Paying In Donations

To send a donation directly via BACS, please use the following bank details

• Name of Account: Tree of Hope
• Bank: Metro Bank
• Sort Code: 23-05-80
• Account Number: 21862665

Please include a reference with your name if possible.

For one off cash donations that you would like to pay directly to the bank, please visit any Metro Bank Store with the details above or alternatively if you do not have a local Metro Bank please get in contact with us via 01892 535525 or via accountsreceivable@treeofhope.org.uk and we will happily send you a Pay In Slip via post. Once you have completed the slip you can then deposit the cash to any Post Office.

Please ensure to advise us by telephone or email the value of the donation, the child’s name/campaign name if for a specific child and any other details, including contact details as we would love to be able to say thank you.

These can be set up from your own bank quickly and easily using the bank details below.

Cheque donations can be made out to ‘Tree of Hope’ (if these are for a particular child rather than the charity as a whole, please ensure the child’s name and campaign name are written on the back of the cheque) and send in to our office – Tree of Hope, 61-63 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2QE

Make an instant one off donation, or set up a regular (weekly/monthly/yearly) donation easily and quickly via your mobile.

Text Donate on your mobile phone by texting TOHDONATE with the amount you would like to give to 70085. For example if you would like to donate £5, please message TOHDONATE 5 to 70085. This will cost £5 plus your standard message rate.

By following our page, you can set up Facebook fundraising pages for birthdays, events and special occasions. Simply click on “Create” at the top of your own page and follow the easy instructions.

Your will is an important way of looking after the future of your family and loved ones.

Our simple guide to making a will sets out the steps you need to take.

When you come to write your will, as well as remembering your family and the people you love, you may like to consider leaving a gift to Tree of Hope.

Why do I need to make a will?

Making a will ensures that your loved ones are provided for as you intended and that your wishes are respected after you have passed away. If you don’t have a valid will, the courts have to administer your affairs after you die. This can cause delays and anxiety for friends and family, and your affairs may not be handled as you would like.

Remember A Charity Week

Legacies are vital to our very survival, a fact that most of our supporters don’t realise. To raise some much needed awareness, we’ve joined forces with Remember A Charity, the largest consortium of its kind in the UK working to promote legacy giving.

With 35%* of people saying they would consider including a gift to charity after providing for their family and friends in their will, and only 7%* doing so, there is huge potential to increase income from legacies. If together, we can grow the sector by just 4%, we could raise an extra £1 billion for UK charities.

A refreshed consumer campaign which launched in 2009 around the theme of ‘Make your last wishes something to remember’ has made positive inroads in changing people’s attitudes. For example, 60% of those who had seen the TV ads said ‘it made them think it was possible to leave a legacy as well as provide for family and friends’.

The annual Remember A Charity Week, which the consortium runs, gives us a perfect opportunity to promote legacies both internally and externally.

The campaign is not only creating enthusiasm among the general public but also with legal advisors and other professionals who write wills. Our collective aim is for all professional advisors to prompt their clients to consider leaving a charitable gift in their will.

We can all help the campaign to succeed, thereby growing the legacy market, by spreading the legacy giving messages, particularly to our own colleagues and staff and also with charity supporters.

For more information please contact Emma via emma@treeofhope.org.uk or visit www.rememberacharity.org.uk.

*TNS Social 2008.