Organised for relief

AN organisation called the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) specialises in arranging tax-relieved donations to charity and can arrange donations through Gift Aid and covenants.

It runs a scheme called Charity Account, which allows you to make regular covenanted payments into an account. CAF collects the basic-rate relief and credits it to your account. You can then write cheques to charities of your choice. The only requirement is that the recipient is recognised by the Inland Revenue as a charity.

CAF can be contacted at 48 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JD. Tel: 0732 771333.