Membership Categories, Fees and GiftAid 2012/13
Annual Membership Fees:
a) Individual member (adult aged 21 or over):
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Non Gift Aid
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£353.75
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with Gift Aid
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£283.00*
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with Gift Aid (higher rate taxpayer)
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£377.33*
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*For more information on Gift Aid tax relief, please see below.
Age-related discounts (age at date of joining / renewal):
25% for members aged between 65 and 70; 50% aged 70 and over or under 30.
b) Child Member
Individual membership includes all eligible children up to the age of 21. Please note that at least one parent of children attending the Cheder must be a member.
c) Student member (aged 18 or over in full-time education): £20
JJBS Levy:
All members aged 21 and over must also pay a mandatory levy of £44.00 per year for membership of the Jewish Joint Burial Society scheme. More information on the benefits of this scheme will be provided on joining.
Board of Deputies Levy:
A voluntary levy to support the activities of the Board of Deputies (£25 is suggested).
Payment of subscriptions
The subscription year runs from 1st September and the membership fee is reduced pro rata for members joining during the year. However, the JJBS levy must be paid in full.
Children reaching their 21st birthday during the subscription year who wish to continue as members will be required to join as Individual or Student members (the fee will be reduced pro-rata for the remainder of the subscription year but the JJBS levy must be paid in full).
The membership subscription can be paid by cheque or by internet or BACS transfer. It can also be paid by monthly Direct Debit.
Beth Shalom does not wish to deny membership to those unable to afford the full subscription. In case of hardship, please contact the membership secretary.
Gift Aid - a gift from the government to reduce your subscription
As a registered charity, Beth Shalom can reclaim the basic rate tax you paid on the money you used to pay your subscription. This means that, if you are a taxpayer, your subscription is worth an extra 25% to the synagogue. To allow us to do this, a Gift Aid declaration must be completed. You can complete a form online or download a pdf version to print, using the links at the bottom of this page.
Please note:
1. Gift Aid only applies to the Membership Fees, any Donation and the Board of Deputies Levy. It is currently not available to reduce the JJBS levy.
2. The person signing the form must be the person paying the fees and must be a UK taxpayer, paying Income and/or Capital Gains Tax on an amount at least equal to your membership fees and donations.
3. Although a family subscription is eligible for Gift Aid relief, subscription payments made on behalf of someone else are not. Therefore, for the purposes of Beth Shalom membership, you can only sign the Gift Aid declaration for subscriptions paid for yourself, your spouse or partner and your children who are either under 21 or full time students.
Higher Rate Taxpayers - a gift from you to the Synagogue at no extra cost
In addition to the tax that the synagogue can reclaim, higher rate taxpayers are also able to claim tax relief on charitable donations made via Gift Aid (this includes Beth Shalom subscriptions). The amount of additional relief available equates to £94.33 on a higher rate subscription of £377.33. If you pay additional rate tax, the relief available will be be £141.50.
This is easily done by making a claim in your annual tax return for Gift Aid payments. Further information can be found in HMRC help sheet IR342 and, to assist you, the Beth Shalom fees on which relief can be claimed will be shown on your invoice.
We would therefore ask higher rate taxpayers to pay the higher amount shown and claim for the tax relief from HM Revenue & Customs. If you pay higher rate tax, your subscription, less the tax refund you will receive, will equal the subscription paid by a basic rate taxpayer, but will have provided additional income for Beth Shalom at no additional cost to you. This will support, among other things, those members unable to afford the full subscription rate. It also accords with the principle of fairness to which the Beth Shalom Council is absolutely committed as well as following the practice of most Reform Synagogues throughout the UK.
If you pay additional rate tax, your subscription, less the tax refund you will receive, will be less than that paid by a basic rate taxpayer. We suggest that you may like to donate the difference (£47.17) to the synagogue when you pay your membership fees.
If you have any questions on Gift Aid please contact the Treasurer via
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Complete a GiftAid form now..
Open the online form
Download a pdf form
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