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Sydenham Garden is looking for Friends and we would love you to join us!

As a Friend of Sydenham Garden you will be very important to us. Our Friends help us to demonstrate how much local support we have for our work, and provide us with crucial funds to invest in new services and developments as well as essential equipment and tools.

What you will get for your support

  • Quarterly email news updates from Sydenham Garden and the projects we run, highlights covering recent group activities, outcomes and case studies from co-workers and volunteers
  • Invitations to all Sydenham Garden events and free entry to our Spring, Summer and Winter Fairs
  • 10% discount on our garden hire rates

Becoming a Friend of Sydenham Garden is easy, just sign up online!

Alternatively, you can pay by bank transfer.

To set up a standing order with your bank, please use the following details for Sydenham Garden and return a completed membership form to us.

Bank: CAF bank Ltd
Account name: Sydenham Garden
Account number: 00018879
Sort code: 40-52-40

Forms can be returned by post or emailed back to info@sydenhamgarden.org.uk

Friends Membership Form (PDF)

Thank you for your support!

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Gift Aid

Under the Gift Aid scheme, charities can reclaim an extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. Between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2011, the government will also give UK charities an extra 3% of all eligible donations. This ‘transitional relief’ does not affect your personal tax position.

We are not permitted to reclaim Gift Aid on donations made in return for goods, rights and services (eg tickets to events, raffles or auctions), as they are not ‘freewill’ gifts. If we decide a donation has been marked as ‘Gift Aidable’ incorrectly, we will need to refund it to the donor.

What do I have to do?

When you donate, you will be asked to confirm whether or not you are a UK taxpayer. Please note that tax can only be reclaimed on donations made by individuals who pay UK income or capital gains tax at least equal to the amount reclaimed on their donations in the current tax year.

Benefits to higher-rate taxpayers

If you pay tax at the higher rate, you can reclaim tax relief on your gross donation at 20% (ie the difference between the higher rate of tax at 40% and the basic rate at 20%).

What if I am not a UK taxpayer?

The Gift Aid scheme is unique to the UK. If you are not a UK taxpayer, you can still make a donation, but your donation will not attract Gift Aid.

More information about the Government’s Gift Aid scheme can be found in the Government website.