Donations
Making a donation to Kent Charities Group is an important and easy way of being able to help local Kent charities do what they do best – providing support and opportunities to those most in need across the County;
To make a donation please contact Maxine Harris, Kent Charities Group Treasurer M.Harris@hikent.org.uk
Payroll giving
For EMPLOYEES, making a monthly donation through your salary to the Kent Charities Group is one of the most cost effective ways of helping support local charitable services in Kent.
For EMPLOYERS running a Payroll Giving scheme can be good for your business. It shows that you are committed to working in partnership with the community – something that is increasingly important to customers and staff.
A Quality Mark has been launched to promote and celebrate the commitment of companies who offer Payroll Giving to their employees.
Payroll Giving is a flexible scheme, which allows anyone who pays UK income tax to give regularly and on a tax-free basis to a charity of their choice. Each time you are paid, a donation is deducted by your Payroll Department before it is taxed. The money you would have given to the Inland Revenue comes to us instead!
What you need to do...
Check with your payroll department that your company offers the scheme, decide how much you would like to give each month and let payroll know.
If your company does not yet have a scheme that allows you to donate through your salary, it is very easy to set up...
Your employer will need to be registered (by law) with a government approved payroll giving agency such as the Charities Trust or Charities Aid Foundation. These agencies handle payroll donations on behalf of employees and companies ensuring their donations go to their chosen charities.
Once they have done this, you will need to let your payroll department know how much you would like to donate. Please pledge a regular gift today and make a difference.
Share giving
Make the decision to support local charitable services in Kent AND you may be eligible for tax relief. Share donations are an alternative to cash donations and are a valuable source of income for the Kent Charities Group.
As a share donor you may be eligible to claim tax relief (Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax) on the value of shares you choose to donate. This can be claimed on your self-assessment tax form or by contacting your local tax office.
‘ShareGift’ for small parcels of shares
Small holdings of shares that are not viable to sell can be donated via ‘ShareGift’ who add small units to other donated shares. Once they have a large enough holding they are sold and the proceeds given to charity. Charities cannot nominate themselves to receive proceeds from this scheme and that is why we NEED YOU to donate your shares and TELL ‘ShareGift’ that you want Kent Charities Group to benefit. The process is simple and details of the scheme are available from ‘ShareGift’ at www.sharegift.org or by telephone 020 7337 0501.
Charities Aid Foundation for larger gifts
To reduce the administrative responsibility for the Kent Charities Group you may gift any amount of shares through the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) who will then sell them and pass on the proceeds to your chosen charity. Details can be found on www.cafonline.org > I'm an individual > Giving to charity > Individual giving account
Financial Advice
The Kent Charities Group is unable to advise on personal tax issues but should you have any questions recommend that you speak to a Financial Advisor or the Inland Revenue helpline on 0151 472 6043/6046 or visit their website Thank you for sharing with Kent Charities Group