M.g.s. Trust
Analysis
M.g.s. Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, M.g.s. Trust reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.2m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, M.g.s. Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Respect (£3.1m), Ruskin College (£3.2m) and The Reddiford School Charitable Trust (£3.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75% and investments 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £722k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 53%
- Legacies 23%
- Investments 25%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The charity pays an annual bursary grant to the Manchester Grammar School leaving the school responsible for the allocation of the grant between those pupils deemed to qualify.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Respect | London | £3.1m |
| Ruskin College | Oxford | £3.2m |
| The Reddiford School Charitable Trust | Pinner | £3.1m |
| The University of Haifa UK | London | £3.2m |