WayMaker
Making A Way
Frequently Asked Questions
Donation Questions
Yes, you can set up a payment via your banking app directly to the WayMaker Bank Account.
We prefer it because there are no bank charges or Credit Card transaction fees. This would be our preferred method for regular monthly donations.
The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.
Account Name: WayMaker
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Account number: 67261510
IBAN: GB89CPBK08929967261510
BIC: CPBKGB22
Please make sure you complete a Gift Aid Declaration to allow us to collect an additional 25% from the government and no extra cost to you.
Individual Donors
If you are an individual, then 100% of your donation goes to the cause.
Gift Aid allows us to claim an additional 25% of your gift back from the UK Government which we then use to administer the charity, pay bank charges and other ongoing administrative costs.
Companies & Organisations
If you are a company or organisation then 90% of your gift will go to the cause and 10% will cover the costs of transferring your money overseas, etc.
However, this may change to 95% for regular donations or even 100% depending on the situation and amounts.
Yes, anyone can become a WayMaker by making a donation. Individuals, Companies, organisations, or clubs can donate.
As WayMaker is a registered charity, companies and some other organisations can get tax relief on their donations and WayMaker will give them the necessary receipts of payment to do that.
For this reason, WayMaker is unable to claim Gift Aid on these donations.
No. To safeguard the charity’s money and assets and to act prudently WayMaker’s Trustees do not allow anonymous donations. This is to ensure we comply with the strict money laundering legislation that applies to charities predominantly working overseas.
However, No donation is publicised without the donor’s explicit permission and so whilst not anonymous to WayMaker, your donation is only known to us unless you agree to write a testimonial or something similar.
Yes, as a registered charity leaving money to WayMaker in your Will is a great way to leave a positive legacy for the future.
It can also reduce the amount of tax paid by the rest of your estate so your family can get the most out of their inheritance.
If you wanted to do this make sure you use our full name, WayMaker International, and our charity number, 1199440.
Yes, No and Sometimes!
Yes, we work with an organisation to help recycle and reuse mobile phones and tablets by finding new owners in Africa. You can read more here.
No, in that we do not have a shop or facility to collect clothes or other goods on a regular basis.
Sometimes. There are occasions when WayMaker will send a 40-foot shipping container somewhere. On those occasions, we will run an appeal for the items we require. If you have signed up for any of our mailing lists then we will let you know when that happens.
No, sadly not. But if you were interested in opening, managing, and running one we would be very happy to talk to you about it. If that is the case please get in touch.
Fundraising
Sometimes. If you sign up to the mailing list we will let you know when that happens.
Yes, and we would be so grateful. Just go to our page on the Just Giving website and you can take part in an existing event that allows you to raise money for your preferred charity, or you can ask people to give for a birthday or special occasion. You can do it in remembrance of someone or even just do your own thing. Just make sure to select WayMaker on the Just Giving Site.
Gift Aid Questions
Gift Aid does not cost you a penny more but will add an additional 25p to every £1 you donate.
When WayMaker receives a donation from a UK taxpayer, we’re entitled to claim an amount of tax (calculated at the basic rate of income tax in that year) paid on that donation. Once you have given your permission for us to do this on your behalf, there is no need for you to do anything else.
All that is required is that you must be a taxpayer and that would have paid or will pay sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover all the Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year. Please note that it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
The amount of tax we claim will be 25% of the total value of your donations in that tax year. Furthermore, if you are a higher taxpayer, you are also entitled to claim the difference between the basic rate which we will claim and the amount of tax you have actually paid. For further details on how you can do this, please contact your tax office. If your tax situation changes and your gifts will no longer be eligible for the Gift Aid scheme please contact us and we will amend your record accordingly.
Yes. Waymaker is a registered charity in England and Wales (1199440) and is registered with HMRC for gift aid.
This means that we can claim an additional 25% of any donation back from the Government at no cost to you. THIS INCLUDES REGULAR DONATIONS TOO
So, please, when you make you regular donation please check the Gift Aid box when you donate and WayMaker will do all the rest.
Click HERE to make a regular Donation.
Yes. WayMaker is a registered charity in England and Wales (1199440) and is registered with HMRC for gift aid.
This means that we can claim an additional 25% of any donation back from the Government at no cost to you. THIS INCLUDES ONE-OFF DONATIONS TOO
So, please, when you make your One-Off online donation please check the Gift Aid box when you donate and WayMaker will do all the rest.
Click HERE to make a One-Off Donation.
Gift Aid works by WayMaker claiming back the tax an individual would have paid on their donation.
All that is required is that you must be a taxpayer and that would have paid or will pay sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover all the Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year.
So, if, as a pensioner, you meet these requirements then your gifts can still qualify for Gift Aid.
No. You only need to make a gift declaration once. WayMaker can then claim for every donation you make in the future and any you may have made up to 4 years prior to the date you first made a declaration.
If your tax circumstances change, then please let us know.
Yes, of course. Please click HERE and print off the form and send it back to us.
Governance Questions
One full-time, the rest are all volunteers
From September 2024 WayMaker will employ Andy Full time.
Having seen the amazing success of our first two years with Andy as a volunteer, the Trustees felt that we could achieve so much more if Andy was entirely focused on WayMaker.
Not one penny of the money donated to any specific project will be used to cover salaries. That will come from generally allocated funds, the partner program and donors who give to the general funds of WayMaker.
Everyone else is a volunteer from pur our trustees, accountants, bookkeepers and advisors.
This is a very important aspect of WayMaker’s function as a Charity.
We have a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all partners we fund.
- We only fund people and organisations we have a relationship with already. It is part of our values of friends first!
- Every project begins first of all with a grant application made to and considered by the Trustees.
- If approved the first phase, phase zero, consists of architects’ plans and a quantity survey for building projects, or a feasibility study with costings for other projects. This allows us to phase the project and the funding.
- The project is then broken down into phases and the money for the next phase is only released on evidence that the previous phase is completed.
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