for your support of Wellington College
Over the years to mark students time at College parents have been asked to contribute to a number of projects; including sculpture, benches, a sundial and more. Having spoken to a number of ‘leaver parents’, this type of approach isn’t always universally embraced, so this year we have a new initiative.
For those of you who wish to contribute by way of a leaving gift we would like to encourage you to make a donation to our Leavers’ Bursary Fund that will support our WOW! campaign (Widening Opportunity at Wellington) to fund more young people to be able to come to College and enjoy the opportunities that a Wellington education provides. We will also be asking the leaver students to make a very small annual donation to the fund to encourage the concept of philanthropy and support of their old school. If you would like to make a donation please could you complete the form which can be downloaded here and return to us or donate online now.
Regardless of whether this is a fund that you wish to donate to we will be buying a bench and will have every 2017 leaver’s name on it – to ensure that their time and contribution to College life is celebrated and remembered. Wellington College continues to thrive thanks to the amazing talents and efforts of our students and it is a small way of showing our gratitude to them and to you as parents for all that you have done to help this amazing place go from strength to strength.
Pledge your support to a specific project or fund using this form or donate securely online. Choose from either a regular gift over time or a one-off donation.
If you are a UK taxpayer and pledge by Gift Aid, the College can increase your gift by almost 25% by reclaiming tax for HRMC, at no additional cost to you or us. Please download, complete the form and email or post it to Wellington Community Office, Wellington College, Berkshire RG45 7PU, UK.
To make a donation by cheque, by card, BACS, or to set up a standing order, please print and complete the Gift Form and post to: Wellington Community Office, Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7PU. Please make cheques made payable to Wellington College.
You can give money to charity directly from your pay, a company pension or a personal pension using the Payroll Giving scheme. This is cost-effective for donors because the donation is given before any tax is deducted. You can give to as many charities as you want under the Payroll Giving scheme, and cancel agreements at any time, if required.
Many companies will match an individual employee’s gift to a charity. If your company offers this scheme to enable employees to support the College, please inform the Community Office.
By gifting shares or securities to Wellington College, you can make substantial savings in both capital gains tax and income tax, as donations of shares receive income tax relief of 100% of their market value.
Wellington College is always grateful for any donations given via CAF or other charitable foundations. Please make CAF cheques payable to Wellington College. Our charity number is 309093.
If you are resident in the US, Wellington accepts gifts through the American Fund for Charities in order to maximise the tax benefit to our US donors. If you would like to find out more please contact the Community Office: community@wellingtoncollege.org.uk
Leaving a gift in your will is tax efficient, as all bequests to Wellington College are exempt from inheritance tax.
If you are a UK tax payer, giving to Wellington College with Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of your gift by up to 25%, at no additional cost to you. To make a Gift Aid donation, you must pay at least as much Income Tax and / or Capital Gains Tax as the amount of tax reclaimed by College. This is currently 25 pence for every pound donated. Higher-rate tax payers who make a donation through Gift Aid can claim some tax back.
Donors paying higher rate tax can claim the difference between the higher rate of tax (40 and/or 45 %) and the basic 20 % rate of tax on the total gross value of the donation. You can make this claim on your Self Assessment tax return by completing the section on Gift Aid payments. Otherwise, details can be given on form P810 Tax Review.
The tables here show how Gift Aid can greatly increase the total donation that the School receives. They also show how tax relief can reduce the net cost of the donation to you. For example, if as a 45% rate tax-payer you donate £10,000, the School receives £12,500 thanks to the 25% Gift Aid amount. The tax relief you receive reduces the donation ‘cost’ from £10,000 to £6,875.
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