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2014 REPORT

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investing in the school: ditton field

ditton field relaunch

Hundreds of supporters joined the hockey, tennis and netball players who capitalised on the newly redeveloped facilities at Ditton Field on Tuesday 30th September.

We saw a 7-a-side hockey tournament with our Junior girls against St.George’s and City of London Freemen’s, followed by our Boys’ 1st XI battling it against an Alumni and Friends All Stars team including GB players and Olympians, ending in a final score of 5-3 to the All Stars.

With official ribbon cuttings and a supporter reception to round off the day, the £1.2 million investment had the very best of starts.

Whether you were part of our 48 hour hockey match, attended or donated to our Gala Ball at Twickenham, or helped in any other way, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in raising the £311,000 towards the redevelopment.

Thank you to everyone who made this community facility come together.

£1.2 million investment

Corporate sponsorship Ditton Field’s redevelopment is complete; we can now accommodate 20,000 visitors in addition to the KGS community every year.Prime advertising positions on the new Old Kingstonian pitch are available at £1,000 each for 5 years, whilst you can place an advertising banner in the Hockey Society Practice Area for just £500 each. Please contact Kathryn Moore on 0208 9398803 to find out more.

We would like to thank our current corporate sponsors who helped to make the project happen:

Ivy GateCNM EstatesWimbledon OrthodonticsThe Old Kingstonian Hockey Club

ditton field

20,000visitors a year

Our team of Sixth Formers did an excellent job of keeping in touch with our alumni this summer.

We chose to speak specifically to a lot of sportspeople in order to tell them about our redevelopment of Ditton Field.

The team raised £18,000 towards the KGS Foundation’s various target areas this year.

“I took great pleasure in calling the Old Kingstonians who had often been in the same House, clubs or sports teams as I am. It was interesting to hear how their experiences of A Levels were different to mine and I was pleased to know that many kept in touch with their KGS friends. I really enjoyed hearing about what the School was like for them (and all the funny stories!) and I had the chance to tell them about all of the redevelopments that I and future KGS pupils will benefit from.”

Matt Maginnis is currently in Upper Sixth and Captain of our Senior Cricket Team

In just 3 weeks our team of 14 sixth formers contacted 1,800 alumni. We spoke to 4 Olympians, 5 doctors, 3 vicars and someone running to catch a plane! We received 64 new single and regular gifts and 3 legacy pledges.

(There were also 8 boxes of sweets consumed)

ditton field

£1,303,944Many of us together can make a huge difference to a pupil’s life through a bursary. We are encouraging all of the Old Kingstonians and parents to support young talent by donating to bursaries this year.

We currently offer at least 1 in 10 pupils a bursary.

facts & figuresThe total funds raised during the financial year ending 31 July 2014 were £130,055, bringing the KGS Foundation’s total raised to:

2013/14 What did our donors choose to donate to this year?

Ditton Field redevelopment 48% Bursaries 25% Where the School needs it most 12% Other specified items 15%

£1,303,944Our aim is to double this to 1 in 5 through donations to the KGS Foundation.

The Old Kingstonian Association gave us a wonderful gift of

to name the new astro pitch.

The OKA have also pledged another gift of over £130,000 to add to our bursaries endowment which, in perpetuity, supplies funding for bursaries.

£110,000

As of September the KGS Foundation will have supported 5 pupils with 100% of their fees, one in each of the 5 years of entry 2010 – 2014 inclusive. Many more pupils receive from 10% – 90% help with their fees.

You have the opportunity to make a huge difference in the life of a KGS pupil who would otherwise not be able to afford to study with us. Giving to bursaries opens doors and opportunities to children, regardless of financial constraints.

£311,000 raised to date for Ditton Field

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has been raised by the KGS Foundation to date. This includes wonderful gifts such as the OKA’s donation to the new astro hockey pitch (pictured right, handing the cheque to Mr Lehec, Head Master)

bursaries & scholarships

So now we have completed Ditton Field…what is the focus for 2015? This year we are looking to increase giving to our scholarships and bursaries.

Currently only 2.4% of our alumni donate to the School and we are looking to raise this to nearer 4%.

If everyone came together to give a little, remarkable things could happen.

With fees currently around £15,500 per year, every donation – big or small – will make an impact.

We hope that by hearing Humphrey and Surini’s stories you’ll consider supporting the next generation...

Humphrey Waddington, OK 2005, Head of Geography, KGS and Bursary Recipient

“I loved my time at KGS – lessons were fun and stimulating, and the extra-curricular opportunities were amazing. I look back on it with fond memories, and this was the main reason why I applied for the Head of Geography job.

