Paying In Donations
There are multiple options for paying in your donations offline.
BACS payments
To send a donation directly via BACS, please use the following bank details
- Name of Account: Tree of Hope
- Bank: Metro Bank
- Sort Code: 23-05-80
- Account Number: 21862665
Please include a reference with your name if possible.
If you are donating to a child's campaign, please include the child's campaign name so we can correctly assign it.
Gift Aid
Gift Aid can be claimed on all donations for our charity and for donations for children's campaigns too.
If you are a UK Tax Payer, please download our Gift Aid form and send to accountsreceivable@treeofhope.org.uk and include with the reference of your donation.
Gift Aid in an HMRC process so we will put in a claim to them directly. This process can take up to 6 weeks and we will make families aware of their gift aid when we receive this.
Paying in Cash
For one off cash donations that you would like to pay directly to the bank, please visit any Metro Bank Store with the details above or alternatively if you do not have a local Metro Bank please get in contact with us via 01892 535525 or via accountsreceivable@treeofhope.org.uk and we will happily send you a Pay In Slip via post. Once you have completed the slip you can then deposit the cash to any Post Office.
Please ensure to advise us by telephone or email the value of the donation, the child’s name/campaign name if for a specific child and any other details, including contact details as we would love to be able to say thank you.
Standing orders
These can be set up from your own bank quickly and easily using the bank details below.
Cheques to Office
Cheque donations can be made out to ‘Tree of Hope’ (if these are for a particular child rather than the charity as a whole, please ensure the child’s name and campaign name are written on the back of the cheque) and send in to our office – Tree of Hope, 61-63 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2QE
Text Donate
Make an instant one off donation, or set up a regular (weekly/monthly/yearly) donation easily and quickly via your mobile.
Text Donate on your mobile phone by texting TOHDONATE with the amount you would like to give to 70085. For example if you would like to donate £5, please message TOHDONATE 5 to 70085. This will cost £5 plus your standard message rate.
Facebook Fundraisers
By following our page, you can set up Facebook fundraising pages for birthdays, events and special occasions. Simply click on “Create” at the top of your own page and follow the easy instructions.
Gifts in Wills
Your will is an important way of looking after the future of your family and loved ones.
Our simple guide to making a will sets out the steps you need to take.
When you come to write your will, as well as remembering your family and the people you love, you may like to consider leaving a gift to Tree of Hope.
I was a Trustee for Tree of Hope for 5 years and I’m delighted at the difference the charity makes by empowering and supporting the parents and families of sick children. Each year the charity helps over 150 children get the life enhancing treatment and equipment they need, which are simply not available through the NHS. I support Tree of Hope as much as I can, but there is always much more need than we can meet. So, when I realised how easy it was to leave a gift in my will, I decided it was something that I wanted to do. I have always recognised the importance of having a will, especially so because I’m a father to a young child, and it was a straightforward procedure to add a codicil to my existing will – meaning that I didn’t have to spend out to re-write the whole document. It is good to know that when I do eventually pass away, aged 126 (a new world record age) and still owning all my own teeth, I will leave behind a lasting legacy and support for this fantastic charity.
Tree of Hope Supporter
Why do I need to make a will?
Making a will ensures that your loved ones are provided for as you intended and that your wishes are respected after you have passed away. If you don’t have a valid will, the courts have to administer your affairs after you die. This can cause delays and anxiety for friends and family, and your affairs may not be handled as you would like.
Remember A Charity Week
Legacies are vital to our very survival, a fact that most of our supporters don’t realise. To raise some much needed awareness, we’ve joined forces with Remember A Charity, the largest consortium of its kind in the UK working to promote legacy giving.
With 35%* of people saying they would consider including a gift to charity after providing for their family and friends in their will, and only 7%* doing so, there is huge potential to increase income from legacies. If together, we can grow the sector by just 4%, we could raise an extra £1 billion for UK charities.
A refreshed consumer campaign which launched in 2009 around the theme of ‘Make your last wishes something to remember’ has made positive inroads in changing people’s attitudes. For example, 60% of those who had seen the TV ads said ‘it made them think it was possible to leave a legacy as well as provide for family and friends’.
The annual Remember A Charity Week, which the consortium runs, gives us a perfect opportunity to promote legacies both internally and externally.
The campaign is not only creating enthusiasm among the general public but also with legal advisors and other professionals who write wills. Our collective aim is for all professional advisors to prompt their clients to consider leaving a charitable gift in their will.
We can all help the campaign to succeed, thereby growing the legacy market, by spreading the legacy giving messages, particularly to our own colleagues and staff and also with charity supporters.
For more information please contact Emma via emma@treeofhope.org.uk or visit www.rememberacharity.org.uk.
*TNS Social 2008.
Our Impact
With over 30 years’ experience, we have helped thousands of families and have grown to meet increasing demand. Read our latest impact report to be inspired and find out more about our journey.
2,008
Children helped
£1.2 million
Raised in the last year