Mandatory rate relief for registered charities application

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In order for your application for 80% mandatory relief to be considered the following must be noted:

• • The property must be occupied by the charity (or charities) applying for the relief, rather than a third party company operating on behalf of the charity
• • The purpose of the property must be in order to advance the charity's aims and objectives
• • "The physical majority of the premises must be wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes
• • The main purpose of the property must not be to generate profit; even if that profit is then paid directly to a charity (see Exception below)
• • Exception - With charity shops the majority of goods available for sale must be donated and the proceeds of sale of such goods must be applied for the purposes of the charity.

Please note: In order to verify the premises are being used in accordance with the above criteria it may be necessary for a Council inspector to visit the premises to ensure applications are made correctly.