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Collection of clothing in bulk from shops
On behalf of Yorkshire Children's Trust, we are looking for any business retailers in the north of England that have bulk clothing they need to get rid of, be it end of line, out of season stock etc. Specifically from either small independent clothing stores or bigger retailers. not only does this save on the retailers…
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Used Inkjet Cartridges
The Charity I'm a trustee of receives a £1 (or more) for each useable inkjet cartridge that is returned and recycled. If you'd like to request a box to place in your workplace, local shop, etc please do follow this link. https://www.recycle4charity.co.uk/Register/C93891 We are a Northamptonshire based Breast Cancer…
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Donating to charities via SMS text message?
I have some PAYG mobile phone credit that I need to use up before porting to a different network. It seemed to be the case a few years ago that it was quite common for many charities to solicit donations by sending them an SMS message which would donate a certain sum from your phone account. However, I have looked at the…
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Foreign coins
Hi all, I work in a charity that regularly receives foreign coins in our collection boxes - lots of Euros, cents but also other denominations. Is there anything we can with these coins to generate income? Banks etc aren't interested. Any suggestions? S
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Financial liability of a Trustee of an Independent school with charitable status
My wife is a Trustee of a small Independent school which has charitable status. The school receives no State funding and is dependent for its income on the fees charged to the pupil's parents. In view of the financial forecasts for the country as a whole, I am concerned that my wife could become financially responsible for…
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Where can I donate smoky clothes?
My mother in law recently passed away, and while clearing the house, we've gathered around 20 dustbin bags of clothes, which whilst in good condition, smell very strongly of cigarette smoke. It's not practical for us to wash/dry the clothes, and most charities request that clothes are clean, so I'm wondering if there's…
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Charity Card Fees
I'm about to donate money via an online auction type of thing and they're asking if I'd like to pay the card fee so they don't have to. The fee would be around £25. Would you pay? Is it a bit cheeky of them to ask?
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Are there any organisations that take Gas / Electric dual fuel cookers?
My new home has no gas supply, otherwise I'd keep it. It has an Electric Double Oven with a Gas Hob and in good clean condition. The current model sells on AO for around £900 plus, yet no local charities to me can take it because of the gas hob and glass oven doors. It would be criminal to take it to the the dump, yet that…
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CAF application form UTR/TIN number
To save me spending XX time on the phone to CAF The CAF bank application form asks what country is your tax residency. (answer UK) Then it ask for our TIN/UTR. Well we don't have one do we..... If we don't have one we are required to choose 1. The country or residency does not issue TIN/UTR 2. We are unable to obtain a…
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Advice needed
Hi, I hope this is allowed here. I'm not a registered charity but am trying to raise money for a family that I'm working with. I won't go in to specifics here in case it contravenes the rules but basically we need to try and fund the visa fees for him to bring his wife over from Uganda due ot him being seriously ill. What…
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Best way to sell tickets online for a local Platinum Jubilee street party
Hi All, Although this might not strictly fall under the banner of 'charities', we are planning a community street party to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June, which will probably involve around 200 neighbours and friends. We'd like to sell tickets to our neighbours - probably around £5 for adults and £3 for…
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What is ‘total income for the year’
Hi I am Trustee of a small Dementia Support Charity (CIO) and am looking to try and get funding. One question is ‘total income for the year’ - sorry to be obtuse but what exactly is that ? money in bank or money in pre or post expenditure ? not been asked this particular question before and need to make sure I supply…
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Generate confidence to associate with big UK business business: Is a charity needed?
We are considering both in support of a business in Malawi that runs community development projects and environmental education programs. They already work as a social enterprise and work with Fairtrade and other large charities. However they are not a charity. We are hoping to attract UK sponsorship for some of the…
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Royal Navy vets event raising money for SSAFA and Jenny Lind Children's Hospital in Norwich
I am one of three Ex-Royal Navy veterans crewing National Historical Ship Estrallita which we are sailing from Somerleyton to Plymouth and back in May and June 2022, we will be calling in to many ports along the south coast on our way there and back, our two just giving pages are SSAFA Armed Forces charity and Jenny Lind…
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Joint charity and private ownership
Hello everyone, Before approaching our solicitors and/or the charities commission, I thought I'd ask here to get some idea and pointers from you good people. Can a charity and a private individual jointly own a property, or any other asset half and half, and divide the income equally ? Thanks.
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Keeping charity records when assisting individuals
Hi everyone, As a family established & run, charitable trust, that makes monetary donations to registered charities, we'd also like to donate directly to individuals in need (both here at home and abroad). Our governing documents allow for this. Charities ofcourse issue receipts and we're able to keep a full record of our…
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Vouchers for those needing support
The charity I’m involved in is setting up a Crisis Fund to provide to support to the people we help (we help people at risk of homelessness into secure housing). It would be better if we could help other than with cash. What voucher schemes are there (other than supermarkets? For example, fuel, energy, bus/train tickets.…
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Ukrainian Animals
hi, last month i donated some money towards the Ukraine crisis, but i got thinking about the animals over there which are massively suffering too - especially those that have been abandoned by their owners. are there any specific charities out there focusing on the helping the animals of Ukraine? many thanks.
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Topcashback Ukraine donation
I logged into my Topcashback account and a message popped up saying they'd match donations from your balance to the Ukraine DEC appeal.I thought that was a good idea and donated my balance, by going to the payout option and choosing the charity option (there is a quirk that you still have to give yourself a minimum of 1p…
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Do charities and other businesses get charged by RM for return to sender post?
I'm asking because I dont want to end up costing the charities a lot of money. I have lived in my current property for close to 18 months and the person who lived here is so lousy it seems like they haven't bothered to update their details. I do return to sender any commercial letters, but I just bin the charity stuff.…