Our mission at Havens Hospices is to offer the best possible palliative and supportive care, free from fear and barriers, giving patients choice to be cared for in the hospice or their own home. By making a major gift, of £5,000 or more, you are helping us reach more families living with life-limiting illnesses so they can enjoy life as fully as possible, for the time they have left together.
At Havens Hospices we pride ourselves on making meaningful relationships with our donors and welcome the opportunity to discuss how that relationship would work best for you. Whether you’re considering a one-off gift or setting up a regular donation, we can advise you on who will benefit and the difference your generosity will make. To find out more, please contact Wendy Hogarth, Philanthropy Manager by emailing whogarth@havenshospices.org.uk. Your support and generosity will help us plan for our future and fund the daily costs of running our services and projects.
Last year we raised an amazing £113,000 through sponsorship, ticket sales and money raised on the night. Havens Hospices needs to raise £207,000 a week to be able to provide the care that we do and so we are excited to see what is possible in 2025.
We still have other sponsorship opportunities available for this exclusive event, if you'd like to get involved.
Find out moreWe are very proud of the work we do at Havens Hospices partnering with Trusts and Foundations. From the established relationships with Trusts who have supported our work over many years, to the new relationships we continue to build. We are fortunate that this support comes from some large, national organisations as well as smaller Trusts, some with a local connection. All have enabled us to consistently expand services and improve equipment and facilities.
If you are a representative or Trustee of a Trust or Foundation and would like to find out more about Havens Hospices. Or if you work for a company or organisation that has the opportunity for employees to nominate chosen charities for a grant, then please get in touch with Stevie Brown, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Officer by emailing sbrown@havenshospices.org.uk. We’ll be happy to show you around our buildings, meet staff and discuss where and what a grant funding opportunity can support. The contributions made by Trusts and Foundations help us to support everyone who needs us and ‘make every day count’.
Gift aid is one of the simplest and most effective ways of giving to charity. Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give the charity, it will currently receive an extra 25p from the Inland Revenue. This means that a £10 Gift Aid donation, is worth £12.50 to the charity – and it doesn’t cost you a thing. It can apply to donations of any amount, large or small, cash, cheque, postal order, direct debit, standing orders, debit or credit card or even in a foreign currency.
As well as donating gifts of money, individuals can also help charities by gifting shares. This can provide a significant source of income to the charity and can also be a tax effective way for the donor to give.
Please note - the charity cannot give financial advice. Any specific advice must be given by a financial advisor.
All shares that are transferrable can be donated, but only publicly quoted shares qualify for tax relief. Examples of publicly quoted shares include shares listed on the London Stock Exchange or Alternative Investment Market Shares (AIM). A full list of qualifying stock exchanges can be found here.
By giving shares the donor has the potential to claim income tax relief on the value of all the shares at the rate of tax paid by the donor.
Charitable gifts of shares are not liable to capital gains tax, which is applicable if shares that have appreciated in value are sold. Capital gains tax relief is simply the absence of the need to pay tax on the part of the charity or the donor.
Inheritance tax is not charged on gifts to charity.
Stamp duty is not payable when shares are donated to charity.
