Charities
Charities or trustees of a charity are
entitled to an 80% reduction in their business rates if the
property they occupy is wholly or mainly used for charitable
purposes.
To qualify for Mandatory Rate Relief, the
organisation will normally have to be registered as a Charity with
the Charity Commission.
However some organisations that are exempt from registration may
also qualify, such as:-
- Scout Groups / Girl Guide Groups
- Voluntary Aided Schools
- Societies registered under the Friendly
Societies Act
Relief can also be granted to charity shops,
however the charity will only qualify for relief if:-
- the shop sells wholly or mainly donated goods; and
- the proceeds are used for the purpose of the
charity
For unoccupied properties owned by Charities
or trustees of a charity, mandatory relief can be awarded where it
is evident that when next in use, the property concerned will be
used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes.
In order to receive the relief you must
complete our Mandatory
Rate Relief application form.
We can also consider awarding further relief
in respect of the remaining 20% of the business rates. For further
guidance please click
here or to apply for discretionary rate relief click
here.
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC`s)
Any sports club that is registered with HM
Revenues and Customs as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC’s),
will be entitled to rate relief for the premises they occupy,
provided that those premises are used wholly or mainly for the
purposes of the club.
If your club meets the above criteria, then
the annual business rates bill for the club will be reduced by
80%.
In order to receive the relief you must
complete our Mandatory
Rate Relief application form.
In order to qualify as a CASC, the sports club
must:
- be open to the whole community
- be run as an amateur club
- be a non-profit-making organisation
- aim to provide facilities for, and encourage
people to take part in, eligible sport.
If your club is not registered and you would like further
information on how to become a CASC, you should visit the HM Revenues and
Customs website.
We can also consider awarding relief in
respect of the remaining 20% of the business rates bill. For
further guidance click here,
or to download an application form click
here.
Contact us
If you require any further information regarding the above
or need to inform us of any other change of circumstances please
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