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Registered under the name The Schools Of King Edward VI in Birmingham as a charity in November 1963, it had a 2004-5 operating income of approximately £14 million, much of which is derived from extensive land holdings in the centre of Birmingham. The beneficiary schools are as follows: ;Independent: ;Voluntary Aided:
HISTORY The Foundation was created on 2 January 1552 by Royal Charter of King Edward VI together with £20 per annum returned by The Crown for educational purposes. Five years earlier in 1547 the Act of Suppression provided for the confiscation of all assets of religious guilds except an amount of land with an annual income of £21 (two thirds of the original lands) if the guild supported a school. The Guild of the Holy Cross in Birmingham had no school, but persuaded the Earl Of Northumberland (also the lord of the manor of Birmingham) to release the land for the creation of a school. The King Edward's School opened in the former guild building on New Street , a site used until 1936. The governors managed to persuade the Charity Commission ers to allow them to open further schools in 1883 and to allow girls' schools. SOURCES
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