The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- This Trust makes its grants to one school, Manchester High School for Girls, to fund means-tested bursaries, and it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit outside the school should not apply.
- Its registered area of operation is Manchester City, Cheshire West & Chester and Cheshire East, but that describes where it is registered and does not open it to outside applicants.
- Bursaries from this Trust are not available for pupils in the Preparatory School.
- Because no grant range is stated and the Trust does not accept unsolicited requests, your organisation's time is better spent on funders that accept applications.
Overview
The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 506823).
The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable Trust is a registered charity that supports the educational work of Manchester High School for Girls. Its purpose is to provide means-tested bursaries to high-ability pupils from low-income families, and its trustees may also apply income to other charitable purposes. In the most recent year reported, it awarded £480,891 to the School, which used it with its own resources to support 63 pupils across the School.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust's reported grant-making supports the educational work of a girls' school through means-tested bursaries. It makes an annual grant to the school for bursary provision, based on requests for Senior School pupils prepared by the Head Mistress. Individual awards are applied according to educational ability and financial need; the bursaries are ring-fenced and means-tested for high-ability girls from low-income families. The report describes bursaries for pupils who perform well in entrance examinations and interview for entry into Year 7, and on the basis of GCSE results for Sixth Form. The Trust's objects also give trustees discretion to apply income to other charitable purposes or charitable foundations, whether or not connected with the School.
Themes
- Means-tested bursaries
What they don't fund
- General Charitable Trust Bursaries only: Financial assistance is not available for pupils in the Preparatory School (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The Head Mistress prepares requests for support for Senior School pupils. Trustees consider the fund's financial position and the requests, then make an annual grant to the school for bursaries.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Manchester
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 July 2021 | £1,145,083 | £496,094 | £470,039 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2021 |
| year to 31 July 2022 | £675,028 | £356,353 | £329,084 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £560,466 | £448,959 | £410,933 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £569,649 | £476,064 | £443,727 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £696,159 | £499,779 | £480,891 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2021; year to 31 July 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/admissions/fees-financial-assistance · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/support/bursary-fund · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/support/why-support-us · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- 0161 224 0447source
- administration@mhsg.manchester.sch.uksource
- MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, GRANGETHORPE ROAD, MANCHESTER, M14 6HSsource
- Grangethorpe Road, Manchester, M14 6HSsource
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/admissions/fees-financial-assistance
- Apply online
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Contact
- 0161 224 0447source
- administration@mhsg.manchester.sch.uksource
- MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, GRANGETHORPE ROAD, MANCHESTER, M14 6HSsource
- Grangethorpe Road, Manchester, M14 6HSsource
- manchesterhigh.co.uk/admissions/fees-financial-assistance
- Apply online