Charities

Charitable organisations outside the United Kingdom that want to fundraise from their UK supporters or alumni or UK grantmaking trusts and companies, can apply to become members of the UK Fund’s International Programme. 

Only organisations that qualify under UK tax laws as being eligible to receive grants from UK charities will be accepted as members of the International Programme by the Trustees of the UK Fund.  The UK Fund requires an initial fee of £100 (GBP100 sterling) towards the cost of determining the eligibility of the applicant organisation and there is a £60.00 (GBP 60 sterling) annual fee to cover costs of establishing the organisation’s continued eligibility.  Organisations can cancel their membership by not renewing when a reminder is sent.  See the Application Form for details of payment methods.

The UK Fund normally allocates the following amounts from Gift Aid tax reclaimed towards its administrative costs:

20% on donations up to £100
10% on the next £9,900.00
1% on the remainder over £10,000.00

This means that the whole amount of the donation plus the remainder of the Gift Aid can be passed on to its International Members. 

If there is no Gift Aid tax to reclaim then the administrative costs will be as follows and will be retained from the gift itself:

15% on donations up to £100
5% on the next £9,900.00
1% on the remainder over £10,000.00

Making the most of membership of the International Programme

The UK Fund can advise organisations outside the UK about their UK fundraising.  For example, in addition to asking alumni/supporters, it may also be appropriate to apply to UK grantmaking trusts and UK companies to fund specific projects.

To ensure that no opportunity is missed, charitable organisations that are accepted as members of the International Programme should advertise their membership on their website and on all fundraising materials.  The UK Fund recommends the following wording:

[Name of Organization] is a member of the UK Fund for Charities’ International Programme and is supported by the UK Fund.  Donations to the UK Fund by UK taxpayers can be made under Gift Aid.  A donation form is available from the UK Fund email info@ukfundforcharities.com or telephone +44 1342 871910.  A donor can recommend to the trustees of the UK Fund that the donation plus the recovered tax less an administrative charge can be granted to any International Programme Member.

 Charity Appeals and Special Events

If a member of the International Programme is planning an appeal or special event that aims to attract many small donations they should contact the administrator of the UK Fund early in the planning to discuss the most beneficial way to handle donations made under Gift Aid.