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Business Rate Relief: Charities and Sports Clubs

Charities and Registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs are entitled to 80% mandatory relief where the property is occupied by the Charity or Club and is wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes or as a Registered Community Amateur Sports Club. Charity shops are eligible for mandatory relief but only where the majority of the goods for sale are donated.

The Council has discretion to give further relief on the remaining bill.

To make an application for mandatory or mandatory and discretionary relief please complete the charitable and discretionary rate relief application form, the form also gives further details of the scheme and the Council's guidelines for discretionary relief.