Help us fundraise

We’ve just launched our very own lottery with Basingstoke and Deane Community Lottery!

Unlike many other lotteries, Basingstoke and Deane Community lottery tickets are only £1 per week. Help give our fundraising a boost, for every ticket you buy, 50% will go to APS Support UK and 10% to other causes in Basingstoke and Deane. If you match all 6 numbers you can win the JACKPOT of £25,000!

Not only that, but Basingstoke and Deane Community Lottery also run monthly offers which you have a chance of winning too.

Why not start a syndicate today? An exciting way to support our charity and your community, with a higher chance of winning the jackpot prize. A syndicate is an external agreement between the syndicate manager and the team. For a free syndicate document please call the support team, the number can be found on the lottery website.

Click below to buy tickets now!

Supporters must be 16 years of age or older. See website for terms & conditions. 

Earn free donations when you’re shopping online

Do you shop online? Did you know that every time you buy something you could be raising money for APS Support UK?

Simply put…you shop, they drop!

That’s right – over 6,000 well-known retailers including Amazon, Argos, M&S, Boden, Just Eat, eBay, John Lewis, Vodafone, Virgin Atlantic and many more, will donate a percentage of what you spend to APS Support UK when you shop with them, via easyfundraising.org.uk
 

How does it work?

It’s like Nectar but instead of earning points, each purchase generates a donation. So instead of going directly to a retailer’s website, go to easyfundraising first and choose the retailer you want to shop with – then everything you spend with that retailer earns a free donation for APS Support UK. It’s completely free to use and your shopping won’t cost you a penny more.

On average, each retailer will donate .05% of the cost of your shopping – and those donations soon mount up.

So whatever you need to buy, from your weekly food shop or fashion must-have to your business travel, office supplies or mobile phone, buy it via easyfundraising and raise money for APS Support UK at no extra cost to you!

 

Download the app!

The easyfundraising app is the easiest way to raise! Download their FREE app to shop & raise with over 6,000 retailers, track your donations and invite people to support APS Support UK!

You can save your favourite shops, keep track of how much you’ve raised and receive a notification when you’ve raised a donation.
 

  

 

Never miss a donation again

Easyfundraising has come up with a great way to find donations when you shop on your laptop or computer. Simply download the Donation Reminder toolbar and every time you look for a product the search box will be right there where you need it to be.

To help maximise your fundraising efforts, it highlights over 6,000 retailers where donations are available and a helpful reminder will display when you’re on the retailer’s site! You can store links and it already comes with all your favourite retail categories loaded into it. The Donation Reminder tool is updated daily with the best deals available and it tracks your personal donations and APS Support UK donations as well.

Available for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, the Donation Reminder toolbar makes raising donations easy. Keep an eye out as the Donation Reminder toolbar will be coming to mobile soon!

What it does:

• Alerts you that a donation is available when you start to shop with an easyfundraising retailer
• Tells you which retailers work with easyfundraising. There are over 6,000 retailers on easyfundraising – you might not remember them all but the Donation Reminder will
• Shows you all the latest voucher codes and offers at a glance
• Displays how much you and APS Support UK have raised
• Lets you search Google or easysearch directly from easyreminder and highlights which retailers in the search results work with easyfundraising
• Safe to use – no adware or spyware
   

Donation Reminder on Mobile

The donation reminder is now available on mobile! Simply download the easyfundraising app and enable the Donation Reminder feature on your Safari web browser. Easyfundraising will pop up every time a donation is available as you’re shopping so you never miss out! Currently, the Donation Reminder is only available on Apple devices on iOS15+ and iPadOS15+. Click here to watch a quick 30-second video to see how it works.

Already have the app?

Open this link on your iPhone or iPad that has the easyfundraising app installed and follow the instructions to enable the Donation Reminder on your Safari web browser.

eBay for Charity is an easy way for you to support APS Support UK, and any eBayer can list items to help support us.

