Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

M.G.S. TRUST 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 58 years

gill@gilliangriffiths.co.uk

07814611352

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£2,468£2,557£-89£0£27,767£0n/a00
31/12/21£1,803£2,437£-634£0£31,043£0n/a00
31/12/20£1,893£2,266£-373£0£27,779£0n/a00
31/12/19£2,280£2,252£28£0£28,531£0n/a00
31/12/18£3,496£2,120£1,376£0£25,359£0n/a00
31/12/17£2,711£2,096£615£0£26,386£0n/a00
31/12/16£1,672£2,055£-383£0£24,457£0n/a00
31/12/15£3,225£2,055£1,170£45£22,770£0n/a00
31/12/14£1,528£2,033£-505£45£21,652£0n/a00
31/12/13*£1,626£1,994£-368£59£22,333£0n/a00
31/12/12£2,826£1,793£1,033£53£20,397£0n/a00
31/12/11£1,825£1,735£90£113£18,185£0n/a00
31/12/10£2,740£2,203£537£11£18,344£0n/a00
31/12/09£3,156£1,059£2,096£9£16,422£0n/a00
31/12/08£3,156£1,059£2,096£10£14,547£0n/a00
31/12/07£3,482£859£2,624£9£15,093£0n/a00
31/12/06£1,766£558£1,208£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,368£627£741£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,830£565£1,265£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 66%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/1966, number: 526564
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 80 days late,
Main office

MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL
OLD HALL LANE
MANCHESTER
M13 0XT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY EXPENDING THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO OR TOWARDS OR IN FURTHERANCE OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE EDUCATIONAL CHARITIES, EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES SELECT OR THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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