Has your charity made use of COVID-19 Government support measures? Survey by the Charity Tax Group

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* 1. Your details (optional)

Name

Organisation

E-mail address

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* 2. Are you planning to make use of the VAT deferral?

Yes

Not sure/Unaware of this option

If yes, please indicate the value of the payment deferred

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* 3. Have you made a claim under the Job Retention Scheme?

Yes

No, but we are planning to

No and we are not planning to

Not eligible

Not sure

If yes, please provide information on the % of staff furloughed, the period of furlough and the value of the claim under the Scheme. If no, or you do not believe you are eligible, please provide any additional feedback that may be useful

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* 4. Have you made a successful claim for any of these Coronavirus Business Loans?

Bounce Back Loan

Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)

Corporate Financing Facility

Application rejected

Not yet but planning to

No application made or planned

If yes, please provide details on the value of the loan and your experience of applying for the loan. If you have been rejected please tell us why. If you have decided not to apply for a loan, please tell us why it is not appropriate for your charity

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* 5. Will your charity benefit from the Expanded Retail Discount (up to 100% business rates relief, applied after charity reliefs) [England only]?

Yes

Not relevant as we already receive 100% rates relief

Not eligible

Not sure

N/A - no properties in England

Where possible, please provide details of the value of this additional business rates relief for 2020/21

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* 6. Have you made a successful claim via the Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (England only)?

Yes for one property

Yes for multiple properties

Yes for multiple properties but claim capped by State Aid limits

No as claim was rejected

No, but planning to in the future

No because uncertain whether we are eligible/unaware of the grant

Not eligible

N/A - no properties in England

Please provide any useful comments on the value of claims, types of properties claimed on and any feedback from Local Authorities about why claims were accepted or rejected. If your claim has been capped by state aid rules, please provide information on the value of claims that you were unable to make

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* 7. Have you made a successful claim for grants designed to support the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sectors in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Yes for one property

Yes for multiple properties

No, but planning to do so in the future

Our properties are not eligible for the schemes in Scotland

Our properties are not eligible for the schemes in Wales

Our properties are not eligible for the schemes in Northern Ireland

No because uncertain whether we are eligible/unaware of the grant

N/A

Where relevant please provide information on the value of claims and any limits of claims imposed by the schemes/state aid caps

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* 8. If the Small Business Grant Fund was open to charities that meet the Small Business Rate Relief property size criteria (broadly speaking single property with a rateable value of <£15k) would your charity be in line to make a claim?

Yes

Not sure

Please provide any relevant additional feedback

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* 9. Do you expect to benefit at all from the Government's £750m "charity support package"?

Yes from the £360m fund being allocated by central Government departments

Yes from the £370m fund being allocated to small and medium sized charities, administered through the National Lottery Community Fund

Yes via grants from the National Emergencies Trust, Comic Relief and Children in Need following the Big Night In Fundraiser

Yes via funding available from the devolved Governments

Not sure yet

Please share any feedback on this support package (NB we note that only limited information has been published so far)

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* 10. What additional financial support/tax reliefs would make the most difference to your charity now and going forward? To share any additional information please contact info@charitytaxgroup.org.uk