Next time you decide to sell something on eBay, you can donate a percentage of your sales directly to our charity. Buyers can also bid on eBay for charity items, knowing that they are helping a good cause, be it an everyday bargain or a special auction.

The Paypal Giving Fund, who manages the eBay donation process, automatically collects your donation when the bidding ends and sends this directly on to APS Support UK – all very simple.

We have our own charity page on eBay, so if you want to donate a percentage of your sales to us or view the items sold just for APS Support UK, please click here and start buying or selling.

Recycling is a great way to raise funds, help the environment and to clear your clutter.
 

Jewellery Recycling

You can donate all your broken and unwanted jewellery to raise money for APS Support UK. If you have any gold, silver, odd earrings, broken chains, costume jewellery and watches, you can recycle them at no cost to yourself. 

Our partners at Recycling for Good Causes will reuse and recycle the jewellery, giving the proceeds to our charity, saving precious raw materials at the same time

Use their Self Pack service by placing any of the above items in your own envelope and post free of charge to:

FREEPOST RSXA-GJBY-ARRZ

APS Support UK

Unit 14, Amber Business Village

Amber Close

Tamworth

B77 4RP

Please do not send stamps or coins using the Freepost address, see below for instructions on sending these items.
 

Donate your stamps and foreign coins

You can donate your used stamps or foreign coins to raise much needed funds for APS Support UK.  All kinds of stamps are welcome, on or off paper.

Simply cut or carefully rip the postage stamp from the used envelope, being careful that you don’t damage the stamp, and once you have a collection pop them in an envelope making sure you have the correct postage to:

APS Support UK

PO Box 16992

Sutton Coldfield

B73 9YA
 

Banknote Recycling

You can donate any unwanted banknotes from ANY country of any age, so all of those obsolete pre-euro notes are a perfect start!

Our partners at Recycling for Good Causes will recycle the banknotes, giving the proceeds to our charity.

Use their Self Pack service by placing any of the above items in your own envelope and post free of charge to:

FREEPOST RSXA-GJBY-ARRZ

APS Support UK

Unit 14, Amber Business Village

Amber Close

Tamworth

B77 4RP

We all know the saying “if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves”, but did you know there are two simple ways you can help our charity benefit from small change?

Save your spare change at home and work

You may be surprised at how much money you can find lying around your house or workplace, as many of us tend to throw loose change into a drawer or tin and tend to forget about it. You could help this change make a difference to our charity by collecting it in one of our collection tins and sending us the money when it’s full either by cheque or BACS transfer.

If you put your collection tin in a visible place at home or work, such as your hallway or desk, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your small change soon adds up. So why not order your very own collection tin to help us raise the money we need to continue our vital work. Every penny really does count!

Be a collection tin co-ordinator

If you have very little spare time but would still like to support our charity, you could help by leaving collection tins with local businesses such as coffee shops, chemists, bakeries, newsagents, pubs and hairdressers.

The role of a collection tin co-ordinator includes picking up the tins when they are full, counting and sending the money t our charity (either by cheque or BACS), then putting the empty tins back in their place. We will also send you some information leaflets to help increase awareness and understand of APS if people should enquire.

On average a collection tin contains around £20, so you really can help make a difference to us.

For more information please contact the charity office on 0300 323 9943 or email us.

Sometimes we all want to do something adventurous, so why not go ahead and sign up to a real adventure by taking on a life-changing overseas challenge and raise money for our charity while you do it!

The team at Discover Adventure have a range of amazing challenges on offer such as hiking in the beautiful Mont Blanc region, climbing Kilimanjaro, trekking the Great Wall of China, cycling from Vietnam to Cambodia and following the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

Have a look at the Discover Adventure website for the full listings.

Taking part in one of our overseas trips can be the adventure of a lifetime in some of the world’s most spectacular destinations while helping people affected by APS.

Whatever you decide to do, when you are ready to start fundraising, we have our own JustGiving section where you can set up your own personalised fundraising site for free. You can also part, or entirely, self-fund these trips for those of you who don’t feel inclined to fundraise.

