Business Rates: Charities and Not for profit Organisation relief

Detailed below are the Business Rates Reliefs available for registered charities, community amateur sports clubs and not for profit organisations.

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• Business Type and Rateable Value: Local charities - no Rateable Value limit
• Relief %: 80% Mandatory/Up to 20% Discretionary
• Who Qualifies: Premises that are used for charitable purposes by local organisations registered with the Charity Commission.
• Apply for the rate relief Mandatory & Charitable Relief Application Form

• Business Type and Rateable Value: National charities - no Rateable Value limit
• Relief %: 80% Mandatory
• Who Qualifies: Premises that are used for charitable purposes by national organisations registered with the Charity Commission.
• Apply for the rate relief Mandatory & Charitable Relief Application Form

• Business Type and Rateable Value: Community amateur sports clubs - no Rateable Value limit
• Relief %: 80% Mandatory
• Who Qualifies: Premises that are registered with H.M. Revenue & Customs as such.
• Apply for the rate relief Mandatory & Charitable Relief Application Form

• Business Type and Rateable Value: Village Halls - no Rateable Value limit
• Relief %: Up to 100%
• Who Qualifies: Community Centres, Village Halls or Institutes that are for community use and bear the same characteristics as registered charities.
• Apply for the rate relief Mandatory & Charitable Relief Application Form

• Business Type and Rateable Value: Most Sports Clubs - no Rateable Value limit
• Relief %: Up to 100%
• Who Qualifies: Premises occupied by sporting clubs, societies or other organisations used for non-profit making recreation/, social welfare etc.
• Apply for the rate relief Mandatory & Charitable Relief Application Form

Contacts

• Phone: 01597 827463 (office opening hours 9am - 1pm Mon - Fri)
  
  The council tax/ business rates & awards service will only be taking calls between the hours of 9am till 1pm. We aim to have a full complement of staff during these hours to help improve call response times.
• Email: revenues@powys.gov.uk 
• Write to us at: Powys County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG

We can now send text messages to remind customers about overdue council tax instalments. We'll only text customers who gave their mobile numbers when contacting the council tax department online. We'll give the Council Tax Account Reference number and the amount due so they can pay online or through the automated payment line.

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