Manchester High School for Girls

Analysis

Manchester High School for Girls is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09665070). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Manchester High School for Girls reported income of £13.5m and spending of £13.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11.7m to £13.5m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Manchester High School for Girls sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lantra (£13.5m), Birkenhead School (£13.6m) and The Vernon Educational Trust Limited (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 1.5% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 188 people.