Charitable Status

Charitable Status

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I have applied to the Inland Revenue for charitable status for a local sports club and have been turned down. I note however from their own guidelines that sports clubs should be able to register and am therefore puzzled as to the response. Does anyone know what specific wording is required in the application in order for it to be successful?

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Anonymous

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By AnonymousUser
08th Mar 2002 18:26

I just found this
New Factsheet from cfdg

As it is on the subject of The Charitable Status of Sport I thought it worth a new reply.

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By AnonymousUser
28th Feb 2002 13:20

The Charity Commission is a good place to go but ...
Sorry we are already in the afternoon so I am later than Jay's expected time.

One question I should ask is 'Where are You?'

The registration process is different in Scotland or Northern Ireland where the Inland Revenue can be your first port of call.

The FAQ page from the Charity Commission site might help.

If you are registered by the Charity Commission as a charity that is prima facie evidence for the taxation authorities that you are eligible for the charitable reliefs.

If you are not registered by the Charity Commission as a charity then you might need to demonstrate in some other way that you are eligible for the reliefs.

Be aware that many of the tax reliefs available to charities are only available if the profits/gains etc. are applied to charitable purposes. Any form of words you use in the application might need to make clear that the objective of the club is 'to further the sport' etc.

Is your club a member of any umbrella body, local league etc. I would hope that you might be able to receive advice from some helpful people form that source too, and they would give you relevant directions. Good Luck with your pursuit.

Since Jay Tanna brought up the personal note, I notice that in relation to another posting Phil Rees has assured him that he will never grow old. The reassurance that I thought flowed more in Jay Tanna's red blood was that he will never walk alone.

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By AnonymousUser
27th Feb 2002 22:22

You don't apply to the Inland Revenue!
Mr Anon,

I thought to apply for a charitable status you need to write to the Charity Commission. Also, to qualify as a charity, you need to satisfy certain objectives such as relieving proverty, educational, etc etc.

The Inland Revenue can only tax you as a charity if you have a charity Registration Number. I might be wrong and so Peter Wolstenholme will correct me tomorrow morning.

We also need a website for the charity commission (such as http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/) including their contact details etc. if not on the website itself.

The registration details should be there if they have done their job properly!

Regards,

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By neileg
28th Feb 2002 09:29

Non profit making?
The Inland Revenue may regard you as non-profit making. If your 'customers' are all, or nearly all members of the club, then this is known as mutual trading. Any profit you make in this situation would not be taxable. Income from external sources such as bank interest would remain taxable. Is this what you were thinking about?

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