Supporting Odiham Cottage Hospital
In order to support the National Health Service in their provision of healthcare at the hospital, and to ensure that all patients are treated free of charge, Odiham Cottage Hospital Charitable Trust has to raise over £100,000 each and every year.
All of this money is raised through charitable means.
We are helped in this task by our League of Friends who run charity shops and organise events, but we do rely on direct help from hospital supporters.
There are several ways you can help:
1. By sending a donation
Donations (cash or cheques, including CAF cheques – made payable to OCHCT) may be sent to the hospital – visit the Contact Us page for details.
Gifts from individuals may qualify for gift aid, whereby an additional 25% of the gift can be reclaimed from the Inland Revenue at no cost to the donor. To download a Gift Aid Declaration Form as a PDF file, please click here
OCHCT has established an endowment fund to provide investment income that will support the long term running costs of the hospital. You may like your gift to be used for this purpose.
2. By starting a regular giving scheme
This is perhaps the most valuable form of help that any charity can receive as it provides a certainty of income that enables the charity to plan to meet its commitments. Regular giving schemes will attract gift aid from qualifying donors, thereby increasing the gift by 25%. To download a Banker’s Order and Gift Aid Declaration Form as a PDF file please click here
Many companies operate “Payroll Giving Schemes”, which are particularly tax efficient. Contact your own employer for further details.
3. By remembering the hospital in your will
You may be considering amending your will by adding a codicil or writing a new will. After providing for loved ones, you may wish to consider charitable giving – you could help ensure that this hospital can continue to serve its community. Suggested wording is available from the Secretary or may be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking here
Bequests are normally added to the endowment fund to help support the hospital’s long-term future.
4. By donating shares
In the Finance Bill of 2000, the Labour government introduced new legislation that attached significant tax advantages to donating shares, or selling shares at less than market value, to charities. These arrangements are simple to put in place and we have experience of both schemes. Please contact the Secretary for further details.
