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The flow of vital Gift Aid cash into good causes is being eased thanks to a new partnership between two well-respected West Midlands companies.

For every pound donated to them by a qualifying UK taxpayer, charities can currently claim an additional 28 pence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.  For thousands of causes across the country, it is a crucial source of income that involves stockpiling paperwork in preparation for HM Revenue & Customs audits.

Now Birmingham-based software specialist Care Data Systems and Quantor Scanning have joined forces to make life simpler all round for the fund-raiser and the taxman.

CDS’s donorflex system is used by 200 UK charities to run their entire operations, from recording donations through to running events and campaigns, and managing staff, stock and communications.

Its developers have created a special process for users to feed information about Gift Aid claims to Quantor, which scans original documents and returns the information on disk ready for importing back into donorflex – doing away with the piles of paper and cumbersome filing systems.

“We’ve been working with charities to scan their Gift Aid records since the middle of 2005 and we’ve been very focused on providing a quality service at a very affordable price,” says Quantor managing director Clive Dunkey.  “During our discussions with charities, the name that came up over and over again was donorflex”.

From the start of discussions, the emphasis has been on how we can work together to provide donorflex customers with the right tools to manage their Gift Aid donations efficiently, without the need for expensive upgrades or bespoke software.

“I’ve been very impressed with the professionalism demonstrated by everyone I’ve met at Care Data, and the friendly way they conduct business, so I’m absolutely delighted that the relationship has developed, and the whole team at Quantor is very excited about the opportunities this opens up.”

CDS became a leading software supplier in the not-for-profit sector after emerging as part of the Acorns Children’s Hospice project in 1987. Acorns remains a cherished client in an impressive list that includes organisations like Symphony Hall, Crimestoppers, Sustrans, Quarriers, Reprieve and Blackpool Fylde & Wyre NHS Trust.

Managing director Brian Todd is equally pleased to be working with a partner that shares the same values as its many clients across the widest range of charity sectors.  “We believe that in excess of £800m is processed using donorflex every year, and our objective is always to ensure clients can maximise every penny that comes through the door,” he adds. “Our close relationship with Quantor will undoubtedly be a huge benefit to causes across the country. Clive and his team are our kind of people – we know our charities will enjoy working with them too.”