%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited? The register records The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited 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 The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's trustees paid? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited registered as a charity? The Blue Coat School Birmingham Limited was entered on the register on 31 May 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08502615). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1152244&subId=0).