How your support can help
Your support could help in the following ways:
£10 would pay for an authentic replica newspaper from 1860 for passengers and visitors to read.
£30 would pay for a new smell vial that brings the cabins on board to life. Current smells include tallow, carbolic soap, rum and some even stronger!
£50 would pay for a role play and education workshop for 30 primary schoolchildren.
£100 would buy a new royal standard or national flag to be flown from the ship’s masts.
£500 would pay for a realistic figure to be dressed.
£1,000 would pay for new educational resources and costumes for role-playing.
£5,000 would cover the cost of maintaining the ship’s massive three storey steam engine for six months.
£10,000 would conserve 10 metres of the ship’s delicate iron hull for one year.
If you would like to make a donation, please choose any of the five methods below:
Online
The ss Great Britain Trust has registered with justgiving so you can give quickly and easily online with our safe, secure and personalised webpage. To donate online, please use the justgiving link.
If you are making a donation to a specific project or appeal, could you please let us know to ensure your money is correctly allocated. Please email the details of your donation to fundraising@ssgreatbritain.org.
Cheque or CAF Voucher
Personal or CAF cheques, made payable to the ‘ss Great Britain Trust’, along with CAF Vouchers should be sent to:
The Fundraising Department
ss Great Britain Trust
Great Western Dockyard
Bristol
BS1 6TY
Credit or debit card
Please call the Fundraising & PR Assistant on 0117 926 0680 ext.218, or if you are intending on visiting the ship soon, you can make a credit or debit card donation in the Gift Shop.
Cash
As well as making a credit/debit card donation during your visit to the ship, there is also a Treasure Chest in the Gift Shop, where you can put all your loose change. It is important to remember that every penny spent during your visit helps the Trust conserve the ss Great Britain for future generations.
Direct debit
This is the most efficient way of donating on a regular basis. You can choose whether to support annually or monthly at a level that suits you. Please click here to download a direct debit form.
The government allows charities to claim back the tax on all donations made by UK taxpayers. By ticking the box, the value of your contribution increases by almost one third at no extra cost to you.
Gift Aid explained:
What is a 'Gift Aid Declaration'?
It is a statement allowing the charity to claim back the income tax and/or capital gains tax you have paid to the government.
If you are a taxpayer, then you have paid tax on your income. The donation you give to a charity is from your income, so it has had tax paid on it. This declaration authorises the charity to claim back from the government the tax paid on your donation.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible to authorise a charity to reclaim the tax on your donations if:
1. You are an individual UK taxpayer, and
2. The amount of tax that the charity will reclaim does not exceed the amount of tax you have paid in that tax year.
Who receives the tax refund?
The charity to whom you give your donation. You must authorise them by signing the Gift Aid Declaration form, or by giving your authorisation verbally over the telephone or on the internet.
Who pays the tax refund?
HM Revenue & Customs (formerly Inland Revenue) from the tax that was taken from your income or capital gains.
How much is the tax refund?
Inland Revenue will give the charity 28p for every £1 that you give as donation. Thus, the charity will get £12.80 if you donate £10 to them. This is 28% of your donation.
What if I am a Higher Rate taxpayer?
If you pay tax at the Higher Rate, Inland Revenue will give back 40p for every £1 that you give as donation; the charity can claim 28p and you can claim the remaining 12p for yourself.
How do I cancel my Gift Aid Declaration?
You can cancel your declaration at any time by notifying the ss Great Britain Trust - it will then not apply to donations you make on or after the date of cancellation or such later date as you specify.