Register contact address detail (not service area)
Old Hall Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
M.g.s. Trust (number 526564) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does M.g.s. Trust do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for M.g.s. Trust
Answers M.g.s. Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are M.g.s. Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
M.g.s. Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does M.g.s. Trust's money come from?
M.g.s. Trust reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.9m (78%), investments £819k (22%), other income £263k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £393k.
Donations and legacies£2.9m · 78%
Investments£819k · 22%
Other income£263k · 7%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records M.g.s. Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
M.g.s. Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
M G S Trust; Manchester Grammar School Trust
Where it says it operates
Manchester City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is M.g.s. Trust registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for M.g.s. Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score M.g.s. Trust.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to M.g.s. Trust?
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The register data used for this profile lists M.g.s. Trust as a registered charity (number 526564) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is M.g.s. Trust's charity number?
M.g.s. Trust's charity number is 526564. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 526564?
Search 526564 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does M.g.s. Trust do?
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.
Does M.g.s. Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for M.g.s. Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to M.g.s. Trust?
M.g.s. Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is M.g.s. Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. M.g.s. Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does M.g.s. Trust's money come from?
M.g.s. Trust reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.9m (78%), investments £819k (22%), other income £263k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £393k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to M.g.s. Trust?
The register records M.g.s. Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are M.g.s. Trust's trustees paid?
M.g.s. Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was M.g.s. Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for M.g.s. Trust: M G S Trust; Manchester Grammar School Trust.
When was M.g.s. Trust registered as a charity?
M.g.s. Trust was entered on the register on 24 October 1966.