Bardney · Southrey · Tupholme · Bucknall
A small library of printed things we are happy to send.
Application notes, the short history pamphlet, our policy documents, and the archived Letters from Bardney. Most can be read online; printed copies are posted free of charge to anyone living in the four parishes who would like one.
How the printed copies work.
The Kitchings General Charity has, since 1972, kept a small stock of printed pamphlets and policy documents in a wooden filing drawer in the vestry. We post them, free of charge, to anyone in the four parishes who writes for a copy. We send them to others on request and ask only that they cover the postage if they can. The trustees are not in a hurry to digitise the lot, partly because the printed reading list is itself a small piece of the trust's character.
That said, every document is also available as a digital download from this page. Each download will arrive as a plain-text version in this build, while we work on properly typeset PDFs over the coming year. If you would prefer the printed copy in a hand-addressed envelope, write to us at the Old Vestry or email [email protected].
For people thinking of applying.
A note for first-time applicants
How to write a one-page application to the trustees. With two short examples, each on a single side of A4. PDF · 1.4 MB
Grant-making policy & criteria
The trustees' published criteria for each of the four funds, with the decision turnaround times. PDF · 920 KB
A note for solicitors on bequests
Our standard wording for legacies, including the registered charity number, the registered office, and a clause for residuary gifts. PDF · 480 KB
A note on Gift Aid
Why we are not currently registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, and the trustees' approach to reviewing this annually. PDF · 320 KB
Governance & policy
For trustees, auditors, and curious neighbours.
Scheme of management (1964, amended 1998)
The founding constitutional document of the trust as currently in force. PDF · 1.2 MB
Conflict of interest policy
How trustees declare and manage personal interests in applications and decisions. PDF · 280 KB
Safeguarding policy
Our written safeguarding approach for working with vulnerable adults and with children through the schools' grants. PDF · 540 KB
Trustee code of conduct
The conduct expectations the trustees have agreed among themselves, last reviewed in 2024. PDF · 360 KB
History & quarterly letters
For readers and curious visitors.
The Misses Kitching: A Short History (2014)
The thirty-two page pamphlet published for the trust's hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary, drawing on the parish records. PDF · 4.8 MB
The Letter from Bardney, archive
The complete digital archive of the quarterly Letter from Bardney, 2018 to the present. Search by year or season. PDF · 9.2 MB