Parents and the Federation raise money every year for trips, books and equipment. None of it goes on the fabric of the buildings, because that has always been the Foundation's job, paid for out of an endowment given in 1605.
A condition survey identifies around £240,000 of work over ten years, before anything is spent on the school roof. The endowment will not cover it.
To give by bank transfer
Fill in the form below first and we will give you a reference to put on the transfer. That is how the Treasurer knows the money is yours, and it is what makes a Gift Aid claim possible. If you would rather not, use your surname as the reference and tell us separately — but without a name and address we cannot reclaim the tax.
Only the Honorary Treasurer, and HM Revenue and Customs if Gift Aid is claimed. The accounts show totals, the minutes show nothing, and no Trustee is shown the names.
Being straight about one thing: a bank transfer always carries your own name, because that is how banks work. The reference is not there to hide you — it is there so the Treasurer can match your gift to this form and claim the Gift Aid. Your name will appear on the Foundation's bank statement whatever reference you use.
And a practical limit worth knowing: whoever holds the website's hosting account can read its files. That is true of any small charity's site. The promise above rests on who holds that password as well as on the code, and the Trustees keep it in their financial controls.
The trustees would be glad to hear from anyone thinking of leaving something to the Foundation. A gift in a will is free of inheritance tax and, in a charity of this size, lasts a very long time. Write to the trustees.
The Craven School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 529644. What we do with your details is in our privacy notice.
