The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust reported income of £696k and spending of £500k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £696k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Magistrates Association (£693k), Prospect Burma CIO (£696k) and Beis Yaakov London Seminary (£692k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 28% and investments 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £258k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £481k. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 125 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 15%
- Legacies 37%
- Charitable activities 28%
- Investments 20%
In the charity's own words
To support and assist the Manchester High School for Girls ("the school") in its endeavour to provide bursaries to pupils with high ability from low income families, on a means tested basis. To review the financial resources available to this trust to ensure, as much as is possible, that "the school" can fulfil its financial commitments in relation to bursaries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Magistrates Association | London | £693k |
| Prospect Burma CIO | London | £696k |
| Beis Yaakov London Seminary | London | £692k |
| British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons | London | £697k |