If you want to make this a year to remember, email us today.

A-Z of fundraising ideas

Abstinence

If you’re giving up something such as alcohol, coffee, chocolate or cigarettes, whether to give up completely or to simply exercise some self-control, why not get your family and friends to sponsor you per day or week of abstention?

Art exhibition and sale

If you’re a budding van Gogh, or even have a more contemporary edge such as a Banksy, you could arrange an art exhibition while donating a percentage of sales to us.

Auction

Charity auctions are a great way to raise money and you can choose whether to do this online or at a venue of your choice. Contact local companies, shops and friends and family to see if they can donate a prize or offer their services such as cooking or gardening for an auction of promises.

Baby/toddler picnic

This is a great way of meeting other parents and is a fun day out for all – organise a picnic and when you’re collecting the money for the provisions from those involved, just donate a percentage to us.

Bake a cake

Who can’t resist a good homemade cake? If you have the skill to make tasty cakes, then you can enter them in fetes and raffles where they can be given as a prize or have a cake sale – they are always popular!

Ball

If you enjoy organising activities, why not organise an evening with dinner, music and even a raffle for family, friends and colleagues. Be sure that you prepare a detailed budget so you know how much your tickets should cost. You could always make it themed with fancy dress such as Star Trek, Game of Thrones, schooldays or an era such as the 80s! Or even hold it on a particular occasion such as Burn’s Night, Easter, Halloween, or Christmas.

Barbeque

For those balmy summer evenings (yes, even in the UK!) what could be better than a barbeque? You can hire a private or pub garden and sell tickets in advance, or even host it in your own garden and ask friends to make a donation.

Beard/hair shaving

Tired of the way you look? Why not get your family and friends to sponsor you to get your beard and moustache shaved off. If you’re really bored of your look, you could even get rid of your hair!

Book fair

For those who love reading and books, why not ask people to bring along any unwanted books and sell them either amongst your fellow bookworms or arrange a sale?

Bowling

Bowling is great fun for a whole range of ages so why not organise a bowling tournament where teams pay an entry fee and the overall winners get a prize?

Car boot sale

Sunday mornings just wouldn’t be the same without the good old car boot sale! It’s a great way of clearing out all your unwanted items and you could even ask other people to donate to your stall – don’t forget to let people know that you’re doing it for charity.

Car washing

If you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, you could offer to wash your family and friends’ cars and charge them per car. If you advertise that it’s for charity, other people may also ask you to do theirs.

Charity lunch or dinner

For those of you who enjoy their food! Book a venue of your choice, organise the catering and get your family, friends and colleagues to buy tickets to cover your costs and donate a percentage to us.

Cheese and wine party

You could host this at home or at a venue or your choice and invite people to buy tickets in advance, then find local suppliers or pubs/restaurants to donate the food and wine.

Choir

If you can sing like an angel and have a group of fellow enthusiasts, you can arrange for a singing group to meet in a shopping centre or other public place and have a collection. Don’t forget to get permission from the relevant authorities before you start singing!

Coffee morning

Why not ask your friends around to yours for a coffee morning where you can sell cakes, jams, craft items and anything else you might have for sale?

Concert

If you like all things musical and are a born organiser, why not ask bands, musicians and/or singers to a venue to play for free? You can advertise in the local area with posters and let the local press know about the event.

Craft fair

Whether you make craft items yourself or simply like organising, you can get involved with a craft fair. If you make the items, you can arrange to sell them at your local fair or, if you prefer to be involved in the retailing side of things, you can find a venue and ask local craft makers to donate items for you to sell.

Darts tournament

You can arrange this at your local pub by asking teams to enter a knock-out tournament over an evening, or even several days or weeks. Simply charge the teams an entry fee and arrange a grand prize or trophy for the winning team.

Desk sale

If you work in an office, why not have a change one lunchtime and turn your desk into a stall? You can sell smaller items such as jewellery and cosmetics etc to your colleagues.

