A small ask

A small gift, given quietly, that becomes a kept household by Friday.

Our annual income is modest. A £25 gift is roughly the cost of a quarter's pension to one Southrey widow. A £150 gift is a typical Quiet Door grant in full. Every amount is welcomed and properly accounted for.

A small enamel collection tin on a window ledge at St Lawrence's, Bardney, with the church candlelight behind it

What your gift does, in three honest examples.

  • £10 — postage for around forty hand-addressed envelopes to households in the four parishes. Modest, but the postage bill is one of our real costs.
  • £25 — a single quarter's pension to one Southrey widow on the list, posted in the second week of February, May, August, or November.
  • £50 — a typical Schools & Pupils Grant, paying for a winter uniform for a primary-school child whose family is between paydays.
  • £100 — a meaningful contribution toward a Quiet Door emergency case — roughly half of a typical reserve grant.

A note about Gift Aid.

We are not currently registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. The cost of administering the scheme would, at our scale, exceed the income we would recoup. We mention this because some donors expect to claim Gift Aid on their gifts to us; you cannot at present. We are sorry. Our trustees review this position annually.

Other ways to give.

If you would prefer not to use a website, you can post a cheque (made payable to Kitchings General Charity) to The Treasurer, Kitchings General Charity, The Old Vestry, Church Lane, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN3 5UF. Bank transfer details are available on request from [email protected]. We can also accept gifts in your will; please write to us for our short note for solicitors.