Donations

Why we need your help:

With anything up to 50 resident horse, ponies and donkeys it costs, at least £55,000 a year (over £150 a day) to maintain the Sanctuary. There are 3 main paid part time staff, everyone else works for the Sanctuary on a voluntary basis. Good hay costs in the region of £2 a bale - Onslow, the Shire and each of the Police horses can easily eat a bale of hay a day.There is a Hay Fund that always needs topping up - £800 has just been paid out for 400 bales in readiness for the winter

How you might be able to help

A Donation of your choice :

A One off donation ~ helps us to continue caring for the Sanctuary's animals by meeting the sorts of costs shown above. Please make your cheque payable to 'Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary, if you would prefer to use our secure 'on-line' facility, just click on the Donation icon below. Whichever method you choose, please remember to complete a Gift Aid Declaration and send it to: Devon Horse & Pony Sanctuary, Hillside Cottage, Manaton, Devon TQ13 9UY with a covering note.

A Regular donation ~ has an added benefit for DHPS because it enables us to plan ahead for the care of our current residents and for those who will need our help in the future. Simply print off and complete the Direct Debit form sending Section One to your own bank and Section Two to us at: Devon Horse & Pony Sanctuary, Hillside Cottage, Manaton, Devon TQ13 9UY.

Gift Aid and Deeds of Covenant ~ Gifts given using either of these methods are enhanced by the Government at current Income Tax rates, at no cost to the giver. For more information click here

Leaving a Legacy ~ If you would like to include a gift for the Sanctuary in your will you might be interested in looking at our Legacy factsheet as a next step.

Payroll Giving ~ Quite a few employers operate schemes which allow you to make a donation directly from your pay packet. For a basic rate taxpayer, a gift of £10 a month would actually cost you only £7.80, with the £2.20 that would have gone to the Inland Revenue going instead to the DHPS. For higher rate taxpayers the same donation of £10 would cost just £6.

Gifts of Shares ~ Did you know that you can give stocks and shares as a donation and claim up to 40 per cent income-tax relief too? The donation is exempt from capital gains tax. When you give shares you can claim full tax relief on an amount equal to the market value of the shares on the day the donation is made and on the costs involved in making the donation, such as stockbroker's or solicitor's fees.