I was lucky enough to go to St Catherine’s College, Cambridge after KGS and without a generous bursary, I doubt I would have been able to get into Cambridge as I wouldn’t have been able to come to KGS, and I am sure my aspirations wouldn’t have been as high as they

were. Without it, I am pretty sure I wouldn’t be where I am today.

I think that KGS giving me a helping hand at school has been largely responsible for any success that I’ve had so far in my life. My parents agree too!

KGS encourages you to be independent, questioning, and a well-rounded person through allowing you to develop your wider interests. I was a Full Blue athlete, President of Cambridge University Athletic Club (a rare feat as an undergraduate), am still ranked 4th on the University all-time lists for triple jump, won a BUCS silver medal and was voted ‘Hawk of the Year’ as best sportsman in Cambridge. I know that KGS instilled in me a love of sport and just getting involved in as much as possible.

To anyone considering supporting the Bursary Fund, please give generously if you can as it made a world of difference to me and I’d also have the pleasure of teaching the next generation of bursary recipients!”

SURINI RANAWAKE, OK 2009, BURSARY RECIPIENT

“If it wasn’t for the bursary payment that I received from KGS, I wouldn’t have been able to attend KGS’s Sixth Form, as my family were simply not in a position to pay for my education.

I knew from the Open Evening that KGS was the right choice for me: everyone was so friendly and I knew there would be so much opportunity for me to get involved in a wide range of extra-curricular activity as well.

I spent two extremely happy and fulfilling years at KGS. Having

previously attended an all girls’ school, it was extremely enlightening to share my English, History and Economics classes with young guys who had very different opinions to those I had been accustomed to.

I met some lovely people, who I am still in contact with today. KGS lived up to my expectations and perception of the School as being one of opportunity, equality and friendliness, and I am happy and proud to be an Old Kingstonian, even though I was only there for two years!

Attending KGS enabled me to realise that my background would not hold me back. It gave me the confidence to realise that my potential would be recognised, and could be developed, without family circumstances being a barrier. I was extremely thankful for the opportunity to be there and, as a result, I made sure that I got involved with as many activities as possible, which continues to this day.

The Bursary Fund has directly helped me to gain one of the best

foundations I could have asked for when starting my journey into adult life. When I am earning enough to contribute to it, I would most certainly like to give other young adults the same opportunities that I received and I’m sure they too will be able to seize the opportunity and be thankful every day for the helping hand you have given them.”

Did you receive your education at KGS for free?

Perhaps you might like to help some of our current generation of pupils who, for them, a KGS education isn’t affordable?

Help them grasp opportunities, open minds and set them off in the world with a great education.

Support Bursaries and Scholarships at Kingston Grammar School. A donation form is included in this report.

legacy giving

A gift in your will can be an easy and straightforward way to make a huge difference to a future KGS pupil. We hope you feel that your KGS days were formative and set you on a good path. Perhaps, after providing for your loved ones, you might consider a charitable gift in your will to Kingston Grammar School?

Through our Bursaries Fund, you can choose for your gift to be endowed or used that year to nurture talented, young pupils through KGS.

Chris Carnegy, OK 1980, is the BBC’s editor for local TV. He’s included the School in his will:

“Few experiences can change the course of your life in quite the way that your schooldays can. For me, KGS brought so many opportunities, including many outside the classroom, that broadened my horizons and helped me find my way ahead. So when I was thinking about my will, it seemed natural to want to help someone else to have the same life chances.I’m not planning to die anytime soon – but I hope my bequest will eventually help the Bursary Fund, so more young people from every background can benefit from the KGS experience.

Arranging a bequest is a simple thing to do; part of its beauty is that you’ll only ever be able to imagine the potential it might unleash”.

No Charitable donation

£0Taxable estate

£175,000Less IHT at 40%

£70,000Remaining estate

£430,000*

Without a charitable gift in your will:

Example based on a £500,000 estateGross estate £500,000 Less nil band £325,000 Net estate £175,000

Gift of 10%

£17,500Taxable estate

£157,500Less IHT at 36%

£56,700Remaining estate

£425,800*

With a charitable gift in your will:

Did you know...If you leave 10% of your estate to charity, it eases the burden of inheritance tax on the remainder from 40% to 36%.

In this example based on a £500,000 estate, the beneficiaries would forego the sum of £4,200 but the KGS and your other charities would benefit from £17,500.

