Although the Club has done a great deal of fundraising for all sorts of good causes over many years it is not formally a charity and so could not maximise donations through GiftAid. To create a charitable fund you have to be registered with HMRC and then meet the requirements of the charities regulator, the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR).
In 2011 the Club decided it would be worthwhile taking the steps to comply with OSCR requirements and established a Registered Charity Fund, so enabling anyone making a donation to us for any of the charities we support to get the Taxman to add to it through GiftAid. The fund is administered by its own Charity Trustees, drawn from the membership of the club, to ensure the interests of the charity are always put first.
Pictured above is a meeting of Charity Trustees, (left to right) Marshall Wilson (Chair), Ronnie Nicol and John Marjoribanks, with Club Treasurer George Wood.
Our Charity Fund is the Rotary Club of Duns Charitable Trust Fund, a Scottish Charity No. SC042502.
If you are seeking support from the Rotary Club of Duns please submit an application using this page.
All charitable donations to the Rotary Club of Duns are paid into the Rotary Club of Duns Trust Fund,
a Scottish Charity No. SC042502
more This page records the donations we have made to individuals through our Charitable Trust Fund.
more This page records the donations we have made to other charities and community organisations as a result of our fundraising activities.