[cma-l] Business Rates for CR

[Associated Broadcast Consultants]

You need to do a google search for "Discretionary Rate Relief Guidelines"
and your local authority naem.

An extract from the document for our authority below (check for your
authority - it may be more or less "generous"!

Glyn

*2. Types of relief There are two types of business rate relief - Mandatory
and Discretionary. The Local Government Finance Act 1988 requires local
authorities to grant Mandatory rate relief to the following categories of
Business Rates payer: • Registered charities. • Village Post Offices,
general stores, specialist food shops, public houses and petrol filling
stations - where they are in a designated rural settlement. • Registered
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs). The Local Government Finance Act
1988 also gives local authorities the power to grant Discretionary rate
relief as follows: • To make a further award on top of Mandatory relief to
those categories listed above; and also: • In respect of sports grounds and
clubs; • To other non-profit making organisations; • To other rural
businesses situated within a designated rural settlement *
*Level 2 Charities If the organisation is a charity registered with the
Charity Commission and the property it occupies is wholly or mainly used
for charitable purposes a mandatory relief of 80% will be granted. South
Gloucestershire Council may increase the level of relief in these cases by
allowing Discretionary rate relief up to a further 10%. All the following
conditions are normally required to be met: * Mandatory rate relief is not
awarded to Not-for-profit organisations, but South Gloucestershire Council
may award up to 80% Discretionary rate relief.*

*Level 3 The criteria normally used for level 3 are set out below:
Charities: Group - all measured by community benefit Discretionary rate
relief % (based on community benefit) All awards capped at maximum £5000
Youth organisations (e.g. scouts, guides, cadets, youth clubs) Up to 10%
Local Charities/Charity Shops - operating predominately inside South Up to
10% Gloucestershire Local Charities/Charity Shops - operating partially
inside South Gloucestershire Up to 5% National Charities 0% Charity sports
clubs, public leisure facilities with RV of over £11,000 Up to 5% Charity
sports clubs, public leisure facilities with RV of under £11,000 Up to 10%
Charities not included in above categories Up to 5% Community centre/
village halls Up to 10% Community Associations Up to 10% Museums/heritage
site/memorial Up to 10% Educational establishments (Pre-schools, nurseries,
playgroups, toddler groups) Up to 10% - Not part/franchise of an
organisation operating outside South Gloucestershire Educational
establishments - All other educational establishments 0% Housing
Associations 0% *
*.*



Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
Associated Broadcast Consultants <http://www.a-bc.co.uk/>
<http://www.a-bc.co.uk/index.html>

On 8 December 2017 at 17:20, Ray C <rayc1066 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> As we are in a bit of a pickle with our council who wishes to treat us a
> commercial organisation but use us for free to advertise all their own
> services can anyone help by letting us know if the are receiving 100%
> relief or thereabouts on business rates.
>
> Your help will be much appreciate.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Ray Siddique
> Asian Star Radio
>
>
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