REGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES · 1220267
Encore Charity Giving is a registered charity that receives donations made in the name of someone special on Encore pages, administers the Gift Aid on those donations, and distributes the proceeds to the charities nominated by the family.
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HOW A GIFT TRAVELS
From a memory, to a charity, in four steps.
Donations in memory of a named person can be made directly on an Encore page. Encore Charity Giving holds the Gift Aid declarations and claims the relief from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, so the charity receives the full value of each gift.
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Someone gives on an Encore page
The family chooses the charity when they build the page. Family/friends can make donation to the chosen charity with a good cause. They choose how their gift appears: their name and the amount, their name only, or anonymously.
02
We add Gift Aid, where the giver is a taxpayer
One tick box, a name and a postcode. We hold the declaration and claim the relief from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs on the charity’s behalf. A United Kingdom taxpayer’s £10 becomes £12.50 for the charity.
03
We pass it to the charity each month
Every gift given in a month goes to the charity in one payment, with a report listing each one: the date, the amount, the name on the Encore page, and whether Gift Aid was claimed. The Gift Aid follows once His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has paid it to us.
04
The family sees what was raised
A total builds on the page as people give, and the family sees every name that was not hidden.
PLAtform fee
What we take, what we do not.
PAID ENCORE PAGE
Nothing taken by Encore
No platform charge on the donation
No fee on the Gift Aid
Nothing charged to the charity
The card fee is charged by the payment provider, passed on at cos.
FREE ENCORE PAGE
A platform charge of 2.6%
2.6% platform charge on donation
No fee on the Gift Aid
Nothing charged to the charity
The card fee is charged by the payment provider, passed on at cos.
The rates shown are for a standard United Kingdom debit or credit card. Business cards and cards issued outside the United Kingdom cost more to process, and the gift is reduced by whatever the payment provider actually charges. The giver is told the fee before they pay, and can add it to their gift so the charity receives the full amount.
GIFT AID
A quarter more, at no cost to the giver.
Gift Aid lets a charity reclaim the basic rate tax a United Kingdom taxpayer has already paid on the money they give. On a £10 gift that is £2.50, claimed from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs rather than taken from anybody’s pocket. The giver pays no more than they meant to give.
We ask for it in the simplest way we can: one unticked box, a name and a postcode, on the same screen as the gift. We hold every declaration for the six years the tax office requires, and the charity can ask to see its own records at any time. Anyone can tell us to cancel a declaration, and we act on it.
Give it to a United Kingdom charity, and it stays in the United Kingdom.
Encore giving is open to charities registered in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and to smaller charities recognised for Gift Aid by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Giving on Encore pages is at present available to givers in the United Kingdom only.
QUESTIONS
Frequently Ask Questions
Who am I giving to?
Encore Charity Giving, a registered charity. We collect the gift, claim the Gift Aid, and pass both to the charity the family chose.
How much of my gift reaches the charity?
On a paid Encore page, all of it apart from the card fee, plus the Gift Aid. On a free page a charge of 2.6% is taken from the gift as well. Nothing is ever taken from the Gift Aid.
Why is there a card fee at all?
The bank charges to process a card payment. That money goes to the payment provider, not to us, and you can add it to your gift so the charity receives the full amount.
What is Gift Aid, and does it cost me anything?
It lets a charity reclaim the basic rate tax you have already paid, which is 25p for every pound. You need to be a United Kingdom taxpayer who has paid at least as much tax this year as every charity you support will reclaim.
Can I give without my name showing?
Yes. Choose anonymous and your name does not appear on the Encore page.
Will the charity start writing to me?
Only if you tick the box saying they may. It is a separate question from the gift itself, and it starts unticked.
Do I need an account?
No. Give, and go.
What does this cost a charity?
Nothing. No joining fee, no subscription, no minimum, and no fee taken from Gift Aid.
When are charities paid?
Once a month, in one payment, with a report listing every gift . The Gift Aid follows once His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has paid the claim.
If you take nothing, how are you paid for?
By the 2.6% charge on gifts given through free Encore pages, for administration and platform running cost. We take no fee on gifts given through paid pages, nothing from Gift Aid, and nothing from the charities themselves.
ABOUT US
A charity, run by trustees, for charities.
Encore Charity Giving is a registered charity in its own right, with its own trustees, its own bank account and its own duties. It is not a department of a technology company.
WHAT WE ARE
A charitable incorporated organisation
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as Encore Charitable Giving, number 1220267, and governed by a board of trustees.
HOW WE ARE FUNDED
A platform charge on free pages only
2.6% of gifts given on free Encore pages. Nothing from Gift Aid, nothing from gifts on paid pages, and nothing from the charities themselves.
WHO BUILDS THE TECHNOLOGY
Encore Digital Services Ltd
The Encore pages are built and run by Encore Digital Services Ltd under a written agreement. The two organisations are separate, and the agreement is approved by the trustees.
YOUR INFORMATION
Held by us, shared only when you say so
We are the controller of your donation and Gift Aid records. We pass your details to a charity only where you have asked us to.
GET IN TOUCH
We would like to hear from you.
CHARITIES AND HOSPICES
To be listed, to change your bank details, or to ask about a payment or a Gift Aid claim.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN
To ask about a gift you have made, to cancel a Gift Aid declaration, or to ask us to correct something.
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Encore Charity Giving is the working name of Encore Charitable Giving, a charitable incorporated organisation registered in England and Wales, charity number 1220267. Registered office: to be confirmed. Encore pages are built and operated by Encore Digital Services Ltd, company number 15777337, registered office 6 Whiting Street, Bury St Edmunds, England, IP33 1NX, under a written agreement with the charity. REMEMBER : CELEBRATE : CHERISH