Dog walking

If you like dogs and walking/running, why not combine the two and help raise funds for charity while you’re doing it? All you need to do is set a price for your dog walking service and advertising, taking into account that you will be proposing this as a charity initiative.

Drawing competition

One for all the budding artists out there. Parents and/or teachers can ask children to draw or paint a picture then the parents pay an entry fee for each drawing submitted. The pictures are then judged and the winning entries could be displayed in a local public place such as the library. A toyshop could be approached to provide the prizes.

Dress down day

Popular with children and adults alike and a great way of raising money. Simply pick a school or work day to dress down on and donate a fee to charity.

Easter egg hunt

Kids really enjoy this one – and so do many of the parents too! For an entry fee, kids can hunt around a garden, field or any other suitable place for carefully concealed eggs. Even better if you can manage to get local shops or supermakets to donate the eggs.

Facepainting

If you have the ability to do effective face painting, why not charge parents for painting childrens’ faces?

Fashion show

If your local college has fashion and/or art on its curriculum, why not find out when they are putting on a show and see if they are willing to host it in aid of the charity?

Fête/fun day

If you enjoy organising activities, you could find other volunteers to help you set up a fete or fun day. Your day could include a raffle or tombola, competitions to guess the name or weight of things plus stalls selling plants, cakes or anything else you can think of!

Golf/fishing day

Organise a tournament with teams and charge the participants to take part.

Green fingers

If you’re lucky enough to be a naturally skilled gardener who can successfully grow plants without killing them, why not make the most of your ability and sell your plant cuttings in aid of our charity?

Horse racing night

These can provide you and your friends with great entertainment as you place your bets in a venue of your choice. There are many companies offering horse racing night or other themed night packages – Race Night Services also offer advice on how to organise an evening.

Jewellery

If you like making jewellery why not sell some for us at your local craft fair or online? If you have a collection of items you can also use them as prizes in a raffle.

In lieu of gifts

This idea couldn’t be simpler, just ask for donations in lieu of birthdays, Christmas, weddings or anniversaries.

Karaoke/Curryoke night

Always good fun, particularly after a few drinks! If you find a local pub willing to host the karaoke, you can simply charge people per song they sing.

Keeping silent

Easy for some – a nightmare for others – how long do you think you can remain silent for? Get people to sponsor you for a length of time and see if you can really do it.

Knitting

Are you a whiz at knitting? Why not knit some scarves or even more ambitious items for sale at a local fair or fete?

Lecture or talk

Lectures or talks by experts or even celebrities can be very interesting and informative. If you can find someone prepared to donate their time to give a talk or performance, you can organise a venue and charge admission.

Manicure

Have you trained as a manicurist? If so, perhaps you would be willing to give manicures to your family and friends in return for sponsorship money?

Murder Mystery evening

Charge your friends to come round and encourage them to dress up in character and watch the mystery unfold. Murder Mystery kits can be bought from shops or, if you are feeling creative, you could plan it yourself.

Pantomime or play

If you’re a budding actor, why not organise a pantomime or play either with your own family and friends, or with your local amateur dramatics society? A percentage of the ticket sales could be donated to the charity.

Party

This could be a birthday, anniversary, engagement or wedding party – simply ask your guests to make a charity donation instead of giving a gift.

Pet competition

For all you animal lovers out there, holding your own version of “Crufts” is a fun way of raising money. Entrants can pay to enter their pet and, after judging, prizes can be awarded; you could always approach your local pet shop to see if they would donate suitable prizes.

Pop quiz

You could organise this at your own home, your local pub or any other suitable venue. Simply charge people an entry fee for taking part and ask questions on pop music taken from sources such as iTunes, online streams, vinyl and CDs.

Quiz night

These are great fun in the pub – you can charge an entry fee for people to take part either individually or as a team. You can ask general knowledge questions or keep to a theme such as the 1990s – if you’re stuck Free Quizzes will compile questions for you for as little as £1. The pub may supply the prizes or trophy due to increased custom.

