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the manchester grammar school foundation

The charity supports children and young people. The Manchester Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in Manchester City.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Manchester Grammar School is an independent boys school whose purpose is to educate boys who qualify by nature of their ability, regardless of family circumstances. Income from the school's foundation bursary fund, held by the MGS Trust, is used on a means tested basis to support boys from lower-income families who would not otherwise be able to accept a place at the school.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£29,807,536
Latest Expenditure
£28,188,654

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,247,114
Charitable Activities £26,080,622
Other Trading £25,075
Investments £454,725
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £27,848,005
Raising Funds £340,649
Governance £36,132
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£29,807,536£28,188,654£27,848,005£23,901,341£0326 / 19
2023£29,328,444£25,853,975£25,544,337£23,123,615£0321 / 17
2022£25,733,587£24,465,146£24,129,023£20,332,036£0321 / 15
2021£23,884,997£23,236,530£22,887,186£19,994,868£0327 / 18
2020£23,739,743£22,576,526£22,267,194£16,919,546£1,880,584337 / 17

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers