SUBSCRIPTIONS
All we ask from a household to become a subscribing member to the society is just £3.00 per year. We consider this a very conservative price to pay for us to protect our environment. What we do ask is, if you are a UK tax payer (remember even if you are retired and have bank or building society savings account you ARE paying tax at base rate of 10%), that you fill in a gift aid form and lodge it with the society. This allows us to claim back the tax you have paid. This costs you nothing but it does have a significant increase on our income. Please note that if you are a higher tax payer you may offset some of you higher rate contributions against this. You benefit by reducing your higher tax contribution. We however only get the base return.
Please click below for a printable copy, email or call, or ask our representative next time they call for a copy.
<link to .pdf or word document><would be nice to have a .pdf form into which you can type>
As a society we do not waste your money. We account for our costs each year and have to send audited returns to the Charities Commission. If you would like a copy of the year end accounts please attend our AGM where they are given to all present.
We do have a separate fund which we call the ‘fighting fund’. This was established as a result of the onslaught of the big oil companies (Mobil in particular) to build a Motorway Service Area to the rear of Booker Common Woods. In order for us to fight this corporate giant we had to employ legal representatives. Whilst most of their time was given freely we had to cover their expenses. We simply did not have enough reserves in our current account to cover this. We therefore pleaded with our members and anyone effected, including local business, to make a donation specifically for this purpose. Whilst we succeeded in warding this attack the account remains as a depository for money to be used only for such future events. Many of our members make a separate contribution annually to this cause. We accept this with gratitude and hope we never have to use it. The monies remain in a savings account and does accrue interest but, as always, never at the same rate potential expenditure.
All we ask from a household to become a subscribing member to the society is just £3.00 per year. We consider this a very conservative price to pay for us to protect our environment. What we do ask is, if you are a UK tax payer (remember even if you are retired and have bank or building society savings account you ARE paying tax at base rate of 10%), that you fill in a gift aid form and lodge it with the society. This allows us to claim back the tax you have paid. This costs you nothing but it does have a significant increase on our income. Please note that if you are a higher tax payer you may offset some of you higher rate contributions against this. You benefit by reducing your higher tax contribution. We however only get the base return.
Please click below for a printable copy, email or call, or ask our representative next time they call for a copy.
<link to .pdf or word document><would be nice to have a .pdf form into which you can type>
As a society we do not waste your money. We account for our costs each year and have to send audited returns to the Charities Commission. If you would like a copy of the year end accounts please attend our AGM where they are given to all present.
We do have a separate fund which we call the ‘fighting fund’. This was established as a result of the onslaught of the big oil companies (Mobil in particular) to build a Motorway Service Area to the rear of Booker Common Woods. In order for us to fight this corporate giant we had to employ legal representatives. Whilst most of their time was given freely we had to cover their expenses. We simply did not have enough reserves in our current account to cover this. We therefore pleaded with our members and anyone effected, including local business, to make a donation specifically for this purpose. Whilst we succeeded in warding this attack the account remains as a depository for money to be used only for such future events. Many of our members make a separate contribution annually to this cause. We accept this with gratitude and hope we never have to use it. The monies remain in a savings account and does accrue interest but, as always, never at the same rate potential expenditure.