Support Thornycroft Hall

Be part of the Thornycroft story. Your gift helps us care for this historic building and keep its retreats, recollections and events open to all. Track our progress towards this month’s goal and give securely below.

Other ways to give

Make a donation

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Donations

Your donations make all the difference and help us to give more to others. We are very grateful to all our friends and benefactors to help us meet the costs of repairs and maintenance work to the building and grounds as well as a rolling programme of improvements and modernisation of the amenities at the Hall. If you would like to make a donation to Thornycroft Hall without using the donate button above you can make a direct transfer to:

Siddington Trust Ltd

Account no: 6587-4802
Sort code: 08-92-99

Get Involved

There are many ways of getting involved with Thornycroft Hall. Keep up to date with future activities or contribute to the refurbishment of the Hall by becoming a Friend of Thornycroft. Help us build a Holy Family Shrine. If you are a young woman of 16 years old or older and aspiring to work in the hospitality industry, come and join us on our fast track programme and gain valuable experience with our skilled staff. Make a donation, leave a bequest in your will or fundraise for Thornycroft and help us with the upkeep of this historic building so we can continue to provide activities for many more people in the future.

Be part of the Thornycroft story. Donate to Siddington Trust Ltd and help us maintain and develop the Hall.

Gift Aid your donation

Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer.

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Bequests

Leaving a bequest in your Will is the perfect way of making a donation without it costing you anything right now. Although tax rules are always subject to change, bequests to registered charities are, and have been for many years, completely exempt from Inheritance Tax. Whether or not you have already made a Will, we would advise, to be on the safe side, that you instruct a solicitor to prepare/amend your Will to add a bequest. We will also be glad to provide you, on request, with the appropriate wording for a bequest to Siddington Trust Limited.

Suggested wording of a Will bequest to Siddington Trust Limited

Either: 1) A bequest of a specific sum of money:

“I give free of tax to Siddington Trust Limited Registered Charity number 282339 of Thornycroft Hall Siddington Macclesfield SK11 9JN the sum of ……………… POUNDS (£……………….) for its general purposes and I declare that the receipt of its Treasurer or other proper Officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge.”

Or: 2) A bequest of a share of the residuary estate:

“Subject to the payment of my debts and funeral and testamentary expenses I give the rest of my estate not otherwise disposed of by this my Will or any Codicil hereto as follows: (list each beneficiary including relationship if family, address and share including): As to [here state a specific percentage or a specific fraction as appropriate] to Siddington Trust Limited Registered Charity number 282339 of Thornycroft Hall Pexhill Road Siddington Macclesfield SK11 9JN for its general purposes and I declare that the receipt of its Treasurer or other Property Officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge.”

Fundraise for Thornycroft

Help us raise funds by organising your own fundraising event. Here are some ideas of what you could do:

Birthday Fundraiser

Request donations instead of gifts for your birthday.

Book Sale

Gather together any unwanted books and ask your friends to donate theirs too and have a book sale at your house.

Coffee Morning

Invite friends over for a coffee morning then either charge an entry fee or sell cakes and have a raffle.

Donate Your Coffee Money

Ask people to forego their daily coffee just once and donate the money they would have spent to Thornycroft instead.

Host a Workshop

If you’re an expert at something and can teach other people such as flower arranging, or you specialise in a particular area of history, science, art or technology, take advantage of this skill and host a workshop. You can sell tickets and get sign-ups on Eventbrite.

Matched Donations

Some companies have a matched donation scheme. Why not ask and see if they can match your fundraising efforts?

Quiz Night

Download some quiz questions from the internet and invite people over for a quiz night. Charge a small entry fee and offer a prize such as a bottle of wine. You could do this virtually over Zoom if you wanted to make it more of a national event.