Honouring a Loved One’s Memory with Donations to a Chosen Cause

It’s increasingly common for families to invite charitable donations in lieu of floral tributes at a funeral. This thoughtful gesture allows friends and family to honour a loved one’s memory while supporting a meaningful cause.

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How We Can Help

At George Ball & Son, we’re here to assist you with every aspect of arranging charitable donations.

We can:

  • Collect and securely manage donations on your behalf
  • Provide donation envelopes at the funeral service
  • Ensure all contributions are sent directly to the chosen charity
  • Supply a full list of donors and the total amount collected

Whether you’re supporting a national charity, a local organisation, or a cause close to your loved one’s heart, we’ll help make sure every donation is handled with care and transparency.

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How “Memory Giving” works

  • Notification is sent to the next of kin that the page has been set up with a link to the page.
  • The charity (or charities) receive details of the deceased, next of kin and funeral director.

  • Memory Giving thank the donor for their gift.

  • Charity payments are made on the “closing date”. Memory Giving send a remittance advice to the charity with a breakdown of donations received.

  • Memory Giving send notification too the next of kin with a list of all donations received along with the messages left by the donors.
  • Notification and a copy of the list of donations is sent to the funeral director.
  • The Charity (or charities) receive a full list of donations received so they can acknowledge to the next of kin.

Donate Online

We are pleased to be able to offer an Online Donation Service via “Memory Giving”. This is an effective way of making your donation safely and with Gift Aid.

Please just click on the “Memory Giving” button below and make your donation.

Make Online Donation

Donate By Post

Alternatively, you may send your donation to our main office at 39 Derby Range, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4AB.

Please make sure you make your cheque payable to the charity and let us know who the donations is in memory of and who it is from.

Below, you can download a Gift Aid Form, to send with your donation

Download Gift Aid Form