Changes to the fundraising levy

The Fundraising Regulator has announced changes for years 4 and 5 of the levy (covering September 2019 – August 2021). From September 2019 they will:

• continue to base the levy on total fundraising spend
• decide which levy band a charity falls into based on the information they provided in their most recently filed accounts (up until now they have used fundraising spend data from 2014 accounts)
• introduce two extra bands at the lower end of the levy so that smaller charities move up the scale more gradually. Charities with a fundraising spend of £200,000-£350,000 a year will be asked to pay £500, and charities with a spend of £500,000-£750,000 will be asked to pay £1,000.

Larger higher education institutions and arm’s-length bodies will continue to pay a flat rate levy of £1,000. Registration for charities below the levy amount will remain at £50 per year. The costs of registration for non-charities will also stay the same.

Read The Fundraising Regulator - Behind the scenes with the levy team