Charities and sports clubs

Rate Relief for community amateur sports clubs

Community amateur sports clubs (CASC) can receive 80 per cent Mandatory Rate Relief. To qualify as a community amateur sports clubs, a sports club must:

• be open to the whole community
• be run as an amateur club
• be a non-profit-making organisation
• aim to provide facilities for, and encourage people to take part in an eligible sport

If you are a CASC but do not receive the relief, please use our customer contact form to apply.

If you are a sports club which has not yet registered as a CASC but would like to, information about the process can be found by contacting the Inland Revenue Sports Clubs Unit on 0345 8 504 504.

Rate Relief for registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations

Charities can receive 80% relief on non-domestic properties used primarily for charitable purposes. We may also provide additional relief of up to 20% of the remaining bill at our discretion.

Furthermore, we have the discretion to grant 100% relief on properties. This can be used for recreational purposes by clubs, societies, or non-profit organisations.