Charitable Giving
Blog Plummer Parsons | 26 February 2010
Donations to UK charities have plummeted by 11 per cent in the last year to £9.9bn, according to UK Giving 2009, the annual survey of giving habits carried out by Charities Aid Foundation and the NCVO.
The drop, measuring £1.3bn in real terms, was calculated after polling 3,316 UK adults between June and October 2008 and in February 2009. The fall is largely the result of people giving less, rather than less people giving. The number of people who donate to charity each month fell by just 2 per cent to 54 per cent of the population. Medical research remains the most popular cause and cash the most common method of giving.
Just two in five donors gift aid their donations, meaning around £750m still goes unclaimed by charities. If you are a higher rate tax payer you could be missing out on higher rate tax relief. For more information contact our specialist charity team on 01323 431200 or email Andrew Griffiths on a.griffiths@plummer-parsons.co.uk
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