How we are funded

If you would like to make a donation to support our Clinic by Credit/Debit Card please click on the donation button

Because we do not receive NHS funding, we are continually trying to raise funds for the Clinic. Click here for an illustration why making a contribution is important and why finding funds for migraine research and treatment is difficult. Our annual running costs amount to over £265,000, even though two of the Clinic’s doctors give their services free. We are extremely grateful to our patients and other supporters for their generous donations which exceeded £130,000 in the 15 months to 31st March 2008.

We receive an annual grant from Migraine Action, who also support some of our research projects. We conduct clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies and also undertake independent research, returning all income to the Clinic, which is a registered medical charity. We receive donations from commercial organisations, trusts and other donors. In addition we raise money by appeals and have a street collection on Alexander Rose Day. However, there is still a considerable annual shortfall.

If you would like to download a copy of our annual report and audited accounts for the period to 31 March 2008, then please click here.
Link to Accounts document

The Clinic is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board self-regulatory scheme. Please see our Fundraising Promise for further details. Link to Fundraising Promise


How You Can Help

Help us as a patient, by supporting our
‘Fifty is Fair’ campaign
Through our “Fifty is Fair” campaign we encourage patients to make a minimum donation of £50 as a contribution to the costs of the Clinic.  So that we can reduce the gap between the Clinic’s outgoings and incomings, the average donation needs to be brought towards at least £50.

Why are patients asked for a donation?
The Clinic values its independence highly. This independence allows us to treat our patients in the best possible way, based on experience gained over the 28 years of the Clinic’s existence. It also allows us to undertake research that we believe will be of most benefit to our patients and to the lay and medical community at large. The Clinic is not funded by the NHS or other government organisations. We keep our costs to a minimum and our senior doctors work for free. All our employed medical staff are fully qualified and of a high calibre, paid at market-based salaries. In order to ensure that we maintain the high standard of care, we feel it is appropriate to ask patients to contribute towards the actual cost of their appointment.

Why £50?
We believe that £50 is a fair contribution given that it is an amount that most people spend regularly on everyday items such as a tank of petrol, a ticket to the theatre, a dinner for two, a visit to the hairdresser’s. Hence: Fifty is Fair. However, we do recognise that this is more than some patients can afford and our continuing aim is to ensure that our services should be available to anybody who wants to come. So, we continue to emphasise that it is a voluntary donation and appreciate any contribution, small or large towards the Clinic.

How about other fundraising efforts?
The Clinic continues to work hard to raise funds in many other ways. We develop other initiatives to raise funds from charitable foundations, corporations and other sources. We also generate some income through research grants and by treating patients privately. In addition, our network of regular supporters is increasingly important. So if you value our cause, please consider making a donation in any of the ways suggested below.
Many thanks in advance, on behalf of the Clinic’s patients.

The City of London Migraine Clinic
FREEPOST Nat 15619
22 Charterhouse Square
LONDON
EC1B 1BR

Help us by making a regular donation
Giving regularly, for instance by a monthly Direct Debit, enables the Clinic to budget for the future. Just £5 a month means £60 a year for you but with the addition of Gift Aid (see below), the Clinic will receive nearly £77. Please print out, complete and send us the Direct Debit or Standing Order form, using the Freepost address above.
Link to Donation Form

Help us by ‘Gift Aiding’ your donation
Under the Government's Gift Aid scheme, the Clinic can reclaim tax on the donations made by UK taxpayers. Your donation will qualify if you pay 25p UK income tax and/or capital gains tax for each £1 you have donated, in the tax year. The Government will add an extra 3p, so that the charity will receive 28p for each £1 donated under Gift Aid.
Please date and sign the Gift Aid Declaration on the Donation Form, if you want the charity to treat all donations you have made for this tax year and the six years prior to the year of this declaration, and all donations you make from the date of this declaration until you notify us otherwise, as Gift Aid donations.
If you are a higher rate taxpayer and declare your donations on your tax returns, you can claim a further rebate on the difference between higher rate and basic rate tax.

Help us by promoting the Clinic
Please tell your family and friends what the Clinic does and how many people it helps and supports. Goodwill inevitably generates more income.

Help us by organising a simple event
Host a coffee morning, a barbecue, or a car boot sale, do a sponsored swim, or encourage a friend to run in a marathon and obtain sponsorship. These are very cost-effective ways to raise funds. If you want to discuss fundraising through holding an event, or obtain a sponsorship form, please get in touch with our Fundraising Administrator, Chris Gear on 020 7251 3322, and she will be happy to give you advice.

Help us by leaving a legacy
Consider asking your solicitor to add The City of London Migraine Clinic as a beneficiary of your will. Most charities raise at least 50% of their income from legacies. Please get in touch with Chris Gear on 020 7251 3322, for further information or download a legacy leaflet. Link to Legacy Leaflet

Help us by signing up with your employer to Give As You Earn
Give As You Earn, the UK's largest and most successful payroll giving scheme, is administered by CAF (Charities Aid Foundation). If you are an employee or pensioner paid under PAYE you can donate to any charitable organisation directly from payroll. You can give as much as you like and donations are tax free. For further information see www.cafonline.org/default.aspx?page=7026

Help us with your own our ideas
If you have any suggestions about how we might raise funds, including who we might approach, please get in touch with Chris Gear on 020 7251 3322.


Our supporters
We are very grateful to the following who have made donations to the Clinic

Our Clinic patients and their relatives and friends
4head QuickStrip
Associated British Ports
Awards for All/The Big Lottery Fund
B & P Glasser Charitable Trust
BOC Medical
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Cooper Gay Charitable Trust
Corporation of London
Department of Health Social Enterprise Investment Fund
The Doreen Hood Charity
Fossil UK
Futurebuilders England
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Ghost Riders’ Western Club
The Goldsmiths’ Company
Hewlett-Packard Sports and Social Club
Irwin Mitchell Charitable Foundation
The John Harris Trust
Janssen-Cilag Ltd
Lazard Charitable Committee
The Madeline Mabey Trust
Market Opinion Research International
Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd
Mr and Mrs M.D. Moross
Migraine Action
Organon Laboratories Ltd
Rosetrees Trust
Russell Investment Group
The Sanger Foundation
The Henry Smith Charity
Southcorp
Taylor Wessing
Venturesome
William Allen Young Charitable Trust
The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London
The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

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