PINNT is a registered charity
which serves to support both adults and children who
require nutrition therapy, to provide understanding
and contact between patients and to eliminate some of
the problems which come with treatment. There are a
number of different ways that members, their families,
other individuals and companies can donate much needed
resources to PINNT. This leaflet highlights the various
options available to donors. They include:-
Ways to Give
Cash / Cheques and Postal
Orders
Traditionally cash, cheques and postal orders have
been the simplest and quickest way to donate, and for
many people this remains the case.
Obviously great care should always be taken when sending
cash through the post.
Donations of this sort can be sent to any of our committee
members or preferably directly to the Treasurer:-
Treasurer, PINNT, PO Box 3126, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2XS.
Committee members and regional co-ordinators can also
accept donations, at any of our regional or national
meetings. All cheques and postal orders should be made
payable to PINNT and if you would like a receipt please
just ask.
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PINNT Prize Pot
Click here to enter our draw and win the POT! The prizes are pro-rata for the number of entrants - £75, £45 and £30 per 100 members in the club. The more people in the club, the greater the prize!! All proceeds go to PINNT.
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Give As You Earn
The Charities Aid Foundation runs one of the most successful
schemes. CAF has four ways to give, so no matter what
your preferences are, one will suit you.
- Direct Donation as an individual – tax free
straight from your gross pay.
- Staff Charity Fund – club together with colleagues
and set up a joint fund.
- CAF Charitable Trust – if you want to set
aside sizeable sums for giving to individual or various
charities.
- Charity Card Account – pay a minimum of £10
from your gross pay each month into your own charity
account. A cheque book and charity card allows you
to make tax free donations whenever you wish.
All of the schemes do have small administration charges
and yearly allowances.
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Matched Giving
Matched giving works in the same way as above, but
additionally the employer guarantees to match any donation
made by an employee, therefore doubling the donation
received by the charity. Your employer will decide if
they wish to participate, but these schemes are normally
only run by very large companies wishing to make corporate
donations as a matter of policy.
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Time
As always the most valuable, if not most priceless
donation you could make, is your time. We are continuously
looking for volunteers to donate their time and effort
in whatever way they can manage.
Data Protection Act
P.I.N.N.T. complies with the
Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to the processing
of information we hold about you. The Act provides that
upon request you are entitled to receive details of
this information. As a matter of policy we do not share
this information with anybody or organisation.
If you wish to request a copy
of this information, please write to: The Data Protection
Officer, PINNT, PO Box 3126, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23
2XS
Join us!
Another way to give to us is to
Join us! Click
here for an application form!
Gift Aid
Gift Aid is administered by the Inland Revenue and
provides PINNT with a means to re-claim back a proportion
of the tax paid by an individual on their net salary.
At current income tax levels this would allow PINNT
to reclaim 28p for every £1 donated.
In order for PINNT to re-claim this tax, individual
donors must sign a gift aid declaration authorising
PINNT to do so and be at least a basic rate tax payer.
Declarations can be made on single one off donations
or can be set up to cover all future donations, until
further notice. Gift Aid applies to any size of donation,
large or small and most importantly on membership subscriptions
as well.
On a regular basis PINNT would complete the relevant
Inland Revenue forms, and subsequently receive the reclaimed
tax within 10 working days.
Obviously this would not apply to any donations made
through payroll giving or matched giving (as described
later), as these are made before tax.
Please send you completed Gift Aid Declaration forms
to the Treasurer, at the address already given on the
inside front cover.
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Payroll Giving
These donations are deducted from individuals gross
pay before tax, by their employers own payroll department.
The company then passes the money to their own chosen
Payroll Giving Agency,who send the donations to your
nominated charity. Check with your employer to see if
they are already or would be willing to register with
an payroll giving agency.
These agencies deduct a small administration fee from
each donation, unless an employer pays this on the donor’s
behalf. This charge is normally no more than 4% of the
donation or 25p per payroll deduction, whichever is
grea. On the positive side the Government will “top
up” every Payroll Giving donation by an extra
10% until April 2003. Don’t forget you would also
pay less income tax.
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Standing Orders
Standing orders are very quick and simple to set up.
Whether they are for single one off donations or regular
monthly, quarterly or yearly donations.
With the increased access to the internet and telephone
banking, standing order instructions can be placed with
your bank from the comfort of your own home.
Just download the form using the link below, complete it with your own bank
details, the amount, and the frequency of your donation and send it back to us. Most importantly sign and
date it!
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Click here to get the Standing Order Form. |
Alternatively, just call into any branch of your own
bank and request a standing order mandate. Complete
the mandate with PINNT’s account details, which
are shown below. (PINNT is sufficient for the name of
our bank account).
| PINNT’s current account details
are:- |
| Account Name: |
P.I.N.N.T. |
| Bank: |
Nat West Plc |
| Account Number: |
94946213 |
| Sort Code: |
52 – 21 – 00 |
PINNT has made enquiries about setting up a direct
debit system, but unfortunately our overall income and
the potential level of direct debit transactions do
not meet the minimum requirements of the High Street
Banks.
Additionally, direct debit facilities are not provided
free, attracting an administration charge for every
instruction and transaction.
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