The Manchester Grammar School Foundation

Analysis

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Manchester Grammar School Foundation reported income of £32.4m and spending of £29.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23.9m to £32.4m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Grammar School Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chartered Management Institute (£32.3m), Russell School Trust (£32.6m) and The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham (£32.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £312k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. It employed 339 people.