Fundraising Information

Our Fundraising Promise

We are here to serve the community and it is thanks to your donations that we can provide support and guidance to those with Rheumatoid Arthritis and their families. We are part of the Fundraising Regulators self-regulatory initiative and when you fundraise for us, we promise that we will conduct ourselves in a legal, honest and open way. Here is our promise to you.

Our Fundraising Policy

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) Fundraising Policy – February 2020 Responsibility of Trustees Date of document 20/02/2020 Document Manager Head of Fundraising & Marketing Review date March 2021 1. Purpose of the Policy The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is a registered charity which relies on income from fundraising to deliver services to its beneficiaries. […]

Fundraising Pack

Our Fundraising Pack gives you all the ideas and assistance you will need to raise funds for NRAS! Click here to download it now, call 01628 823524 or email fundraising@nras.org.uk to request your copy.

Sponsor Form

You can download a sponsor form for your fundraising event below.

Collection Box

To request a collection box please email fundraising@nras.org.uk or call 01628 823 524 to speak to the fundraising team.

Gift Aid

Using Gift Aid means that for every £1  you give, we get an extra 25p from HMRC, helping your donation go further.  

This will help us do more to support people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

If you are a UK taxpayer, please tick the box on our Subscription or Donation form, and provide your full name and full address, including your postcode, along with your permission to claim Gift Aid.  

You only need to make your declaration once. We can then use it for every gift you make and claim the gift aid back on any donation made within four years of the end of the tax year that the donation is made in. Please see here for more information.  

To download a Gift Aid Declaration Form, please visit the HRMC website here or contact the Fundraising team.   

Your donations will qualify as long as they’re not more than 4 times what you have paid in tax in that tax year (6th April to 5th April). 

Please note:  

1. You must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax at least equal to the tax that the charity reclaims on your donations in the appropriate tax year (currently 25p for each £1 you give).               
2. You can cancel your gift aid declaration at any time by notifying NRAS. 
3. If in the future your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains equal to the tax that NRAS reclaims, you can cancel your declaration.                                          
4. If you pay tax at the higher rate, you can claim further tax relief in your Self-Assessment tax return.                                       
5. If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, refer to the HMRC website here.                                            
6. Please notify NRAS if you change your name or address.  

Press Releases

If you would like any help with approaching the press or media we can support you and provide a press release. Please email fundraising@nras.org.uk or call 01628 823 524.

Paying in your funds

Once your event/activity is over it is best to collect the money you have raised as quickly as possible. When counting money always try to have two people present. Please do not send cash through the post.

You can transfer cash to us in the following ways:

• By debit or credit card online or by phone.
• Cash can be paid into the following account.
  • HSBC, 35 High Street, Maidenhead
  • Sort code: 40-31-05
  • Account Number: 81890980
  • Account Name: NRAS
    
    
• Write a cheque for the amount and then send it to us or pay it directly into our account.
  • Please make the cheque payable to: NRAS

If you bank directly please send us the paying in slip with a short covering note to let us know what the event was, when it was held and who the contact person is.

Address to send to:

NRAS
Beechwood Suite 3
Grove Park Industrial Estate
White Waltham
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3LW

Tel: 01628 823524

If you have any sponsor forms please include them as we can then claim Gift Aid – this means that for every £1 you raise it is worth £1.25 to NRAS, at no cost to you!

Please make sure you let us have your full name and address and details of the event so we can thank you properly for your fantastic efforts! If you have any photos from your event please, email them to fundraising@nras.org.uk, post them on our Facebook page or send them to us in the post.

Thank you so much for your support, we wouldn’t exist without people like you!

How your money helps

In 2019, NRAS answered 2,556 helpline enquiries and sent out 41,545 publications.

Out of every £1 spent by NRAS, 82p is spent on delivering charitable activities to our beneficiaries and 18p is spent on raising each £1.

The breakdown of expenditure on charitable activities is as follows:

• Provision of information and support 43%
• Raising awareness 19%
• Hosting NRAS events 19%
• Hosting JIA events 19%