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FUNDRAISING IN OUR CENTENARY YEAR



DONORS SETTING UP ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF £100 OR MORE WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE

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   I qualify for Gift Aid

I confirm that I have paid or will pay an amount of UK Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that The Achilles Trust and all the charities which I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand that The Achilles Trust will reclaim 25p of tax on each £1 that I have given today and will give in the future.

Please notify the Clerk to The Achilles Trust if you wish to cancel this declaration, if you change your name or home address or no longer pay sufficient tax on your Income and/or Capital Gains. If you pay income tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you should include all your Gift Aid donations on your self-assessment tax return or ask HMRC to adjust your tax code.



  A small proportion of donations (20p + 1.2% for EU VISA/Mastercard, 2.9% for Non-EU and Amex transactions) goes towards running our online payment system, Stripe. If you would be happy to cover this small cost, please tick the box. Otherwise the cost will be deducted from your donation. If you would like to donate by Bank Transfer/Standing Order, please email the Clerk to the Achilles Trust on trust@achilles.org, who will respond to you by email to let you know the bank details of the Trust. Please make a Standing Order request to your bank to pay an amount on the 1st day of each year/month to The Achilles Trust. We are grateful to receive standing orders on other dates or frequencies, but apportioning of regular donations will occur only once a year in order to ensure that the full Gift Aid benefit can be passed on. Please address your cheque to "The Achilles Club Trust", and return it to:
The Clerk to the Achilles Trust
16 Tudor Close,
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0LF


To make sure you are a human, please enter, in lower case, the surname of the first man to break the four minute mile in the following box.

2019 is the centenary year of THE ACHILLES CLUB. In order to mark this important anniversary, the Club is reaffirming its original objectives and, in addition, emphasising its broader charitable purpose which is exercised through THE ACHILLES TRUST, a registered charity.

The original aim of the Club was to provide a forum through which Oxford and Cambridge athletes could compete together, both while touring overseas - in particular in the TRANSATLANTIC SERIES against the Ivy League, now in its 125th year - and in domestic competition. This purpose is as true today as it was in 1919, albeit that with the advent of first claim clubs, the opportunities for domestic competition are reduced.

The Club, through THE ACHILLES TRUST, has a broader charitable purpose best described as "sport for all". The athletics clubs are the largest sports clubs in each University. At the same time, both Universities continue to see greater diversification in terms of student backgrounds. This expansion of the student base over the last hundred years is indeed one of the most notable features of both Oxford and Cambridge.

The need for support is greater than ever before, as official funding is increasingly withdrawn whilst the costs of providing coaching and other assistance continue to rise.

The Club also continues to support THE ACHILLES SCHOOL RELAYS.

The Club, through THE ACHILLES TRUST, now seeks your support in its centenary year. Below you will find a form containing some donation options, should you wish to contribute.

As a charity the Trust can seek gift aid to receive an extra 25% on donations from tax payers. Donors who are higher rate taxpayers can also receive a similar tax rebate.

3 X 100: THE GOLD CIRCLE
We are appealing for recurring annual contributions of £100 FROM 100 MEMBERS IN OUR 100TH YEAR. Contributors and those who have already pledged or donated £1,000 or more will automatically become a member of THE GOLD CIRCLE and be entitled to a distinctive lapel pin.

SPECIFY SUPPORT OF OUAC OR CUAC
Other annual or one-off donations remain very welcome, and for all contributions there is now the option to request that some or all be apportioned to either OUAC or CUAC

REMEMBER ACHILLES IN YOUR WILL

Please consider bequeathing monies as part of your estate. Again, you have the option to apportion some of your monies to your University Athletics Club.
We hope that you enjoy your membership of THE ACHILLES CLUB and that you can help us to deliver its benefits to new generations as we enter our second century.

MAKING A BEQUEST TO THE ACHILLES TRUST
If you would like to pass on something of the fun and satisfaction which you enjoyed to the next generations of athletes at Oxford & Cambridge, please join with us and include THE ACHILLES TRUST in your Will. This is a tax effective way of expressing in a lasting manner your pride in membership of THE ACHILLES CLUB.

THE ACHILLES TRUST is a Registered Charity (no. 1152963). A gift in your Will reduces the size of your estate liable to Inheritance Tax by the amount of that gift. If you already have a Will please consider making a short codicil to achieve this, and if you are reviewing your Will please consider adding in a gift. The following form of wording would achieve the charitable purpose:

I GIVE to THE ACHILLES TRUST registered charity number 1152963 c/o the Clerk to the Trust whoever that may be from time to time ABSOLUTELY the sum of . . . . . . to be applied by THE ACHILLES TRUST for its charitable purposes, and I further direct that the receipt of the Clerk to the Trust shall be sufficient discharge to my executors. [Option: Apportion . . . % to OUAC or CUAC].

It would help our administration if you would kindly inform the Clerk to THE ACHILLES TRUST at the address below if you do decide to leave a gift. Such notification is not binding and is entirely revocable, but enables us to ensure that we continue to advise you of the Trust's and the Club's activities.

The Clerk to the Achilles Trust,
16 Tudor Close,
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0LF
trust@achilles.org

ACHILLES TRUST: REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1152963

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