Charity Funding
The Charity is funded through donations. Your financial support allows us to pay the rent, buy religious items, save for buying a church etc.
Donations
Donations can be made at the Church, by bank transfer, standing order or using Paypal service. For those who don't use online payments please download the Standing Order form, fill it out and hand it over to your Bank or to Father Andrei.
The Charity bank details are:
Bank: HSBC
Account Name: The Romanian Orthodox Church Aberdeen
Sort Code: 40-01-25
Aberdeen Account Number: 61489623
Dundee Account Number: 11642537
For donations using Paypal service please use the link below (it not required to have a Paypal account for using the service):
Another possibility is by using the Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) by following the link below:
Gift Aid
The Charity can claim back the taxes that has been deducted on your donations (make sure that the taxes paid are greater than the claim, 25% of donations) by filling in the Gift Aid declaration:
- For multiple donations: All donations
- For one donation only: One-off donation
- Sponsored events
Please send the filled in form to the treasurer@ParohiaAberdeen.org.uk or Father Andrei. More details can be found on the HMRC website.
Donations through shopping
Another funding method is to use the one of the following organisations who facilitate getting rewards by shopping from selected shops which can be donated to the charity of your choice:
- easyfundrasing.org.uk
Charity name: Romanian Orthodox Church Aberdeen
Don't forget to select the Gift Aid option in Settings. - Give as you Live
Charity name: Romanian Orthodox Church in Aberdeen
The way they work is:
- Register with them (no fees or charges) selecting the charity name mentioned above and providing the details asked by the form.
- For Easyfundraising and "Give as you Live" go on their website and select a shop included on their list (there are thousands of options). By selecting a shop you will be re-directed to their website where you do shopping as usual.
- The shop will give you a reward which will be donated to your charity.
More details can be found on their website.
