Individual
Making the Most of your Tzedakah
- With an Individual account you will be able to use an online account and charity vouchers to make charitable donations.
- If you choose to claim Gift Aid, every £1 that you donate will become £1.25 for you to distribute to the charity of your choice.
- If you are a higher rate tax payer you will get additional tax savings.
- If you claim Gift Aid you will need to enter your total payments to AAC under Gift Aid each year on your tax return. You can get a summary of all these payments from the Online system.
Standard AAC Benefits:
- Easily make donations to over 2,600 Jewish organisations using our charity vouchers or our online account-management platform
- Keep track of your transactions online, with extensive reporting and searching tools
- Receive monthly statements
- Efficiently donate to overseas organisations
- Opt in to receive a SMS/Text message when your account is low
- Benefit from our extremely efficient and personal service – coupled with fast processing of all requests.
Unique Benefits to this account type:
- For Individual accounts reclaiming Gift Aid, rebates from Gift Aid are credited to your account immediately upon receipt from HMRC. Normally within a few weeks of your payment to AAC
- Only one entry on your tax return
- Complete and submit the online form below, and we will be in touch shortly to confirm your account.
- You will then be required to send a cheque or make a direct payment to AAC of at least £200 and make sure to include your name as a reference. Our Bank details are: Achisomoch Aid Co. Ltd., Sort Code 20-29-60, account number 2033 2003.
- When you open an Individual account with AAC you will be provided with an online account and charity voucher books to make charitable donations.
- If you choose to claim Gift Aid you will be asked to complete a Gift Aid section on the form below. It is to be completed by you just once.
- For Individual accounts reclaiming Gift Aid, all payments you make to AAC will benefit from a Tax Rebate of 25% (less a small commission charge)
- AAC submits claims each week and the rebate will be credited to your account within a few weeks.
Application Form – Individual Account
Frequently Asked Questions
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A small commission is charged on all payments into the account, depending on the size of the donation and the number of vouchers written. The standard rate is 5% reducing for larger donations.
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You get monthly statements by email. You can get daily updates/warnings by sms or email. You can log onto the secure client areas to check on the status of all your donation – and make requests for new donations. Finally you can just phone the office.
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In the case of written vouchers, the response time depend on when the charity present the voucher to us for redemption. At that point it is normally a day or two. We use BACS and emails to notify the charity that it has been paid.
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Clients may communicate with us using e-mail (admin@achisomoch.org) or phone during Office hours 10.00 am – 3.00 pm, Monday to Thursday.
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We operate a bank account in Israel making it simple to make donations to bona-fide international charities – and to do that swiftly and with excellent exchange rates.