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Registered charity · No. 529909

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation

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The Manchester Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Manchester Grammar School Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£32,427,150
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£29,529,901
Registered charity number
529909
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Old Hall Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.mgs.org

Quick answer

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation (number 529909) 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation do?

Manchester Grammar School is an independent boys school whose purpose is to educate boys who qualify by nature of their ability, regardless of family circumstances. Income from the school's foundation bursary fund, held by the MGS Trust, is used on a means tested basis to support boys from lower-income families who would not otherwise be able to accept a place at the school.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Manchester Grammar School Foundation

Answers The Manchester Grammar School Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 71 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,0001
£130,001–£140,0001
£100,001–£110,0001
£80,001–£90,0006
£70,001–£80,00016
£60,001–£70,00046

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's money come from?

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation reported £32m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (82%), donations and legacies £5.4m (17%), investments £435k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £312k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£27m · 82%
  • Donations and legacies£5.4m · 17%
  • Investments£435k · 1%
  • Trading and fundraising events£26k · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Manchester Grammar School Foundation 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

The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
The Manchester Grammar School
Where it says it operates
Manchester City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 529909. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is The Manchester Grammar School Foundation registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Manchester Grammar School Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Manchester Grammar School Foundation. 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. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Manchester Grammar School Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Manchester Grammar School Foundation as a registered charity (number 529909) 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's charity number?
The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's charity number is 529909. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 529909?
Search 529909 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation do?
Manchester Grammar School is an independent boys school whose purpose is to educate boys who qualify by nature of their ability, regardless of family circumstances. Income from the school's foundation bursary fund, held by the MGS Trust, is used on a means tested basis to support boys from lower-income families who would not otherwise be able to accept a place at the school.
Does The Manchester Grammar School Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Manchester Grammar School Foundation. 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation?
The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.mgs.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 71 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's money come from?
The Manchester Grammar School Foundation reported £32m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (82%), donations and legacies £5.4m (17%), investments £435k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £312k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Manchester Grammar School Foundation?
The register records The Manchester Grammar School Foundation 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 The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's trustees paid?
The Manchester Grammar School Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Manchester Grammar School Foundation registered as a charity?
The Manchester Grammar School Foundation was entered on the register on 30 March 1966.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.