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    From Tim Woodall@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 12 12:38:38 2021
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this? I cannot find anything online to support this but I
    cannot imagine why I thought it if it's not true (perhaps it was another charity but I cannot imagine which one it could have been)

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  • From Danny Colyer@21:1/5 to Tim Woodall on Sun Feb 14 12:02:51 2021
    On 12/02/2021 12:38, Tim Woodall wrote:
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this?

    I read the same. I think it might have been in an e-mail from CTC. Or
    it might have been in Cycle. It probably wasn't in the regular Friday
    CTC e-mail, which I mostly just skim now.

    --
    Danny Colyer
    "I'm riding a unicycle with my pants down. This should be every boy's
    dream." - Bartholomew J Simpson

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  • From Adam Funk@21:1/5 to Danny Colyer on Mon Feb 15 10:11:43 2021
    On 2021-02-14, Danny Colyer wrote:

    On 12/02/2021 12:38, Tim Woodall wrote:
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this?

    I read the same. I think it might have been in an e-mail from CTC. Or
    it might have been in Cycle. It probably wasn't in the regular Friday
    CTC e-mail, which I mostly just skim now.

    I remember getting an e-mail to that effect. I can't find it now, but
    this forum thread
    <https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?p=1570036>
    confirms it and quotes the e-mail:

    We are writing to inform you that we are no longer able to claim
    Gift Aid on membership fees. Please note this does not affect Gift
    Aid on donations made to the charity.

    To qualify for claiming Gift Aid on membership fees, the value of
    membership benefits enjoyed and used by members must not breach
    certain limits. Each year, we are required to monitor the value of
    those benefits, and the take-up of offers and discounts. I would
    like to confirm that the limit has been reached so we will not be
    able to claim Gift Aid on any membership fees after March 2020.

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  • From Tim Woodall@21:1/5 to Danny Colyer on Sun Feb 14 14:22:25 2021
    On 2021-02-14, Danny Colyer <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 12/02/2021 12:38, Tim Woodall wrote:
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this?

    I read the same. I think it might have been in an e-mail from CTC. Or
    it might have been in Cycle. It probably wasn't in the regular Friday
    CTC e-mail, which I mostly just skim now.

    It was an email. Thanks.
    Eventually I found this:
    https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=143394

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  • From John Miller@21:1/5 to Tim Woodall on Sun Feb 14 00:44:26 2021
    On 12/02/2021 12:38, Tim Woodall wrote:
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this? I cannot find anything online to support this but I
    cannot imagine why I thought it if it's not true (perhaps it was another charity but I cannot imagine which one it could have been)



    You are correct. Email received from Cycling UK a little while ago
    See below
    John M

    "Thank you for completing a Gift Aid declaration for Cycling UK. As a
    charity, this has enabled us to make your membership go further at no additional cost to you.

    We are writing to inform you that we are no longer able to claim Gift
    Aid on membership fees. Please note this does not affect Gift Aid on
    donations made to the charity.

    To qualify for claiming Gift Aid on membership fees, the value of
    membership benefits enjoyed and used by members must not breach certain
    limits. Each year, we are required to monitor the value of those
    benefits, and the take-up of offers and discounts. I would like to
    confirm that the limit has been reached so we will not be able to claim
    Gift Aid on any membership fees after March 2020.

    This is a direct result of the increased value you receive through your membership with Cycling UK and we’re pleased to see so many members
    using their benefits. The change will now allow us to offer you more for
    your membership fee, including increased insurance and further retail discounts".

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  • From Roger Hayter@21:1/5 to Adam Funk on Mon Feb 15 18:44:58 2021
    On 15 Feb 2021 at 10:11:43 GMT, "Adam Funk" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 2021-02-14, Danny Colyer wrote:

    On 12/02/2021 12:38, Tim Woodall wrote:
    I was sure I read somewhere about how CTC memberships are (or will be)
    no longer eligible for gift aid.

    Am I imaging this?

    I read the same. I think it might have been in an e-mail from CTC. Or
    it might have been in Cycle. It probably wasn't in the regular Friday
    CTC e-mail, which I mostly just skim now.

    I remember getting an e-mail to that effect. I can't find it now, but
    this forum thread
    <https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?p=1570036>
    confirms it and quotes the e-mail:

    We are writing to inform you that we are no longer able to claim
    Gift Aid on membership fees. Please note this does not affect Gift
    Aid on donations made to the charity.

    To qualify for claiming Gift Aid on membership fees, the value of
    membership benefits enjoyed and used by members must not breach
    certain limits. Each year, we are required to monitor the value of
    those benefits, and the take-up of offers and discounts. I would
    like to confirm that the limit has been reached so we will not be
    able to claim Gift Aid on any membership fees after March 2020.

    Does this also mean that members can no longer claim higher rate tax relief on their membership fee?

    --
    Roger Hayter

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  • From Tim Woodall@21:1/5 to Roger Hayter on Wed Feb 17 20:30:49 2021
    On 2021-02-15, Roger Hayter <[email protected]> wrote:

    Does this also mean that members can no longer claim higher rate tax relief on
    their membership fee?

    Yes. As of the 20-21 tax year.

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