Fundraising
REGULAR GIVING
Join the 1880 Club
To encourage a habit of lifelong giving, we have introduced the 1880 Club. This is a simple way to give back to King’s in manageable, monthly amounts. With 25% gift aid and the aggregation effect of many members, we put the funds to use based on pupil-driven ideas.
Donations can start from as little as £1.88 per month – your involvement means much more to us than the amount you donate.
In return for your generosity, we will send you a stylish Castelli 1880 note book, a letter of thanks from our Headmasters and regular updates on the impact of your kindness.
If you would like to join, choose a monthly amount with which you are comfortable, and complete our Direct Debit Form.
Your money will go towards one of a variety of different projects across all areas of school life, and will therefore be of benefit to all the members of the King’s College community. When you make a donation to the Enhancing King’s Fund, it is up to you to decide whether you would like to specify where your money is directed, or whether you are happy for the school to use it where it is needed most.
BURSARIES
Give the Gift of a King’s Education
In founding King’s, Canon Woodard’s aim was to make a first-class education accessible to a much broader spectrum of society. He was an early standard bearer for educational equality.
Our aim is to increase the number of free places at King’s College to pay for the education of academically gifted, local children. We will do this by raising funds to spend immediately on new places, while also building up a substantial endowment fund to ensure the provision of bursaries in perpetuity.
If you would like to provide the gift of a King’s education, please do get in touch with us on [email protected] or on 07826 969012.
“Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”
LEGACIES
We have been so incredibly fortunate to have been supported by former pupils and supporters of our schools.
To honour those who have made, or intend making, provision in their Will for King’s, we have established the Old Pelican Legacy Society.
If you have a fondness for King’s and a desire to see it flourish in perpetuity, we ask that you consider making a bequest in your will. Unless you specify otherwise, we will add your bequest to the Bursary Fund to increase the number of free places at King’s College to pay for the education of academically gifted, local children.
Not only will a legacy make an enormous difference to the long term prosperity of the schools, it is highly tax effective in terms of your estate. Check the HMRC website for the latest details.
If you wish to leave a legacy for King’s – for which we are enormously grateful – you can let us know using the button below. Otherwise, please email us on [email protected] or telephone our Director of Development on 07826 969012.
The funds raised through our programme of regular giving – The 1880 Club – are used towards a variety of different projects across all areas of school life, benefiting all the members of the King’s community.
When you make a donation to the Enhancing King’s Fund, it is up to you to decide whether you would like to specify where your money is directed, or whether you are happy for the school to use it where it is needed most.
Over the last few years, both schools have benefitted greatly from the generosity of former pupils and supporters of King’s.
Recent developments have seen a state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre at King’s College open in 2023. Sir Michael Barber, an eminent figure in the education sector, delivered an inspiring keynote address upon opening the building.
The King’s College Sixth Form Centre stands as a testament to the school’s commitment to excellence in education. Designed to meet the evolving needs of Sixth Form pupils, the building is flexible, technologically advanced and anchored in sustainable energy principles.
At King’s College Prep, the three phases of the adventure playground enhanced our children’s experience outdoors, while the new Science faculty and cookery school offered bright modern facilities for all manner of experiments and learning to take place.
These new facilities would not have been possible without vital fundraising, the gift of legacies and our accessible monthly giving through The 1880 Club.
