Connected charities and community buildings

4Connected charities

1

This section applies if two or more charities—

a

are connected with one another in a tax year, and

b

are eligible charities for the tax year.

2

Section 1 applies to each of the charities in relation to the tax year as if references to small donations made to a charity included small donations made to any of the charities.

3

The specified amount for the purposes of section 1(4) for each of the charities for the tax year is an amount equal to—

a

£5,000, divided by

b

the number of the charities which make a top-up claim in respect of small donations made in the tax year.

4

This section does not apply if any of the charities runs charitable activities in a community building in the tax year (as to which see section 9).