If you’d like to know more about leaving a lasting gift to KGS, please contact the Development Director, Kathryn Moore on 0208 939 8803.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our alumni and friends who choose to support the School through donations.We have had a tremendous boost to fundraising this year through gifts-in-kind to our charity raffle and gaining corporate sponsors to buy promotional spaces at Ditton Field.

If you are interested in joining our roll of donors or you have any questions regarding giving, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Development, Kathryn Moore:

kmoore@kgs.org.uk 0208 939 8803

roll of donors

1930sMr Gerald Fooks

Mr Jack Woodhead

1940sMr Norman Keer

Mr Neville Lewcock

Mr Chris Parker

Mr John Pinnegar

Mr Roger Short

1950sMr Lionel Beck FCIWEM

Mr David Bond MBE

Dr Philip Chapman

Mr Donald Crump

Mr Bruce Dundas

Mr Peter Dunstan

Mr Brian Edwards

Mr David Frost MIED (Rtd)

Mr Colin Gamage

Mr Antony Glass

Mr Colin Gourlay

Mr David Hattersley MBE

Canon Derek Head

Mr Geoff Hooper

Mr Peter James

Mr Kenneth Jordan

Mr Timothy Lane

Mr Roger Luck

Mr Stuart Owen

Revd Canon Michael Paternoster

Mr Roger Pincham

Mr John Porter

Mr John Snelling

Mr Anthony Stacey

Mr Terence Stephens

Mr Christopher Virley

1960sMr Peter Allen MA FCA

Mr Robin Bloore

Mr Philip Blunden

Mr Roy Bray

Mr Richard Dowsett

Mr Ian Dring

Mr Peter Freitag

Mr Marcus Hill

Dr Alan James

Mr Marcus Knott

Mr John Le Rossignol

Mr Richard Major

Mr David Millichap

Mr Tony Milway

Mr Keith Oram

Mr Paul Pierides

Mr Nicholas Preece

Mr John Reynolds

Professor Jonathan Rhodes

Mr Rodney Rivers

Mr John Sawtell

Mr Gopal Srinivasan

Mr David Staveley

Revd David Stevens

Mr Alan Stevens

Mr David Tucker

Mr Roland Whaite

1970sMr Tim Ambrose

Mr Ernest Black

Mr Nigel Bromley

Dr Paul Burgess

Dr Richard Clifton-Hadley

Mr Paul Curtis

Professor Kenneth Falconer PhD FRSE

Mr Philip Gilbert

Dr Nicholas Hirsch

Mr James Leech

Mr Terence Margolis

Mr Simon Moules

Mr Mark Parry

Mr Martin Pedder

Mr Nicholas Pendry

Mr Jonathan Powis

1980sDr Andrew Bateman

Mr Christopher Burnett

Mr Chris Carnegy

Mr Roger Ceccarelli

Mr Ian Healy

Mr Shailendra Kumar

Mr Guy Paremain

Mr Oliver Tims

Mr Robert Ukiah

1990sDr Mary-Anne Ball

Mr Jonathan Cook

Mr David Lipscomb

2000-2014Mr Hashim Ahmed

Mr Philip Morel

Mr Krupesh Patel

Mr Rohit Trivedi

Friends including Past and Current Parents, Past and Current Staff and Past Governors

