- Home
- Old Mancunians
- Our Major Benefactors
Our Major Benefactors
We mark our appreciation of large gifts by linking the donor’s name with specific aspects of our fundraising if they so wish.
The Hugh Oldham Society recognises supporters who have donated £1 million or more amounts to help refound the School.
The Bexwyke Society recognises supporters who have donated £400,000, a sum which we expect to produce an annual investment return equivalent to a bursary place in perpetuity.
The Langworthy Society recognises Old Mancunians and friends who wish to support MGS by leaving a gift in their will.
In particular we would like to thank members of the Hugh Oldham Society who have donated substantial sums to help re-found the School through gifts to our Bursary Funds or to fund large-scale building projects.
We are enormously grateful to our modern day Founders:
- Leon Howard (53-61)
- Anthony Preston (66-73)
- Jon Aisbitt (68-75)
- Patrick Cryne (former parent)
- Peter Bracewell (friend of the School)
- Ian Bailey (27-32 & staff 49-07)
- Muriel Morrison (friend of the School)
- George Entwisle (32-39)
- Arnold Thackray (49-57)
- David Hibbitt (55-62)
- Andrew Dodd (83-90)
- Brian and Christine Daglish (Friends of the School)
“I’ll never forget the look on my mother’s face when she opened the scholarship letter from MGS. From the moment I walked through the gates at MGS I knew I was part of something special. Had I not been fortunate enough to gain a scholarship I may never have had the opportunities that have arisen in my career.
Hugh Oldham, the Founder of the School, used the profit from his corn mills to fund the School, as did cotton mill owner Edward Langworthy in the 19th century, so it seems only fitting that I should do the same. If I can give other boys in my position the same opportunity that I had, and encourage other successful business people to donate to the School, my donation will have served its purpose.” Leon Howard
“It’s really simple - I grew up at Manchester Grammar. I learned to think for myself and question received wisdom and the orthodox approach to anything. I also learned the vital importance of teamwork. I was lucky enough to get a place at Oxford to continue my education. I only got those opportunities because the State paid for my place at the School – my parents couldn’t have afforded to pay for me. So when I found myself in a position where I could start giving something back, giving other boys the same opportunity that I had was a key priority."
Jon Aisbitt
“Going forward, the core mission of MGS has to be the pursuit of excellence in all that it does, and at the heart of this is the search for talent, irrespective of race, creed, or indeed the ability to pay. This is why the Bursary Fund is so important. There can be no more rewarding way to put a bit back than helping young people of talent access the first rate education that MGS provided.
What MGS awoke in me was a taste for achievement and a belief that you have to give of your best in everything you undertake: supporting the Bursary Appeal is a brilliant way to pass these treasures on to the next generation.”
Anthony Preston
The current cost of endowing a bursary place in perpetuity is £400,000, a sum which we expect to produce an annual investment return equivalent to a school fee. Those individuals endowing one or more places will have their name inscribed on the Boards of Refoundation and be invited to be recognised as a member of the Bexwyke Society.
The Bexwyke family made a substantial contribution to the School's original endowment fund along with Hugh Oldham. It is fitting therefore that we use the Bexwyke family name to recognise those Old Mancunians and friends that have made a substantial gift to the School, equivalent to endowing a bursary place in perpetuity.
We are hugely grateful to members of the Bexwyke Society
|
Antony Adler (45-51) |
John and Janet Lancaster (Friends of the School) |
Edward Langworthy, a wealthy cotton businessman, earned the title of ‘our second founder’ after he saved the School from Bankruptcy in the 1870s. It is fitting that we use his name to recognise and thank those Old Mancunians and friends who have supported MGS by leaving a gift in their will or have indicated their intention to do so in the future.
Read the Langworthy Society's Legacy Brochure here
Current Members
Please note some members wish to remain anonymous.
*indicates legacy received.
|
Antony Adler* |
Brian Green* |
Peter Ogden* |
Each year we update the major donor boards in the Quad to recognise the names of supporters and businesses who have gifted £50,000 or more to the School.
The majority of donors choose to support the Bursary Fund. Jane Blank made a donation on behalf of her late husband, Michael, to support the Learning Support Department at MGS.
We are very grateful for the support of the following major donors:
|
Marcus Bokkerink |
George Komrower |
Brian and Revd Timothy J Marshall |
We would like to mark our appreciation of large gifts by linking the donor’s name with specific aspects of our bursary fundraising.
We are enormously grateful to members of the Hugh Oldham Society who have donated substantial amounts to help refound the School.
The current cost of endowing a bursary place in perpetuity is £400,000, a sum which we expect to produce an annual investment return equivalent to a school fee. Those individuals endowing one or more places will have their name inscribed on the Boards of Refoundation and be invited to be recognised as a member of the Bexwyke Society.
Major donors making a gift of over £50,000 will have their name inscribed in stone, if desired, on the Boards of Refoundation surrounding the main entrance to the School.
The Langworthy Society recognises Old Mancunians and friends who wish to support MGS by leaving a gift in their will.