We offer a range of ways in which you can donate to RAFT, and because every penny counts, we offer lots of ideas to make sure that your money is working as hard as it possibly can to help us.

Monthly Giving

We rely on donations from supporters like you to keep our vital work going. Regular monthly donations are a great help to RAFT, allowing us to make long-term plans. We’d be grateful for any help you can give, no matter how much or little you feel you are able to afford; even a donation of £3 a month helps future patients benefit from our research. And remember, if you Gift Aid your donation, RAFT can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you donate.

Give as you Earn

Thousands of people in workplaces all over the country are using Give As You Earn to support their favourite charities. Regular donations of this type enable us to make long-term plans. You benefit because you don’t pay any tax on the donations you make; if you’re a basic rate taxpayer, a gift of £5 only actually costs you £4, so you can pass the tax relief on to the charity. To find out more, contact us on email or call the Give As You Earn helpline on 01732 520 019.

Legacies

RAFT is working hard to provide groundbreaking treatments to improve the lives of patients suffering from a multitude of wounds. Your pledge to RAFT can make a real difference. Make a life-saving gift by remembering RAFT in your will. Once you have provided for your families even a modest gift to RAFT will help save lives today and for many years to come.

There are three different ways of leaving a legacy to RAFT and we recommend consulting a professional to ensure your wishes are carried out exactly the way you intended.

• Residuary bequest ( a proportion of your estate)
• Pecuniary bequest ( a set sum)
• Specific legacy bequest ( a named item)

There are inheritance tax and capital gains tax advantages for legacies to charities.  For more information on how to leave a legacy call Christine Miles on on 01923 844371 or email her at miles@raft.ac.uk

Gift Aid

If you Gift Aid your donation it allows us to claim back 25p for every £1 you donate. You do not have to do anything apart from tick a box.

The charity reclaims tax on your gift only at the basic rate. However, if you are a higher rate taxpayer, you can claim the difference (20%) between the higher rate of tax of 40% and the basic rate of tax of 20% in your self-assessment form.

You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that RAFT reclaims on your donations in the tax year. If your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains equal to the tax that we claim, you can cancel your declaration at any time by notifying us.

If you are unsure whether your donation qualifies for Gift Aid tax relief, call Amanda Bailey on 01923 844371 or email bailey@raft.ac.uk, or alternatively ask your local tax office for leaflet IR113 Gift Aid.

If you’re a UK taxpayer, you can make your donations to RAFT worth even more at no extra cost to you just by choosing to Gift Aid it.

Trusts & Foundations

If you are involved in a Trust or a Foundation, there are many aspects of our work which you might consider suitable for your support. From supporting a researcher’s experiment or equipment costs, to contributing to our general core costs, your help would be most welcome. If you would like to discuss supporting RAFT, please call Christine Miles on 01923 844371 or email charity@raft.ac.uk

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