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A giving day is an opportunity for those associated with Highgate School all over the world, to unite to make a lasting difference to the lives of children at Highgate and beyond.
During this 36 hour online fundraising challenge, we are aiming to raise as much as we can for three main areas, all coming together under the umbrella of Highgate is Here.
We believe that we are in a unique position to held Close the Gap: supporting young people from less advantaged backgrounds and creating enduring partnerships between pupils at Highgate and their peers in our partner schools. We are therefore raising money for three main things that form part of this mission to generate genuine, lasting social change:
Gifts made during this period will go even further than usual. Thanks to some very generous donors, everything donated on Giving Day will be matched pound for pound.
Furthermore, several donors have provided challenge funds that will be unlocked once we achieve particular goals. Take a look at the ‘Challenges’ page to see if your gift is eligible to unlock funds.
We want to make it easy for you to participate in our giving day, and gifts can be given a variety of ways on the day:
Online: through our Hubbub Giving Day platform.
By phone: Call +44 (0)208 347 2101
By cheque: To make a donation by cheque, please download and complete a Gift Aid declaration (if applicable)
Please post your form, with your cheque made payable to ‘Highgate School’, to: Development Office, Highgate School, North Road, London N6 4AY
Yes! We know that everyone’s schedules may not allow them to participate during the Giving Day itself. You can make a gift in advance online through the Giving Day website from Monday 20 February 2023 or get in touch with us at development@highgateschool.org.uk if you wish to make another type of gift.
Highgate was founded in 1565. We were granted land and a title, but no endowment to run our school – 95% of our income comes from fees. To do more, we need to generate more revenue: we live by the success of what we achieve now.
Highgate is a charity - we have a responsibility to support our community and donations help us to achieve our charitable vision more quickly and to greater effect.
We enact this in two main ways: partnerships with local state schools and offering means-tested fee assistance at Highgate. Our sibling school, The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, is making a meaningful difference to the lives of the students there, thanks to donor and volunteer support – 75% of the most recent cohort started courses at Russell Group universities.
Donations are already helping to fund 94 means-tested bursaries, and we are excited to have expanded this provision to families joining the Junior School at 7+, so even more children can enjoy the transformational benefits of a Highgate education, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances. We are already seeing the difference having bursary recipients at all entry points is making to our school and we want to make sure that we continue to adapt and meet all the needs of these children.
Yes, Sir Roger Cholmeley’s School at Highgate – to give us our full name! - is a registered charity, no. 312765.
Your gift today will enable us to support all children from all backgrounds to have transformational educational experiences, whether that means bridging the gap between pupils already at Highgate and their peers at LAE Tottenham, allowing more children come to Highgate School and make the most of their time here, irrespective of their financial circumstances, or supporting the most vulnerable children in society beyond Highgate’s walls.
All gifts, whatever size they may be, make a difference. Having a large number of donors encourages others to support us too and means match and challenge funding gets unlocked faster. So, whatever you can give, you can be sure that your contribution is effective and greatly appreciated.
It depends very much on the individual’s wishes and circumstances. Gifts of any size really do make a difference. As do gifts of time and expertise – now and in the future!
Collective participation makes a huge impact. For example, our recent crowdfunding campaign for hardship during the cost-of-living crisis at our sibling school, LAE T, surpassed its target with a final total of over £50,000 – and the majority of gifts were between £20 and £200.
Highgate’s charitable impact has also been greatly assisted by the generosity of individuals who make more significant gifts, at four-figure donations and beyond, either as part of crowdfunder events like this one or of their own accord following confidential discussions with our Development Office.
Yes. We are using a secure, off-site payment processor called Stripe, the world’s leading tool for donor-friendly payments, to process our credit card transactions.
The minimum online gift amount is £1. There’s no maximum donation, and every donation has an impact.
Yes! So long as you have paid as much Income Tax and/or Capital Gains tax as the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of your donations in that tax year, the school can reclaim the basic tax rate (25%) on your gift, with no extra cost to you. So your donation of £100 will actually be worth £125.
UK: If you’re in the UK and eligible for Gift Aid, Highgate School can claim 25% back in tax from your donation. If you’re a Higher Rate Tax Payer (40% and above), you can claim tax back on your charitable donations at the end of the tax year. Sir Roger Cholmeley’s School at Highgate is a registered charity, no. 312765
USA: Your gift is tax-deductible - when making your gift, just select ‘Donate in USD’. You will receive an email confirmation and tax-receipt.
We the maximum proportion of your donation as possible towards the area which you wish to support. At Highgate no administrative or other costs are met through fundraising.
Stripe, our payment processor, charges a small fee of 1.2% + 20p for each donation. This means that a £10 donation would result in £9.68 going to the area you choose to support (excluding gift aid).
Yes. You can either donate directly from the page that gives more detail about that particular area, or click the ‘Donate’ button in the top-right of any page and select your area of interest from the menu in the donation form.
Click the ‘Donate’ button at the top-right of any page in the Giving Day platform to open the gift form. Then in the ‘Your Gift’ section, tick the checkbox stating that you would like to make a regular direct debit.
Yes. When making your gift, tick the relevant box in the ‘Gift Visibility’ section of the form
Yes. Instead of making this type of gift through the Giving Day platform, you can get more information about leaving a legacy to Highgate by contacting our Development Director on email: development@highgateschool.org.uk.
Yes. Our Donor’s Charter is:
Your support will make a huge difference to Highgate School and to the success of our Giving Day. Post about our giving day using the hashtags on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn - and don’t forget to tag us! Make sure to tell your friends about this exciting day to get involved and make a difference.
Want to make an even bigger difference? Help spread the word by becoming an Ambassador.
An Ambassador is an individual who chooses to help support us in the lead up to the Giving Day and on the day itself, by acting as a ‘digital’ volunteer.
Don’t worry, if you sign up to be an ambassador for us there is no minimum requirement. All that we ask is that you help us to spread the word about our giving day by sharing the page on social media, by email, or any other network you are active on and posting the occasional updates that we send out throughout the day. As much as we try to tell all of our members about the amazing work that’s going on, it’s not always easy to reach everyone. By asking our community to help us, we can reach many more people and have an even bigger impact.
Please feel free to email any questions to the Development Office at development@highgateschool.org.uk or call us on +44 (0)208 347 2101.