Get Involved

Online: Visit our JustGiving page to donate online in a few simple steps. 

By phone: Please  call Customer Services on 01202 410500 to make a donation between Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. 

By cheque: Please make your cheque payable to BCHA and send it to: Fundraising, BCHA, The Factory 14 Alder Hills, Poole, BH12 4AS. 

Regular donations helps us to plan and develop services, enhancing the support we can provide. If you would like to make an ongoing, regular donation please download our Standing Order Form as a  PDF or Word  file, complete and return a copy to fundraising@bcha.org.uk, or post to BCHA, The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, Poole, BH12 4AS.

In memory donations are a special way to remember and celebrate the life of a loved one, while helping BCHA to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support. 

If you would like to give in memory of a friend or relative, you can:

• Make the arrangements through a funeral director 
• Make a single in memory donation on our JustGiving page

Requesting donations in your memory 

If you would prefer people to make a charitable donation in your memory instead of sending floral tributes, it's a good idea to let your family and the executors of your Will know of your wishes, or to include it in the details about your funeral. 

When making a donation, please consider if you can opt into gift aid, which allows us to claim additional funds on your donations. 

To claim gift aid, please complete this form on the gov.uk website and return a copy to fundraising@bcha.org.uk, or post to The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, Poole, BH12 4AS.

We do not currently accept physical donations centrally. Though we know that individual services have excellent relationships with local businesses and organisations who provide regular support. Please contact fundraising@bcha.org.uk if you are keen to explore a local partnership.

It is best to use the services of a solicitor when making a Will. They will be able to advise you on all the legal aspects to ensure the Will is correctly drawn up. 

Your solicitor can add a legacy in favour of BCHA to your Will with a written instruction called a codicil. This must be signed and witnessed and should be kept with the Will. 

There are different ways you can make a donation through your Will, the main ones are: 

• Residuary bequest - A gift of the remainder of your estate after all other gifts have been made and debts cleared. You may leave either the total of the remainder, or a percentage of it
• Pecuniary bequest - A gift of a fixed sum of money

Leaving a gift to BCHA can lower the Inheritance Tax payable on your estate. Your solicitor can answer any questions you have about Inheritance Tax. 

The information that your solicitor will need is: 

Our name: Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Ltd. 

Registered address: The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, Poole, BH12 4AS. 

Company registration: Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Limited is a charitable registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority No. 18497R and with the Regulator of Social Housing No. LH0155. 

The following wording may be of help when adding a codicil or writing your Will to ensure that your legacy can be utilised in the way, and for the purpose, you intended: 

1. I give to Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA) of The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, Poole, BH12 4AS, a charitable registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority No.18497R and with the Regulator of Social Housing3 No. LH0155 the sum of [ ] to be applied for the charitable purposes set out in sub-clause two of this clause.
2. The gift shall be applied by BCHA for its own charitable purposes or, at the absolute discretion of BCHA, for the charitable purposes of any charity (being any institution whether corporate or not (including any trust or undertaking) which is established for purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the Law of England and Wales) of which BCHA is a member or trustee.
3. The receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer of BCHA shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors and trustees.

If you would like to find out more about the work of BCHA or about leaving a gift to BCHA in your Will, please contact us on 01202 410500 or email fundraising@bcha.org.uk.

• Choose BCHA as your charitable partner for the year
• Become a friend to a BCHA scheme. By befriending one of our schemes, you will build a relationship with staff and know exactly what is needed by the residents in that scheme; it could be something small like a new pair of shoes to something larger to help the whole scheme
• Hold fundraising events, for example summer BBQs, coffee mornings, golf days, dress down/dress up Fridays, colleague raffles, or a family fun day
• Donate your expertise or services (gifts-in-kind). For example, one day per month with business expertise, run practice interviews for those on our BCHA Learn employability courses, or get involved in a strategic transformation project
• Volunteer with us, or donate your professional services. If there are any budding gardeners amongst you, maybe you could get a group together to makeover a garden at one of our schemes
• Sponsor a BCHA event or a specific project
• Host a BCHA collection jar on your reception
• Share, like and engage with our social media activity, and support our message to go further
• Make a one-off donation, or commit to regular giving
• Donate venue space for BCHA to use for meetings/presentations

• PR and marketing opportunities, including social media, press releases, events, website exposure, supporting you to reach a new audience  
• Co-branding opportunities, aligning your values with BCHA 
• Supporting you to meet your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals
• Demonstrating a commitment towards your local community 
• Boosting colleague wellbeing and morale through participation and volunteering
• Visit to local services to better understand the work of BCHA and local need 
• Dedicated BCHA support with advice, guidance and ideas on fundraising and promotional materials 

• Take on a physical challenge and gather sponsorship – marathons, park runs, climb a mountain, long walks, skydiving
• Hold an event at your work or in your community, such as a coffee and cake morning, a bingo, a dance, a fun quiz, or party games
• Penny collection – collect loose change over a set time, then donate (swear jars are great for workspaces!)
• Collect goods to donate, organise a shoe box collection, these are particularly lovely around Christmas, to show our customers that people care for them
• Organise a street collection in your local shopping area or supermarket (seek permission from landowner first)