Making a donation to Sands

Sands relies heavily on the generosity of our supporters to fund the vital work we do so your help is greatly appreciated. 

To find out about the various ways to make a donation, please see below. 

Single Donations

Online Making a single one off donation using your credit or debit card is one of the quickest and easiest ways to give, plus as we use Justgiving's secure servers, it's also extremely safe.  Donate Online.

By Post If you would prefer to send us a cheque, charity voucher, postal order or credit/debit card instruction, please download a donation form, print off a copy and send it back to us along with your donation to the address below. 

Please make ensure that cheques and postal orders are crossed and payable to 'Sands'.  

Sands
28 Portland Place
London
W1B 1LY

If you decide to send us a donation by post don't forget to Gift Aid your donation.

Regular Donations

Online Setting up a regular gift helps you to 'spread the load' and gives us the assurance of reliable income, which means we can more easily commit to forthcoming projects. To set up a regular monthly donation to Sands using Justgiving's secure servers, please choose 'monthly' donation (intead of 'single' donation) from the drop-down list.  Click here to set up a regular donation on line>>

By Post If you would prefer to set up a standing order by post, please download a standing order donation form or phone 020 7436 7940 to request a copy by post.  Please then complete and return it to us so we can process it and then forward it on to your bank. 

You can, of course, set up the Standing Order with your bank by telephone, or on-line, if you have on-line banking facilities using the relevant details supplied on the form.  If you choose to set this up yourself please email us at fundraising(at)uk-sands.org or call 0845 6520 447 to let us know.

Gift Aid - Making your donation go further

When you make a donation, if you are a UK tax payer, please don't forget to sign a Gift Aid mandate. This means we can reclaim the tax through the government's Gift Aid scheme, which will make your donation go even further. For example, on a donation of £10, we can claim back a further £2.80 in tax! 

Download a Gift Aid Declaration form.

Download our Gift Aid FAQ's.

Use the Gift Aid Calculator below to see how much further your donation can go if you are able to Gift Aid it.

Gift Aid Calculator

Proposed Donation: £ Basic Tax Rate (%)

Full Value with Gift Aid: £


But if you pay a higher tax rate of 40%
then you may reclaim higher rate relief of: £

In Memory of and In Celebration of Funds

Alternatively you might like to consider setting up a Sands 'In Memory of' or 'In Celebration of' fund.   Click on the links for further information or contact the fundaising team on 0845 6520 447.