registered charity founded uk 1974 1 headquarters kings hill kent uk area served worldwide website cafonline.org the charities aid foundation caf is a registered uk charity . 2 caf provides services and assistance to uk and international charities and their donors and promotes general donation to charities . 3 its head office is located in the kings hill business park west malling kent with a second office in london on st bride street ec4a 4ad . contents 1 history 2 activities 2.1 services to charities 2.2 services to businesses 2.3 services to individual donors 3 world giving index 4 giving tuesday 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1924 the national council of social service set up a charities department to encourage efficient giving to charity . this department was later renamed the charities aid fund while the national council of social service became the national council for voluntary organisations ncvo . the charities aid foundation took its current name in 1974 when it was spun off from the ncvo as an independent organisation . its projects include the caf venturesome a high risk investment fund and charity bank which became independent in 2002 . activities edit caf provides services to charities businesses and individuals in the uk and abroad including help with fund raising 4 consultancy 5 and loans and grants . 6 services to charities edit caf owns and operates caf bank which offers banking services to uk charities . products include current accounts free online banking including dual authorisation 7 term loans development funding working capital facilities overdraft facilities and cashflow funding . on the 17th october 2016 caf will be changing their terms and conditions including introducing a 5 monthly charge for every cash account held . 8 it was the first bank to offer its services exclusively to not for profit organisations . 9 caf bank limited is authorised and regulated by the financial services authority 10 and is covered by the financial ombudsman service . 11 caf also owns and operates caf donate an online donation processing platform giving charities the tools to fundraise through the web mobile devices and facebook and process donations received by post and phone . 12 13 14 in 2016 caf announced that the platform had processed over 50 million in donations to 2 300 charities . 15 16 services to businesses edit caf give as you earn gaye is the most popular payroll giving scheme in the uk 17 helping around 2 700 companies and 200 000 staff to give over 70 million to charity each year . 18 caf company accounts enable companies to give tax effectively and to donate safely to any charitable organisation around the world . 19 caf also produce an annual report examining corporate giving by the ftse 100 . 20 services to individual donors edit caf operates a charity account scheme a system which acts like a current account for charitable giving . 21 the account allows account holders to donate to charities through a personal account by phone post or online and can be opened with a mimimum of 10 . 22 donations are eligible for tax relief under the gift aid rules . 23 donations may be anonymous and because payments can only be made to registered charities the account prevents account holders from donating to bogus charities . 24 financial journalist martin lewis uses a charity account to hold the 10 million he pledged to charity following the sale of moneysavingexpert.com 25 world giving index edit caf release a global study of generosity entitled the world giving index each year 26 which benchmarks most countries in the world across three measures helping a stranger donating money and volunteering . myanmar topped the caf world giving index 2015 27 giving tuesday edit caf are responsible for the uk arm of giving tuesday the global day of giving . 28 references edit charities aid foundation caf charity giving made simple . charity overview . retrieved 2016 02 19 . directory of charities and suppliers charities aid foundation . sorry the page you are looking for has been removed via the guardian . charities aid foundation caf charity giving made simple . charities aid foundation caf charity giving made simple . foundation charities aid . caf bank offers model for banking to make big societal impact . the guardian . issn 0261 3077 . retrieved 2016 04 01 . caf bank acevo . acevo.org.uk . retrieved 2016 04 01 . caf bank ltd bba . bba.org.uk . retrieved 2016 04 01 . financial conduct authority . register.fca.org.uk . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charities aid foundation caf charity giving made simple . foundation charities aid . caf donate breaking down the barriers to direct debit fundraising . the guardian . issn 0261 3077 . retrieved 2016 04 01 . lake howard 26 june 2014 . caf creates online direct debit platform for smaller charities . uk fundraising . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charity fundraising news caf launches online donations service for small and medium charities . civil society fundraising . retrieved 2016 04 01 . may melanie 4 march 2016 . caf donate raises 50m for charity in under two years . uk fundraising . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charity fundraising news caf direct debit platform passes 50m raised for good causes since launch . civil society fundraising . retrieved 2016 04 01 . list of approved payroll giving agencies gov.uk . gov.uk . retrieved 2016 04 01 . university administration services pdf . charities aid foundation retail charity bond 5 % due 2026 retail charity bonds . retail charity bonds . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charity fundraising news report corporate giving by the ftse 100 . civil society fundraising . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charities aid foundation european foundation centre . european foundation centre . retrieved 2016 04 01 . giving to charity gift aid caf . wiseandco.co.uk . retrieved 2016 04 01 . tax efficient charitable giving . this is money . retrieved 2016 04 01 . charities aid foundation caf charity giving made simple . lewis martin . what happened to the 10m now 20m i promised to donate to charity . martin lewis blog ... retrieved 2016 04 01 . greenhalgh hugo ; correspondent wealth 2015 11 10 . english speaking nations dominate top of charitable giving index . financial times . issn 0307 1766 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . you ll never guess the most charitable nation in the world . npr.org . retrieved 2016 02 19 . lake howard lake 15 october 2015 . ideas for making more of giving tuesday . uk fundraising . retrieved 2016 03 22 . external links edit caf on line retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title charities aid foundation & oldid 742294353 categories charities based in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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