Individual membership
£25per year
Friend of The Merchant’s House
Standard benefits
Choose Friend membership
Donate
Keep this house standing. Keep its stories alive.
Every gift helps care for the building, collections and people who make four centuries of history feel immediate.
Registered charity 1010902Secure hosted givingGift Aid options available
Choose your impact
Your gift starts here.
£10Conservation materials, gloves and cleaning supplies
£20Display-board materials for exhibitions
£50Minor repairs before they become major problems
£100A month of surveyor fees
OtherChoose the amount that suits you
Open secure donation form
The form opens on Beacon, the Trust’s donation provider. Review the amount and Gift Aid wording before submitting.
Our membership
Three ways to support the house.
Each level of support has additional benefits, though no matter which level you choose, you will be helping to protect Marlborough’s historic house. You can choose to pay monthly or make one annual payment. These are individual memberships.
Payment optionsMonthlyAnnual
Individual membership
£60per year
Jarvis Fellowship
More ways to enjoy The Merchant’s House
Choose Jarvis FellowshipIndividual membership
£120per year
Emberlin Fellowship
Enjoy everything that The Merchant’s House provides.
Choose Emberlin FellowshipFund the future
£8,000 keeps the essential work moving each month.
For more than 30 years, Friends, Patrons and supporters have helped keep this remarkable building open, cared for and valued.
The essential £8,000 monthly running cost underpins conservation, security, utilities, maintenance, visitor welcome and specialist advice.
Unrestricted gifts give the Trust flexibility to respond where care is needed most. Specific appeals remain clearly identified so you always know what you are supporting.
Monthly essentials£8,000Conservation · people · building care
Open safelySecurity, fire systems and utilities
Care patientlyMaterials, maintenance and specialist advice
Welcome warmlyVisitor services, interpretation and access
Every unrestricted gift contributes to the whole, whether it is £5 or £500.
What a gift can do
Small acts of care become long-term protection.
These examples show the practical work that donations can help fund across the house.
Care for surfaces
Conservation materials, gloves and cleaning supplies.
Share new stories
Display materials for exhibitions and interpretation.
Act before damage grows
Minor building repairs and preventative attention.
Bring in expertise
A month of surveyor support for informed decisions.
Keep people safe
Security and fire-system servicing.
How donations have helped
Visible progress, room by room.
Support from individuals and charitable trusts has already enabled significant conservation and interpretation work.
- 01
Restored the servants’ garrets, showing where domestic staff lived and worked.
- 02
Conserved the intricate striped pattern in the kitchen chamber; further support will help replicate the scheme around the room.
- 03
Purchased a dining-room table similar to the one recorded in the 17th-century inventory.
- 04
Completed a major roof project designed to keep the building watertight for the next 25 years.
- 05
Reopened the exhibition rooms with new displays and interpretation boards.
Other ways to give
Contact the Trust before sending money so the team can provide the correct current instructions.
Cheque
Make a cheque payable to “The Merchant’s House Trust” and post it to the Trust Manager, 132 High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1HN.
Standing order or BACS
Call the Trust Office for current bank instructions. Do not rely on bank details sent in an unexpected email.
Call 01672 511491Specific appeals
From time to time the Trust raises funds for a defined conservation need, such as the chimney appeal.
See the chimney appealSponsor a brick
Restore a vulnerable historic chimney.
This chimney is integral to both the character and structural integrity of The Merchant’s House and requires urgent attention.
Its location above fragile historic fabric means scaffolding cannot place weight on the building. The repair therefore requires complex engineering and bespoke scaffolding designed to straddle the house, bringing the project target to £40,000.
Sponsor a brick for £25 and your contribution will help repair and maintain the house. After your donation, a team member will contact you to confirm the name you would like shown on the Supporters Board.
Project target£40,000
Sponsor a brick£25
Stripe securely hosts the appeal payment page. Check the amount and provider details before submitting and keep your receipt.
Appeal governance
Restricted gifts and reporting
Money given specifically to the chimney appeal should be used for the stated purpose or managed in line with charity law if circumstances make that purpose impossible or impracticable.
The stated appeal target is £40,000. The Trust should publish the approved scope, amount raised, project status and any material changes. Contact the Trust for the latest position before making a gift based on a particular timescale.
Donation information
Before submitting
Every contribution helps keep the house safe, secure and relevant. Unrestricted operational funds are reported through the Trust’s annual reporting and supporter communications.
- Check whether the gift is unrestricted or for a specific appeal.
- Read the Gift Aid declaration and use it only when eligible.
- For recurring gifts, review how to change or cancel the arrangement.
- Keep the receipt issued by the payment provider.
- Contact the Trust about an error, complaint or alternative giving method, but never email full card details.
