Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,644,528 available, equivalent to 156 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs
31/07/22		£675	£356	£319	£0	£4,645	£4,645	156.4
31/07/21	*	£1,145	£496	£649	£0	£4,634	£4,634	112.1
31/07/20		£537	£434	£103	£0	£3,441	£3,441	95.1
31/07/19		£1,183	£402	£781	£0	£3,595	£3,595	107.3
31/07/18		£557	£390	£167	£0	£2,764	£2,764	85
31/07/17		£661	£346	£314	£0	£2,514	£2,514	87.1
31/07/16		£582	£411	£171	£0	£2,027	£2,027	59.1
31/07/15		£530	£447	£84	£4	£1,826	£1,826	49
31/07/14		£372	£498	£-127	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/13		£401	£544	£-144	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/12		£392	£583	£-191	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/11		£399	£623	£-224	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/10		£378	£277	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/09		£369	£465	£-95	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/08		£208	£498	£-290	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/07		£218	£408	£-191	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/06		£201	£361	£-160	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/05		£183	£406	£-222	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/07/04		£332	£348	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 156.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 42 months
Quick Ratio: 363.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 47 years

www.manchesterhigh.co.uk/

administration@mhsg.manchester.sch.uk

01612240447

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

School support organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

ALAN CLARKE Appointed: 2018

CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS OBE (Chair)

DANIEL HERMAN

JOHN PATRICK MORAN Appointed: 2022

GRAHAME NICHOLAS ELLIOTT CBE, Other trusteeships: THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, HALE ST PETER CENTENARY TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HALE, HALE COMMUNITY TRUST,

SUSANNAH THOMPSON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF LABOUR HISTORY, THE JOYCE AND MICHAEL KENNEDY AWARD FOR THE SINGING OF RICHARD STRAUSS,

GILES CHRISTOPHER BURTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Structural Engineer, Other trusteeship: MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1977, number: 506823

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 16 days late,

Main office

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
GRANGETHORPE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M14 6HS

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY THE ENTIRETY OF THE ANNUAL INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO OR FOR 1) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE OR 2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS (WHETHER OR NOT CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN LIKE MANNER DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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