Application for business rate relief for charities and other not-for-profit organisations


Charities and not for profit organisations, including registered community amateur sports clubs, are entitled to mandatory relief from business rates.

This relief is up to 80% of the full rate bill or of the transitional bill if transitional arrangements apply.

This applies to any non-domestic property which is wholly or mainly used for charitable or non-profit making purposes. 

We also have discretion to remit all or part of the remaining 20% of he bill. 

Those eligble for mandatory relief (up to 80%)

  • non-domestic premises occupied by a charity or the trustees of a charity where the premises are used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes
  • non-domestic premises occupied by an organisation which has charitable objectives (a copy of the Article of Association or the constitution of the orgnisation must be provided)
  • charity shops where the premises are wholly or mainly used for the sale of goods donated to the charity and the proceeds of the sale (after deductions for expenses) are applied to the purposes of the charity
  • registered community amateur sports clubs

Those who can be considered for discretionary relief (up to 100%)

  • not-for-profit organisations whose main objectives are charitable, philanthropic, religious, or concerned with education, social welfare, science, literature or the fine arts
  • not-for-profit organisations occupying premises wholly or mainly for the purposes of recreation
  • organisations entitled to mandatory relief
Each application for discretionary relief is considered on an individual basis against our policy. 
Is the organisation a registered charity?
Is all or part of the property occupied by a club, society or other organisation not established or conducted for profit?
Select the primary objectives of your organisation
What services does the organisation provide?
Does the organisation operate solely in Barking and Dagenham?
What's the area of the organisation?
Is the property currently occupied?
Is the property occupied by anyone else other than the organisation?
Does the work of the organisation involve dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults?
Maximum 3 files.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.
Does the organisation receive any form of financial grant or funding from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham?
Is the property used for the sale of goods?

What percentage of goods are:
Are any goods sold on behalf of another organisation?
Does your organisation offer membership or charge an entry fee?
Does the organisation actively encourage membership from particular groups e.g. young people, older age groups, persons with disability, ethnic minorities?
Are facilities made available to people other than members e.g. schools, public sessions?
Does the organisation provide facilities which would otherwise not be available within the local area, and that are available to the community?
Does the organisation provide facilities complementary or of a higher standard to those supported or provided by the Council?
Is the organisation run on a voluntary basis?
Is your organisation a sports or recreational club?
If your organisation is a sports club, is it registered as a CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club) with the Inland Revenue?
One file only.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.
Does the organisation have a licensed bar?
Maximum 10 files.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

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