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    Home > Get involved > Support us > Friends of Girlguiding Scotland

    Friends of Girlguiding Scotland

    Welcome from the Chair

    Hear from our chair, Sally McMath, on how we support Girlguiding Scotland and about becoming a member of Friends of Girlguiding Scotland (FoGGS).

    We’d love for you to join us!

    As a Friend of Girlguiding Scotland, your regular donation supports Girlguiding Scotland’s work to help our young members grow in confidence, reach for the stars, have fun and be a powerful force for good. Since FoGGS was formed we have raised over £126,000 to support a number of projects over the years.

     

    What does our membership offer you?

    • You’ll be invited to our Spring Afternoon Tea and to our Autumn Lunch, where you’ll hear about our young members, meet friends old and new, and find out about new projects.
    • You’ll be investing in the future of Scottish guiding

     

    Apply to become a member

    Please read through our important information and FAQs below before filling in our joining form.

     

    Join Friends of Girlguiding Scotland

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    To apply, please fill in your details below, the Gift Aid Declaration (optional) and your Standing Order information.

    Your details

    Name*
    Address*
    Your address is needed to verify you as a current UK taxpayer.

    Standing order set up

    Our preferred payment method is standing order. You can set this up via your personal online banking. Please make sure the payment information below is the same on the Standing Order. Girlguiding Scotland’s bank details are:
    Account Name: Girlguiding Scotland
    Sort Code: 835100
    Account Number: 10456451
    There is a minimum cost of £25 per year for membership, although this amount are welcome.
    Until cancelled by me or my specified end date is reached.
    First payment date*
    End payment date
    If you want to, you can specify and end date. No further payments will be received by Girlguiding Scotland after this date and you will no longer be a member of Friends of Girlguiding Scotland.

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    If you are unable to set up the Standing Order via your personal online banking please see our FAQs for the printable forms.

    Gift Aid declaration

    Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Please notify Girlguiding Scotland if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your self-assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code. Charity name: Girlguiding Scotland. Scottish Charity No: SC005548.
    I agree that any qualifying gifts of money I make/have made can be treated as Gift Aid donations:
    Tick all that apply
    I am a UK taxpayer

    Please notify the charity if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address and/or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
    This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

     

    If you’ve got any questions about joining, please get in touch with the FoGGS secretary.

    FAQs and important information

    What is the membership fee?

    Our membership fee is a minimum of £25 per year. You can choose to pay this whenever you’d like throughout the year. Donations above this amount are always welcome.

    How do I set up a standing order?

    If you have online banking or a banking app, you can set up a standing order manually. Choose the amount you want to pay, how often and set the payee as:

    Account Name: Girlguiding Scotland

    Sort Code: 835100

    Account Number: 10456451

    I can’t set up my own Standing Order

    If you are unable to set up the Standing Order via your personal online banking, please print off the joining form and Standing Order Instruction form linked below instead. If you are a UK taxpayer and would like to gift aid the amount you are paying to Girlguiding Scotland, please also print our Gift Aid Declaration form. Once completed, signed and dated, please send the original forms to:

    Senior Finance Officer

    Girlguiding Scotland

    16 Coates Crescent

    EH3 7AH

     

    Please note the paper version of your Standing Order Instruction form must be the original version and must also be signed otherwise it will be rejected by your bank.

     

    Download the joining form

    Download the Standing Order Instruction form

    Download the Gift Aid Declaration

    Friends of Girlguiding Scotland New Unit Grant

    Thanks to generous support from Friends of Girlguiding Scotland (FoGGS), new and re-opening units can now apply for the Friends of Girlguiding Scotland New Unit Grant to help support them operate in the first 6 months.

    More information