There are many ways you can help raise funds for us – and many don’t even cost you a penny!
RECYCLING
Cars
Do you own a banger that’s merely gathering dust in the garage? Then you can do your bit for Animal Free Research UK.
Giveacar is a UK based fundraising organisation that specialises in donating unwanted and scrap cars to charitable causes throughout the world, including Animal Free Research UK.
They provide a FREE service which is available throughout the UK, and can work with you hand-in-hand in the following ways:
- They can arrange the collection of the vehicle
- Depending on its age and condition, they can either send it for environmentally safe disposal and recycling at an authorised treatment facility, or to a salvage auction;
This means that a large portion of the proceeds are donated to Animal Free Research UK.
Since Giveacar was set up in 2010, the organisation has already raised over £2million for over 2,700 charities.
To arrange collection of a car, visit Giveacar.co.uk or call 0207 736 4242, quoting Animal Free Research UK as your preferred charity.
Old printer cartridges
You can send your old printer cartridges to recycle4charity.co.uk and donate to charity.
Please note that currently they can only accept cartridges that are on their wanted list which you can view on their website.
Details of how to recycle can be found here – recycle4charity.co.uk/Faq
Mobile Phones
You can recycle your old mobile phone with www.recyclingforgoodcauses.org and donate to charity.
They also recycle other items such as jewellery, stamps, cameras and other gadgets.
Visit their website for more information.
ONLINE SHOPPING
If you use easyfundraising or Give as you Live when you shop online, you can raise funds for us – at no extra cost to you!
Leading companies such as Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, John Lewis, Debenhams, Interflora, Expedia and First Choice all offer cashback donations to good causes so next time you’re shopping online, why not take a look? This is a brilliantl way of raising funds for charity while you buy online.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on amazon.co.uk. The difference is that when customers shop through the URL smile.amazon.co.uk, AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to the charitable organisations selected by customers.
GIFT AID
To make your donation go even further, please sign a Gift Aid declaration to allow us to reclaim the tax you have paid on it. You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax in each year at least equal to the tax that we will reclaim from HMRC.
MATCH GIVING
Companies operating a ‘match giving’ scheme will generally give £1 for every £1 that an employee gives and have an annual limit per employee.
This can be done through payroll giving or by matching employees’ donations or funds raised for charities. Some organisations may also ‘pay’ employees for time spent volunteering.
Match Giving boosts the morale of staff, encouraging them to support charities and helps the organisation reduce its tax bill, there is no Corporation Tax paid on Match Giving donations. It helps raise the company’s profile and generates a positive image. Ask your employer about Match Giving today.
PAYROLL GIVING
Payroll Giving is a HM Customs & Revenue scheme that enables employees to donate tax free through their pay to any charity in the UK.
On each payday, an amount of your choice is deducted by your payroll department and sent to Animal Free Research UK. Your donations are taken before tax, meaning that for every £1 you give it will only cost you 80p (60p if you are a higher rate tax payer) – the taxman will pay the rest.
This is an easy, tax-effective way to give to charity – so it costs you less to give more. The system is easy to opt in and out of, giving you full control over your gifts.
Ask if your organisation has a payroll giving system in place and encourage them to sign up to one if they haven’t. There are several agencies that administer payroll giving, a list can be found on the HMRC website.
Payroll giving is a great way for companies to demonstrate commitment to the causes that their employees care about. It is quick and easy to set-up and administer. Payroll giving can also aid retention and recruitment of staff, and enable them to generate a sustainable income stream to charities.
GIFT GIVING
If you have a birthday, wedding or other celebration coming up, why not ask for donations to be given to Animal Free Research UK in lieu of gifts? You can do this online at JustGiving.com, on our website or through the post. This kind gesture will help us to continue to fund cutting-edge medical research which replaces experiments on animals, saving them from pain and suffering and benefiting human health with more relevant science.
EBAY FOR CHARITY
eBay for Charity is an easy way for buyers and sellers to support Animal Free Research UK. You can shop for items knowing they’re supporting a good cause, be it an everyday bargain or a special auction. If you are selling you can donate a percentage from any sale to Animal Free Research UK and add Gift Aid to the donations. All eBay for Charity items qualify for a fee credit on basic insertion and final value fees equal to the percentage donated.
