Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

The charity activities of the School include the advancement of education for the public benefit by the provision and conduct of a day school in Manchester, the provision of bursaries, scholarships, allowances, or any other form of financial assistance, the provision and support of ancillary or incidental educational activities and the provision and support of other educational institutions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/23?	£12,770	£13,255	£-486	£116	£11,923	£4,227	3.8	190
31/07/22	£12,110	£11,776	£334	£94	£12,416	£4,561	4.6	183
31/07/21	£11,650	£10,965	£686	£87	£12,085	£4,076	4.5	169
31/07/20	£11,091	£10,595	£496	£67	£11,359	£3,224	3.7	170
31/07/19	£10,912	£10,708	£204	£76	£10,862	£2,561	2.9	130
31/07/18	£10,462	£10,360	£103	£86	£10,638	£2,189	2.5	131
31/07/17	£10,346	£10,111	£236	£80	£10,520	£1,956	2.3	133
31/07/16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.manchesterhigh.co.uk

administration@mhsg.manchester.sch.uk

01612240447

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-70

ANDREW BLAND Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Licensed Insolvency Practitioner

DR AMAR AHMED Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Gp

GILES CHRISTOPHER BURTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Structural Engineer, Other trusteeship: THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST,

JOANNA KATE CONWAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Primary Head Teacher

JOY MELANIE BLACKBURN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

KATE ELIZABETH DICKSON Appointed: 2018

LAURA EARNSHAW (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Entrepreneur

MERLYN VIVIENNE LOWTHER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: MOTABILITY,

MOHAMMED NAVEED YASIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant Spinal Surgeon

MOHAMMED WAKKAS KHAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Dentist

PROFESSOR CAROL ELAINE BAXTER CBE Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR FIONA MARIA SMYTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of Geography

SARAH RAMSBOTTOM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director

SUSHEILA KUMARI COX Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

TAMSIN SOPHIE AMANDA LLOYD-TYRRELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operational Change Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2015, number: 1164323
Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2015, number: 09665070

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
GRANGETHORPE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M14 6HS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SCHOOL ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY AND/OR DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN OR NEAR MANCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR GIRLS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE;(B) THE PROVISION OF BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, ALLOWANCES, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE;(C) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IN MANCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE; AND(D) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN MANCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE.

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