THE MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£32.4m
Expenditure
£29.5m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £23.9m | £23.2m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £25.7m | £24.5m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £29.3m | £25.9m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £29.8m | £28.2m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £32.4m | £29.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.4m |
| Charitable activities | £26.6m |
| Trading | £26k |
| Investment income | £435k |
| Total income | £32.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £29.2m |
| Raising funds | £303k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £57k |
| Total expenditure | £29.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £26.7m |
| — restricted | £6.5m |
| — unrestricted | £20.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £26.7m |
| Cash | £13.4m |
People
| Employees | 339 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.