Ashfield District Council: Is any help available for charitable organisations?

Is any help available for charitable organisations?

Charities are entitled to relief from rates on any non-domestic property which is wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes.

Relief is given at a mandatory rate of 80% of the rate bill rate bill after any transitional arrangements have been applied. However, the council also has the discretion to allow relief on all or part of the remaining 20%.

If your Organization is not a registered charity but is another type of non-profit making organization, you are not automatically entitled to relief. However, the council may decide to give you relief on all or part of your rate bill if:

the organization is charitable (but not registered);
the organization is religious or concerned with education, social welfare, science, literature or the fine arts;
the property is used by a non-profit making organization and used wholly or mainly for the purpose of recreation.

Charities and non-profit making organisations can download an application form 519KB.

Please note the application form is in Adobe Acrobat format and can be completed on-line by clicking in the shaded areas and typing, or by printing the form out and completing by hand. Please ensure that the form is signed and returned to the the Revenues Division.