Find out if you are eligible for a discount
Charities and registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) are entitled to 80% mandatory relief where the property is occupied by the charity or CASC, and is wholly or mainly used for the charitable purposes of the charity or for the purposes of the CASC.
Discretionary/Top up Relief
We have the discretion to reduce the bill further and you may be able to get relief of up to 100%.
This additional relief is only allowed in exceptional circumstances, this could include cases where payment of the rates, after deducting the mandatory relief, will jeopardise the future of the organisation, or where payment might prevent continuing occupation of the premises concerned, and where the loss of the facility would be against the interests of the community.
Awards are only made after giving careful consideration to the Council’s wider financial position, its Council Tax payers, its own discretionary rate relief policies, Government guidance and the priorities outlined in the Council’s Corporate Strategy.
For more information email us at business.rates@bristol.gov.uk.