CCEW Charity Commission profile

M.G.S. TRUST

Registered charity 526564 · organisation 526564

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
24 October 1966
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£3,156,154
Latest expenditure
£3,219,053
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL, OLD HALL LANE, MANCHESTER, M13 0XT

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,156,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,219,053
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,508,027
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,884,217
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,750,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,805,457
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,468,366
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,556,975
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,802,921
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,437,073

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
6 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,156,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,219,053
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,508,027
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,884,217
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,750,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,805,457
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,468,366
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,556,975
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
20 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,802,921
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,437,073
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
6 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2404938
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
796853
Income Other
900
Income Total Income And Endowments
3202691
Income Legacies
722477
Income Endowments
46537
Expenditure Raising Funds
£201,641
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,017,412
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3219053
Expenditure Investment Management
201641
Expenditure Grants Institution
3000000
Expenditure Governance
5286
Expenditure Support Costs
17412
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
130317
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
34156730
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
34156730
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,772,979
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,061,245
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£33,868,464
Creditors One Year Total Current
2061245
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,561,071
Funds Endowment
5866063
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
28002401
Funds Total
33868464
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2949640
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
819201
Income Other
870
Income Total Income And Endowments
3769711
Income Legacies
392751
Income Endowments
261684
Expenditure Raising Funds
£194,366
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,689,851
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2884217
Expenditure Investment Management
194366
Expenditure Grants Institution
2674411
Expenditure Governance
4920
Expenditure Support Costs
15440
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
2681276
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
33323047
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
33323047
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,274,276
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,842,814
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£33,754,509
Creditors One Year Total Current
1842814
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,198,524
Funds Endowment
5519190
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
28235319
Funds Total
33754509
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2091438
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
753401
Income Other
870
Income Total Income And Endowments
2845709
Income Legacies
1381122
Income Endowments
95689
Expenditure Raising Funds
£188,910
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,616,547
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2805457
Expenditure Investment Management
188910
Expenditure Grants Institution
2601110
Expenditure Governance
4560
Expenditure Support Costs
15437
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
2380339
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
29779369
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
29779369
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,204,645
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,796,275
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£30,187,739
Creditors One Year Total Current
1796275
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,367,543
Funds Endowment
4712996
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
25474743
Funds Total
30187739
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2079189
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
739761
Income Other
1050
Income Total Income And Endowments
2820000
Income Legacies
822644
Income Endowments
351364
Expenditure Raising Funds
£162,134
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,394,841
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2556975
Expenditure Investment Management
162134
Expenditure Grants Institution
2375628
Expenditure Governance
4440
Expenditure Support Costs
19213
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-3538444
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
27971768
Assets Own Use
180000
Assets Long Term Investment
27791768
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,425,768
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,630,388
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£27,767,148
Creditors One Year Total Current
1630388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,229,370
Funds Endowment
4251133
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
23516015
Funds Total
27767148
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
20 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1674291
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
804505
Income Other
220
Income Total Income And Endowments
2479016
Income Legacies
174588
Income Endowments
676095
Expenditure Raising Funds
£191,066
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,246,007
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2437073
Expenditure Investment Management
191066
Expenditure Grants Institution
2231000
Expenditure Governance
4510
Expenditure Support Costs
15007
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
3222109
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
31285567
Assets Own Use
110000
Assets Long Term Investment
31175567
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,307,202
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,550,202
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£31,042,567
Creditors One Year Total Current
1550202
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,253,199
Funds Endowment
4275699
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
26766868
Funds Total
31042567
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
M.G.S. TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1966-10-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 5 APRIL 1966 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12 JULY 1966 AS AMENDED ON 11 JANUARY 1999 BY A RESOLUTION PASSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993.
Charitable Objects
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.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
9827
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
M G S TRUST
Charity Name Id
9829
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures