The WGS Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust's giving goes to one school, through means-tested bursaries for girls and grants and repayable loans for its capital development, so an approach fits best if your work is with that school or its pupils.
- Its stated geographic focus is any part of the world, but that does not make it open to general applications.
- Bursaries go to families applying to the school, for external candidates joining in years 5, 6, 7 or 12, with a guideline household income of £60,000 or less, and a gross income over £80,000 a year makes an award unlikely.
- Its annual report and website publish no application process, only a contact for getting in touch, so a short enquiry is a sensible first step.
- No grant range is stated, and with giving of £500,000 a year it seems relationship-led rather than open to competition, so ask about likely sizes before framing a figure.
Overview
The WGS Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 505207).
The WGS Trust exists to support the educational work of a school, with the aim of safeguarding the diversity of its community and giving talented girls educational opportunities irrespective of financial background. Its principal support is means-tested bursaries for girls who have performed well in the entrance examination but might otherwise be unable to take up places offered to them. The other major way it helps is through grants and repayable loans for a programme of capital development at the school. The Trust invests over £500,000 per annum in this work.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust supports the educational work of the school. Its principal support is means-tested bursaries for girls who have performed well in the entrance examination but might otherwise be unable to take up an offered place, and for pupils whose family circumstances change so they can continue attending. It also provides grants and repayable loans for the school’s capital development programme. This support is intended to maintain and enhance bursary provision and safeguard the diversity of the school community. The Trust’s public description likewise presents its donation income as supporting important projects at the school, including its bursary fund, and describes the aim as providing educational opportunities for talented girls irrespective of financial background.
Themes
- Means-tested bursaries
- School capital development
Geographic Focus
Any part of the world.
What they don't fund
- Means-tested bursaries only: Means-tested bursaries are only available for external candidates joining us in years 5, 6, 7 and 12
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Means-tested bursaries
- Means-tested bursaries are only available for external candidates joining us in years 5, 6, 7 and 12.
- A guideline figure for qualifying household income is £60,000 per annum or less.
- If your gross income from all sources exceeds £80,000 per year you are unlikely to qualify for an award.
What to send:
- Means-tested bursaries: You should indicate at the time of completing the school’s application form that you wish your daughter to be considered for a bursary.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £977,256 | £874,559 | £764,891 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £1,026,733 | £1,830,425 | £1,717,780 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £1,037,954 | £868,780 | £741,751 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £1,435,429 | £978,565 | £864,480 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £861,735 | £519,481 | £500,000 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 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: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- wgs.org/support-us/the-wgs-trust · read on 24 October 2026
- wgs.org/admissions/financial-assistance · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to The WGS Trust?
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Contact
- 0161 224 1077source
- office@wgs.orgsource
- Withington Girls’ School, 100 Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6BLsource
- wgs.org/support-us/the-wgs-trust
Applying to The WGS Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0161 224 1077source
- office@wgs.orgsource
- Withington Girls’ School, 100 Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6BLsource
- wgs.org/support-us/the-wgs-trust