Business rates relief for charities and amateur sports clubs

You may be able to get a full or partial relief on your business rates if you have a charity or amateur sports club.

Registered charities can apply for 80% rates relief if the property is used mostly for charitable purposes.

Registered amateur sports clubs can also apply for 80% relief if the property is used mostly by that club or other registered amateur sports clubs.

If you’re eligible for this relief, we may also decide to remove the remaining 20% of your bill in addition to the first 80%. So, you would not have to pay any business rates. We’ll let you know if this applies to you.

This relief is not available for mainstream independent schools.

To apply, you’ll need your business rates account number.

Your business rates account number is 11 digits long and begins with a 5, 6, or 8. You can find it on your most recent business rates bill.

If you’re a charity, you’ll need to provide either:

• your registered charity number
• an HM Revenue & Customs tax exemption certificate.

If you’re an amateur sports club, you’ll need to provide your community amateur sports club registration number.

If you need help with your application, you can either:

• contact us online
• phone us on 0300 300 0202.

Apply for business rates relief for charities and amateur sports clubs

We'll let you know of our decision by email.

You should continue to pay your business rates bill as normal until you’ve received an updated bill.