Contact | Donations

Cash

Cash can be given in the church collection on a Sunday. Income tax cannot be reclaimed on this money unless it is in a Gift Aid envelope.

Cheques

You can give cheques on a one-off or regular basis. Cheques should be payable to SMVPH (St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill)

Direct Debit

If you intend to give the same amount regularly then you can use a direct debit form. This can be downloaded here, or picked up from the back of church or requested from the Stewardship Secretary.

Gift Aid

If you are a tax-payer you can increase the value of your donation through Gift Aid at no extra cost to yourself. This allows St Mary’s to reclaim tax on any donation you make to the value of 28p for every £1 you give. You can download a Gift Aid form here, or obtain one from church. Please return the completed form to the church and we will reclaim the tax on your gift. Remember to notify the church if you cease to be a tax payer.

Giving through your Tax Return

If you are a higher rate tax payer (40%) the church can only claim back 22% on your gift. You can then reclaim the remaining 18% of the tax paid on any gifts in your annual tax return. You should do this in the year of the gift wherever possible. If you wish this part of your tax relief to be given to St Mary’s, Primrose Hill, you can request on your tax return that the Inland Revenue does this. You will need to quote reference number KAJ20XG in your return.

Christine Brace, our Stewardship Secretary, will be glad to supply you with any of the appropriate forms, and will be happy to answer any questions entirely confidentially.

Mrs Christine Brace
27 Meadowbank London NW3 3AY
020 7722 5725
featherstonem@btinternet.com

Are You Willing?

Have you thought of remembering St Mary’s in your will? Leaving a gift in your Will to St Mary’s is one way you can make a real and lasting difference. It also has the advantage of reducing your inheritance tax liability. There are various types of legacies:

  • a specific percentage of your total estate (perhaps %5 or 10%)
  • a residual legacy – this is the amount left after all the specific legacies have been made.
  • a specific amount of cash.

In each case the wording you should use is:

“I give to the Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, in the Diocese of London, the sum of £x (or x% of my residuary estate) free of duty to be applied as to both capital and income by them for such purposes specified in Section 5 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as are charitable; and I declare that the receipt of the PCC Treasurer or other proper officer of the Council shall be a sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”