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Missing Charity Box
Recently my dad passed away and at his funeral we had a charity box that my mom had to pay for from the funeral directors. The funeral directors took the charity box to the funeral and took donations at the funeral. After the funeral somebody (member of the family) took the box to the wake. However, after that we don't…
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Charity Shop Experiences.
Hello. This question is directed primarily at those who work in Charity Shops, But clearly, all views are welcome, especially fellow shoppers. I am wondering if in your shops the CDs and DVDs are organised in any particular way. It seems to me that they are not organised at all. I have seen CDs in long rows, and in racks,…
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legalities of asking for social club fees / GDPR creation?
* what is the legalities of asking for a local club who litterally just wants to cover Liability insurance, running of the club system we use. * Can I create my own GDPR statement (will do extensive reasearch) * Am I allowed to start a club without board of directors/leadership or do i have to have this before getting…
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Dogs trust charity
fully agree with charities and the work they do but if you donate to the dogs trust charity and have a dog assigned to you by name is it a real dog or it just all fictional also with regard to street vendors selling trinkets etc are these people all just volunteers or are they paid and all money they collect onto the…
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Sum up app for charity payments
Hello I am looking for some advice please. I am a registered nurse, working full time and I run many fundraising initiatives amongst my colleagues. All the money made goes to a different charity every few months. A lot of people do not carry money to work any more, especially since the canteen only takes card payments. Has…
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BHF shop on ebay
It is worth checking out the various charities that have shops on eBay. I have bought several things from the BHF shop and not only do I get nice things, but proceeds go to charity https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/britishheartfoundationshop
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No invoice issued
I help at a charity which took some people on a trip in August 2017, they paid to go. Despite being asked for an invoice the coach company has never issued one or asked for payment. The coach company director used to be a helper with the charity so he may have donated the service but this has not been confirmed. As the…
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Tax relief on charitable donation
Hi, ive received some money as the next of kin. There was no will..I intend to donate it to charity approx £14000..are there any tax implications for me?
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Who is receiving my Gift Aid?
About Gift Aid, the UK Government web site states, "You’ll need to keep a record of your donations if you want to take them off your total taxable income." When asking for Gift Aid, that is not something charities tend to advise and I, for one, didn't think to search the government web site for advice before committing to…
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Gift Aid
Hi, i set up a justgiving page to donate to a charity and on my donation ive added £5 gift aid when i shouldnt have! I can contact the charity and ask for a refund but because the donation has already been sent to them it would all have to be refunded in full and then for me to add my donation again at a later date…
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Associations and card donations
I'm on committee of a local association - a carnival. It's neither a charity nor a business - mainly to keep things simple for our (very few) volunteers. We would really like to be able to take card donations on our money raising outings and during the carnival. I've dealt with Zettle elsewhere, but they will not allow a…
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Help with new laptop for small charity
Morning all. I do admin for a small charity for a few hours a month (from home), for which they pay me £900 pa and since I started with them many years ago, I've used my own laptop. This is now at death's door, it's nearly 10 yrs so it's done fairly well. I was wondering if anyone knew of companies which perhaps either…
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Gift Aid Question
Dear MSE Community, Please can someone confirm whether one can Gift Aid a donation to charity if the person is in receipt of state benefits? I've had a search online, and can't find an answer. Thank you. Michael
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Gran's Old Fur Coat
Good morning.We still have Gran's old fur coat, probably bought in the 70s. Does anyone know where I can donate this. I have only been able to find PETA so far. Many thanksJac
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Financial Assistance to Travel to Home Office Weekly
I know someone who has to get to the nearest Home Office on a weekly basis costing them £10 a return on the train (£8 on bus that would take 3 hours there and back), but they're on basic rate of UC for a single person, and they're not able to afford to eat. They committed a crime which they were incarcerated for and spent…
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Higher rate tax relief on charitable gifting
I am a higher rate taxpayer whereas my wife is on basic rate tax. We only have joint bank accounts. If we make charitable gifts which can benefit from gift aid- am I only entitled to declare 50% of the gift to HMRC ? whereas paying from a sole account would allow me to claim 100%. When it comes to me informing HMRC ( to…
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Charity giving
Hi, Hope someone can guide me. I have a small income each year of around £1600 which I donate the whole to charity, I do this assuming that I do not have to pay tax on this sum. Apart from that a private pension of which I draw my tax free allowed figure of £12,500.I get confirmation from the registered charity that I have…
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when closed down.
Someone I who would you say it too?
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Men's Charities which involve getting active?
Looking for something for my Dad to get him out the house. Football, Hiking/Walking, anything. Would really love some recommendations.
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Help with CIC - directors
I am going to register a cic this week, I will be the only named director, moving forward I would like to apply for grants and am aware that you need at least three named directors to do this, problem is I don't have anyone to ask, does anyone have any ideas how I could overcome this? Also any helpful comments or advice…
