Make a one-off gift

Whether for a particular project, in memory of someone you loved, or simply because the Minster matters to you, a one-off gift is warmly received and carefully used.

You can give online by card, by bank transfer, or by cheque made payable to The Friends of Beverley Minster and posted to the Parish Centre. If you are a UK taxpayer, please complete a Gift Aid declaration so that we can claim back an additional 25% from HMRC at no cost to you.

Other ways to support us

• Sharing the Friends with someone who might be interested — by word of mouth, on social media, or by passing on a Spring Newsletter.
• Volunteering at events — whether welcoming guests at the St John of Beverley Lecture or helping with the Christmas Tree Festival.
• Donations of items for our occasional auctions and sales.
• Considering associate organisation membership for your business or charity.

Remembering the Friends in your will

A legacy is a quiet, considered way of taking part in the Minster’s longer story. Many of the most significant projects funded by the Friends — including the new Steinway and the bell restoration — have been made possible in part by gifts received in this way.

Legacies are exempt from inheritance tax and can be left as a fixed sum (a pecuniary legacy), as a share of your estate (a residuary legacy), or as a specific item or asset. Even a small legacy makes a significant difference.

Suggested wording for your will

I give [the sum of £___ / ____% of the residue of my estate] to The Friends of Beverley Minster, registered charity number 501302 (in the process of transferring to charity number 1215964 — the Friends of Beverley Minster CIO), of Parish Centre, 38 Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DP, for its general charitable purposes, and I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other authorised officer of the Charity shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.

We would always encourage you to discuss your wishes with a solicitor, who can advise on the wording most appropriate to your circumstances. If you are willing to let us know that you have remembered the Friends in this way, we would be glad to thank you in person — though there is, of course, no expectation that you should.