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The King's School, Ely

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

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What are the key facts about The King's School, Ely?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£31,681,655
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£30,677,969
Registered charity number
802427
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Barton Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.kingsely.org

Quick answer

The King's School, Ely (number 802427) 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 King's School, Ely do?

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

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

From the annual return

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

Answers The King's School, Ely 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 The King's School, Ely's highest-paid staff paid?

The King's School, Ely's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 27 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£100,001–£110,0001
£90,001–£100,0003
£80,001–£90,0005
£70,001–£80,0005
£60,001–£70,00012

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

Where does The King's School, Ely's money come from?

The King's School, Ely reported £32m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £28m (88%), trading and fundraising events £2.2m (7%), donations and legacies £647k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £79k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£28m · 88%
  • Trading and fundraising events£2.2m · 7%
  • Donations and legacies£647k · 2%
  • Investments£643k · 2%
  • Other income£120k · 0%

Does The King's School, Ely receive government funding?

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

The King's School, Ely 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 King's School, Ely 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

The King's School, Ely'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
Company number
02440509 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 802427. 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 The King's School, Ely registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The King's School, Ely yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The King's School, Ely. 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 The King's School, Ely a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The King's School, Ely as a registered charity (number 802427) 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 King's School, Ely's charity number?
The King's School, Ely's charity number is 802427. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 802427?
Search 802427 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 King's School, Ely do?
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
Does The King's School, Ely have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The King's School, Ely. 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 King's School, Ely?
The King's School, Ely's website listed in our register data is http://www.kingsely.org. 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 King's School, Ely's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The King's School, Ely's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 27 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (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 King's School, Ely's money come from?
The King's School, Ely reported £32m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £28m (88%), trading and fundraising events £2.2m (7%), donations and legacies £647k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £79k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The King's School, Ely?
The register records The King's School, Ely 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 King's School, Ely's trustees paid?
The King's School, Ely's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The King's School, Ely registered as a charity?
The King's School, Ely was entered on the register on 15 November 1989. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02440509).

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.