Mr & Mrs David and Sarah Ainsworth

Mr & Mrs Craig and Caroline Barnett

Mr Norman Barnett

Dr & Mrs David and Caroline Bassett

Mr & Mrs Nicholas and Fiona Betts

Mr & Mrs Duncan and Karen Blake

Mr Torsten Burkhardt & Ms Farhana Dawood

Mr & Mrs Ken and Elizabeth Burrell

Mr Denis Buttanshaw

Mr & Mrs Paul and Amanda Chesney

Mr & Mrs Jonathan and Catherine Chevallier

Professor G Cunningham

Mr & Mrs Gary and Emma Dawson

Mr Neil D’Mello

Dr Sarah Dobbs

Mr Richard Dugdale

Mr & Mrs Patrick and Rebecca Dunne

Mr Darryl Evans

Mrs Jane Fisher- Norton

Ms Teresa Furmston

Mr & Mrs Paul and Julie Gallagher

Ms Jennifer Garner

Mr & Mrs John and Anne Gubert

Mr David Hatchell

Mr David Hattersley MBE

Mr & Mrs Edward and Fiona Hayes

Ms Janette Hayne

Mrs Sally-Anne Holman

Mr Max Irwin

Mr Michael Jones

Mr & Mrs Chris and Kath Jones

Mrs Suzannah Karidis

Mr Peter Lipscomb

Mr & Mrs Andrew and Shauna Mackenzie

Mrs Caroline Merritt

Mrs Kathryn Moore

Mr & Mrs Michael and Lucy Munro

Mr & Mrs Mark and Katy Newton

Mrs Ranjan Patel

Mr & Mrs Tim and Kerry Pennington

Mr & Mrs Stephen and Romy Ray

Mr & Mrs Mike and Clare Reid

Mr & Mrs Simon and Suzie Rhoades

Ms Charlotte Sainsbury

Mr & Mrs Mark and Marie-Claire Semple

Mr David Shriver

Mrs Brigid Simmonds OBE

Mr J Snelling

Mr David Tallis

Mr Robert Ukiah

Mr Roland & Dr Joan Wales

Mr Robert Wall

Mr Mark Wallace

Mrs Olga White

Mr Guy Whittle

Mr & Mrs John and Helen Whyte

Mr Richard Wickerson

Mr Stephen and Helen Wilson

Organisations and Trusts

b1 Creative

Barrett & Coe Photographers

The Gerald Bentall Charitable Trust

Drambuie

Eveque Sports Equipment

Grange Hotels

Gryphon

Investec Wealth and Investment Ltd

John Lewis Partnership

Lodge Brothers (Funerals) Ltd

London School of Diving

Mellawood Properties

Richmond FC

Tenpin

Wilkinsons

Wimbledon Orthodontic Practice

new projects: 2014

This year the Foundation has added an additional fund – The Sacred Heart Fund – to support our ongoing partnership with Sacred Heart School, Ghana.

No donations towards Sacred Heart School come from fees. The work we do is solely funded by a friend of the School who established the finances to support our partnership.

Sketch: Miss Christie

Harry as part of the Three Peaks Team that raised money for the toilet

block project. HarryFrom left to right: Mr Joseph Acquah, the Head Teacher of Sacred Heart; Neil Mackay; Eugene Ampadu, the School Link coordinator.

Neil Mackay, Director of Leadership, Trips and Outdoor Activities, pictured here with Eugene from Sacred Heart School. Eugene has visited KGS to learn about our teaching practices and has given drumming workshops for our pupils. Mr Mackay visits Ghana regularly checking in with our gap year pupils and led the pupil trip this summer.

Harry McGregor Spent his School holiday in Ghana, volunteering at Sacred Heart and soaking up the Ghanaian culture.“We arrived to a warm welcome with talented displays by the children of the school in song and cultural dance and a speech by Mr Joseph Acquah, the Head Master.

The week was spent working in two groups on either the toilet block or the library, filling the library with books donated by KGS pupils, parents and staff.

We painted and decorated the walls with fantastic murals worked on by everyone.

Supplies, namely paint, were obtained by various trips in hilarious ‘tufftuff’ vehicles to Oda village and everyone enjoyed painting the new buildings, even on occasions literally having to watch paint dry.

It seemed every moment of free time was spent training for the hugely important football matches that occurred, with another school competing against ours in a tournament where the audience atmosphere was simply incredible.

Meeting the vast numbers of children was great fun, and they were certainly excited themselves. The week seemed to fly by, with delicious Ghanaian food and a true sense of achievement when both projects had been completed. It was clear that the library, stocked up with books, would make a real difference to the children’s lives and the toilet block had become more than necessary, making the fundraising efforts at KGS clearly worth it.

After a heartfelt speech and goodbye from the School we were on our way to the beach for a few days of relaxation before we reluctantly boarded the plane to return.

Ghana had impacted hugely on all the students in the group, with the three weeks exposing us to different parts of the country, many new cultures and experiences.

We will all take away a true sense of achievement after completing the project at Sacred Heart, and making a difference to generations of children who go there. The trip was a huge change but I could happily have stayed and know the same is true for many of us.

We all owe a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored our pupils’ in a year of fundraising for our partner school. Pupils like Harry saw first-hand the impact that the new toilet block will have on their learning, coming back thankful for the great facilities they enjoy every day at school.

By donating through the KGS Foundation,

we can claim Gift Aid and send 25% more to help.

Our pupils have fundraised through

events such as Ghanarama, raffles

and a penalty shootout.

new projects: 2014

£5,637raised so far

towards a new toilet block.

For more information visitwww.kgs.org.uk/

Sacredheart

www.kgs.org.uk/foundation

If you are interested in joining our roll of donors or you have any questions regarding giving, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Development, Kathryn Moore

kmoore@kgs.org.uk 0208 939 8803