The Colostomy Association is a self funding charity and relies wholly on donations and fundraising to survive. There are many ways in which you can help us.

How to donate...

If you would like to make a donation to the colostomy association you may do so in the following ways...

Set up a standing order or make a single donation

Click here to open the donation form, then print it, complete it and post it to us at:

Colostomy Association
Head Office
15 Station Road
Reading
RG1 1LG

(The form requires Adobe Acrobat reader to be installed on your computer. It probably is already, but if not you can get it from here.)

Legacies

Charities such as the Colostomy Association are heavily dependant upon donations to enable us to continue to provide our services. Leaving a donation in your will to the charities that you support may be something that you might like to consider. Twenty percent of people in the U.K. die without having made a will and this often leaves loved ones to face complicated legal and financial matters at a distressing time.

Making a legacy, in favour of the Colostomy Association, is a straightforward, easy and cost effective way to support our work. It involves adding a clause to your will or, if you already have one, the addition of a codicil. You will need to consult your solicitor in both cases to ensure that you do not invalidate your will.

Many people believe that a legacy has to be a large sum of money. This is not so. Any sum of money, or gift, left in a will is important to us. Many people leave a fixed sum or a proportion of their estate as a legacy to a charity. This could impact on inheritance tax.

Legacies are an important source of funds for charities. Some of the larger charities, such as Macmillan Cancer Support, receive up to a third of their income from legacies. So, if you are about to make a will, or are considering making a change to your current will, spare a thought for the Colostomy Association and consider making a legacy to help us to continue to support Colostomates country wide.

What is Gift Aid?

Wherever you see the gift aid logo you can help the Colostomy Association even more, with no cost to you.

If you are a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid offers a simple way to increase the value of your gift to charity by allowing the charity to reclaim the tax on your gift. You can use Gift Aid if the amount of tax you have paid in any tax year (6 April one year to 5 April the next) is at least equal to the amount the charity is reclaiming on your behalf.

More information on how Gift Aid works


Other ways to help...

Hold an event

If you would like to hold an event in aid of the CA please contact us for a fundraising pack. A sponsored walk, table top sale, or black tie dinner, from £5 to £500, every penny makes a difference to us and all the ostomates who need our help.

If you would like us to advertise your fundraising event on this page, please contact our head office:

Colostomy Association
Head Office
15 Station Road Reading RG1 1LG

Tel: 0118 939 1537

Fax: 0118 956 9095  

Email: cass@colostomyassociation.org.uk

Everyclick

Make www.everyclick.com your home page. Every time you search the web we receive a donation. Simple and easy! With no cost to you or us. So please, make everyclick your home page today.

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