An open door for Oxford's homeless community

gatehouse-black

Donations

The Gatehouse is dependent on grants and donations from the local community, none of them guaranteed to continue. In recent years the largest single grant has been received from the City Council. Although we have an in-kind income of about £80,000 per year, the remaining annual cash budget for our core activities is £73,000. The bulk has to come from individuals, churches, schools and colleges, and those trusts with an interest in our work. Rather than pursue funding for eye-catching new projects or trying to create additional posts, the management committee's priority is to secure resources for our core work. We gratefully acknowledge the support from all the people who make this service possible; they are too numerous to mention here but our project could not exist without this help.

All contributions - small or large - are very much appreciated and will help us to continue our work. We welcome donations for a specific purpose (eg fresh fruit) as well as general contributions to our funds.

Donating money - choose the method which is most convenient for you:Use the JustGiving website (www.justgiving.com/gatehouse) to make a donation by credit/debit card or using PayPal.Use the Charities Aid Foundation website (www.cafonline.org) to make a donation by credit/debit card or using a CAF charity card.Send a cheque (payable to 'Gatehouse') to The Honorary Treasurer, Mr J Catterall, Hunters Lodge, 55 Bridge Road, Ickford, Bucks, HP18 9HU. Make regular donations via a Bank Standing Order; see here to download the necessary form.Please contact the Gatehouse on 01865-792999 or e-mail donation@oxfordgatehouse.org if you would like to make a donation in another way.
Donations made to us are eligible for 'Gift Aid' tax relief - please see here for forms

Donating Food

To donate food on a regular basis, please see Provide Food. One-off gifts of food are also always appreciated, contact admin@oxfordgatehouse.org.

Sponsoring

Some of our friends and supporters offer to do wacky things to raise money for us. Sponsoring one of these is a way of giving money to the Gatehouse and giving encouragement to the one with the idea. For news of current sponsorship appeals, see Sponsor Them.

Recycling

There are many things we can find a use for if you can't. We give out clothing, blankets, candles, food and many other things to people who need them. If you have unwanted things you think may be useful to someone else, please get in touch and we will try to find someone who wants them. We can't promise to take everything you don't want but we will try to use as much as possible. Furniture and other larger items are also welcomed by other support organisations, see Household Items.
For more details of what we use on a regular basis see "What we chiefly need"