Charity (cont)

The St Mary & St Giles Charity is registered with the Charity Commissioners (Number 280152) and is

regulated under the Charities Act 1993.

The Charity is administered in accordance with the Charities Act by five Trustees—the Vicar and

Churchwardens, and two Trustees appointed by the Parochial Church Council. A Clerk to the Trustees

assists them in their work.

The Trustees are legally accountable for the funds and assets of the Charity and for ensuring that they are

used according to their intended purpose.

How to support the work of the Charity

Donations - All donations to the work of the Charity are gratefully received. Please send your donation to

the Clerk to the Trustees (whose address is given on the back of this leaflet). Cheques should be made

payable to ‘The St Mary & St Giles Charity’.

‘Gift Aid’ - Gift Aid enables the Charity to claim 28p from the Inland Revenue for every £1 donated by a UK

taxpayer, at no cost to the person making the donation. To enable the Charity to claim this extra amount,

please include with your donation your name and address, stating that you are a UK taxpayer and that you

wish to ‘Gift Aid’ your donation.

Bequests - Should you wish to remember the St Mary & St Giles Charity in your Will, please state in your

Will that you are leaving that sum of money ‘to be spent at the sole discretion of the Trustees of the St Mary

& St Giles Charity’.

Further information

If you would like more information about the work of the St Mary & St Giles Charity before you make a

donation or specify a bequest in your Will, please feel free to contact the Trustees at any time, or to write

to the Clerk to the Trustees.

The Clerk to the Trustees

St Mary & St Giles Charity

82 Clarence Road

Stony Stratford

MILTON KEYNES MK11 1JD

Registered Charity: 280152