Ways to Give
Thank you for considering a gift to Bedford School.
Ways to make a gift
Every gift makes a difference, and we’re truly grateful for your support.
Whether you’d like to donate to a specific cause close to your heart or prefer to give a general gift that we’ll direct to where it’s needed most, there are plenty of ways to get involved.
Just click on the options below to explore how you can make a donation.
And if you have any questions, want to learn more about our work, or chat about how your gift could help, we’d love to hear from you.
Please do get in touch.
We welcome either single or regular gifts online.
Click here to make a donation.
Please remember to tick the Gift Aid box to make your gift worth more to us, at no extra cost to you.
We welcome all single gifts, which may be given in a number of ways. Please remember to tick or sign the Gift Aid declaration to make your gift worth more to us, at no extra cost to you.
Online
Use this form to make an online gift with a debit or credit card.
By cheque
Please print out, complete and return this form to us, enclosing your cheque payable to Bedford School Foundation Trust.
By electronic bank transfer
Please print out, complete and return this form to us, and transfer your donation using your internet banking to:
Account name: Trustees of Bedford School Foundation Trust
Account number: 72046210
Sort Code: 40-10-02
IBAN: GB57HBUK40100272046210
SWIFT: HBUKGB4102H
Reference: your name
For those wishing to give a larger gift, making smaller regular payments can be an affordable way to support the School.
Those giving a total of £1,000 or more, including tax claimed by the Foundation Trust through Gift Aid, will be eligible for Membership of the Foundation Trust.
Online
Use this form to make an online gift with a debit or credit card.
Through Standing Order
Please print out, complete and return this form to us.
Tax deductible contributions can be made to The British School and Universities Foundation (BSUF).
Grants are made by the BSUF at its sole discretion as required by the IRS, but donors’ expressions of preference are respected (contributions made directly to an offshore charity do not qualify for a tax deduction under the IRS).
Therefore, when transmitting your donation, please express your preference for Bedford School Foundation Trust.
Details about how to donate via the BSUF can be found here.
If you are a UK taxpayer living in the USA, and you have a UK bank account, please make your donation as for UK residents and Taxpayers. Please email the Foundation if you would like an Overseas Business Reply envelope.
The Canadian Friends of Bedford School (CFBS) has a bank account with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in White Rock, BC. Please make your gift by cheque.
Please print out, fill in and post this form, along with your cheque made payable to The Canadian Friends of Bedford School, to the Treasurer:
The Treasurer, Mr Robin Harper
Canadian Friends of Bedford School
14250 26th Avenue
White Rock
BC V4P 2G7
A gift receipt that complies with the CRA requirements for tax exemption will be sent for each donation. If you have any queries, the Treasurer can be contacted on robin.h@shaw.ca
You can make a donation to the Bedford School Foundation Trust via the Chapel & York Hong Kong Foundation using one of the following methods;
- Online donation
- Wire Transfer
- Donation by cheque
- Donation of stocks and shares
- Donation of property
- Legacies (please contact the Development team for further information)
When making a donation, please select ‘Bedford School Foundation Trust’ as the name of the Fund-holder.
Once you have made a donation, you will receive an acknowledgement/receipt by email confirming receipt of your donation and the fund it will support.
Unfortunately there are no tax deductions or relief available to donor who pay taxes in countries other than the UK, USA, Hong Kong and Canada.
Nevertheless, you can make a donation by sending us a cheque made payable to ‘Bedford School Foundation Trust’, or get in touch with us to discuss how else you can donate.
We deeply appreciate gifts by bequest and those who intend to remember the School in their will are automatically welcomed as a Member of the 1552 Club; our opportunity to acknowledge and thank you. Legacies are exempt from inheritance tax and can offer the opportunity to give a gift at no cost to you during your lifetime, without affecting your ability to take care of your loved ones.
Click here to find out more about leaving a legacy.
Commemorating Loved Ones
For generations, families and friends of Bedford School have honoured loved ones by supporting meaningful dedications across the estate – from memorial trees and commemorative benches overlooking the playing fields, to personalised plaques at Langham Pavilion and named seats in the Quarry Theatre. These enduring tributes not only celebrate cherished connections to the school but also help enhance its facilities and support future generations of Bedfordians.
Contact us to find out more or to register your interest.