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Help Pilgrims Hospices be there for the next family who need our vital support.
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Gift Aid
If you're a UK taxpayer, the value of your donations can increase by 25% under the Gift Aid scheme.
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Your donation makes a difference,
however you give.
Donations make up a huge proportion of our annual income.
No matter how big or small, they help us to be there for families who urgently need our care.
Donate over the phone or ask a question
Talk to our friendly Supporter Relations Team on 01227 782 062, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
or email [email protected].
Donate via post
Send your donation, along with your full name and address, to
Supporter Relations, Pilgrims Hospices, 56 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JA.
Please make cheques payable to 'Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent'.
Unclaimed Client Funds
These are sums of money which remain unclaimed in client accounts of many solicitors and accountants, for years, when all attempts to contact the client has failed. SRA rules allow practices to donate unclaimed client funds to charities such as Pilgrims Hospices.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) rules* and the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England & Wales (ICAEW) regulations** allow practices to donate unclaimed client funds to charities.
For indemnities for amounts over £500, please speak to a member of the Gifts in Wills Team on 01227 782062, or at [email protected].
In 2022, Pilgrims Hospices received over £40,000 through donations from unclaimed client accounts which is enough to fund the entire cost of our community care teams working across our three hospices for over 9 days.
*SRA – Where the rightful owner cannot be traced, rules 20.1 and 20.2 of the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules permit balances under £500 to be paid to charity without SRA permission, providing certain safeguards are met. Amounts over £500 can also be paid to charity, providing SRA permission is granted and Pilgrims Hospices can provide an indemnity letter for this purpose.
**ICAEW - Under rule 32 of the Clients' Money Regulations, the client must have remained untraced for five years. For sums of £10,000 and above (per client), Pilgrims Hospices is able to provide an indemnity for the sum provided.