Leeway, a shelter from domestic abuse

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Without support from local organisations, trusts and the general public, Leeway would sadly not be able to fund any of our services. Last year alone we were able to support over 3000 women and children locally, and with your donations we can not only continue but hopefully grow to reduce our ever increasing waiting lists.

Making It All Happen

  • £1 could buy a book for our playgroup
  • £10 could buy a week’s breakfast supply for a family staying in the refuge
  • £50 could convert a normal mobile phone to a safety phone (fones for safety scheme)
  • £100 could enable 10 women to receive outreach support
  • £1000 could enable us to run 30 drop in centres

An online donation is the fastest way to help us. A donation is one of many ways in which you could really make a difference to support local women and children suffering domestic abuse.

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Gift Aid

Don’t forget to gift aid your donation if you are a taxpayer. It will increase your gift by almost an extra third at no extra cost to you.

Please note that we can only reclaim tax on donations made from a personal bank or building society account. We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations made from company accounts.

You must pay an amount of income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax we reclaim on your donations (currently 28p for every £1 that you give). Please let us know if your circumstances or address change so that we can update our records.

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Postal or Fax Donations

Download our donations form and either post it or fax it back to us.

Our Office Address is:
PO Box Leeway
City Hall
Norwich
NR2 1NH

Our fax number is: 01603 623772

Please note that no client services take place at this address

Please make cheques payable to Leeway Women’s Aid

Download a Donations Form (PDF)

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Regular Giving

Donating on a regular basis by direct-debit is an easy and effective way to help Leeway.

Download a Direct Debit Form (PDF)

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Payroll Giving (Give As You Earn)

Donating to Leeway through your payroll is the simplest and most tax efficient way of helping us. Payroll giving increases your gift by almost 30% at no additional cost to yourself. Every £1 you give will only cost you £0.78 (£0.60 for higher rate tax payers).

Ask your company if they run a Payroll Giving Scheme. If they do you simply need to complete the forms they give you. Please call us for advice if your company doesn’t have a scheme.

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Legacies

A legacy of any size makes such a difference to the lives of the women and children Leeway helps.

How To Leave A Legacy In Your Will

There are different types of gift or legacy’s that you could make:

  • Pecuniary Legacy: a fixed sum gift
  • Specific Legacy: a particular item gift i.e. a painting, a piece of jewellery
  • Residuary Legacy: a share or percentage of your estate (the residue) once all gifts, debts, specific costs and funeral expenses etc. have been deducted
  • Reversionary Legacy: a gift that is left to someone for use during their lifetime, after which it then goes to another person or to a charity, specified by you. i.e. a house

If you choose to leave a gift or legacy to a charity or voluntary organisation it will be tax free and can reduce your inheritance tax.

Why Leave A Legacy To Leeway

Writing a will is the best way to make sure your estate is passed on to family and friends exactly as you wish. You may also want to do something for people outside of your immediate family, to help make a difference to the lives of others, by leaving a gift to a charity. A legacy can help a large number of people in need through allowing huge differences to the continuation of services charities are able to offer.

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Tel: 0845 241 2171

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