Raffle

A raffle is a great way to raise funds. Getting the prizes to put in the raffle can be a challenge, but if you approach local businesses and shops you will find that many are happy to donate something. Don’t forget to ask your friends and family or even put a notice up at work. Once you have collected your prizes, you can sell the raffle tickets to your family, friends and colleagues.

Record/CD sale

Do you love your music? Why not ask people to bring along any unwanted old records and/or CDs and sell them either amongst your friends or arrange a sale?

Sewing

Do you own a sewing machine and enjoy doing clothing alterations and repairs? Why not offer your services to your family, friends and colleagues and charge a small fee for our charity?

Snooker or pool tournament

A tournament always add an bit of excitement to an evening in the pub and these can be arranged for an evening or over several days or weeks. Charge teams an entry fee for entering a knock-out tournament and end with a grand final and prize giving to the winning team.

Swear box

Often a lucrative way to raise funds. Putting a swear box in your workplace and fine sinners when they swear – it’s amazing how much money you can make!

Treasure hunt

This can be organised on foot or by car and can keep people busy all day! Clues or objects are placed or hidden around a selected route, and participants can either pay a fee to play or be sponsored per clue/object they find. The first team/individual back to the start with all the answers is the winner.

Travel to work

Get sponsored to find different ways of getting to work for a week. Depending on how far you live away from work this can include anything from bicycling to walking backwards!

Weight watch

Sadly something most of us need to do at some time in our life. Why not get your family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you for every pound you lose over a certain period? If you’re in a slimming club you could encourage the whole group to join in.

Wine tasting

If you enjoy your wine and want to know your Chablis from your Chardonnay why not invite an ‘expert’ or local wine dealer to bring some wine along to a venue of your choice? You and your friends can try out the different samples and donate some of the proceeds of the sales to the charity.

This Christmas, why not add a festive touch to your fundraising activities? We have some ideas below to get you started:

Christmas lights

Do you decorate the outside of your house with Christmas lights? This year why not make your display bigger and brighter and put a poster up asking for donations!

Mulled Wine and Mince Pies

Invite your friends and neighbours, or arrange a workplace gathering, and ask people to make a small donation in exchange for mulled wine and mince pies. The perfect way to celebrate Christmas and raise money for charity!

E-Greetings

We are partnered with Don’t Send Me A Card to allow you to send an e-card in lieu of a paper one, with a donation for the cost of cards. Its easier, and helps our charity too!

Carol singing

If you’re part of a choir, or even if you’re not, why not gather your friends and put on a festive performance whilst raising funds for charity.

Gift in lieu

If you’re feeling generous and you’re stuck on what you want this Christmas, why not ask for donations to charity instead of gifts for yourself. It couldn’t be simpler to donate online!

Christmas quiz

Another great one for the workplace, or for that pre-Christmas get-together with friends. Make someone the quizmaster, get the drinks in, and have a great time whilst raising money. Don’t forget your Christmas jumpers!

Christmas Jumper day

A popular one! Gather your colleagues, dig out your favourite festive gear & don’t forget to pass the collecting tin around or set up an online donations page!

Festive bakesale

Get creative in the kitchen and rustle up some festive favourites, then invite your friends and colleagues to share in them for a small donation.

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Click here to download our Christmas fundraising resources.

Share your photos on social media and don’t forget to tag us @apssupportuk – we’d love to see what you’ve been getting up to! Most importantly, have fun! Thank you for all your support.

APS Support UK has places that guarantee entry for runners in the following running events in 2025. Still, you are also very welcome to participate in any race by gaining your own independent place.

Once you have secured a place either via our charity or by yourself, and you are ready to start fundraising, we have our own JustGiving section where you can set up your personalised fundraising site for free; we are also happy to send you good old-fashioned sponsorship forms and any APS leaflets if that helps with your fundraising.

Every runner will receive a free APS Support UK running vest – just let us know which size you need (S/M/L/XL).

Visit our Events page for upcoming marathons.

You can take part in a trek or a marathon walk on behalf of our charity at any time of the year, whether you are organising your own sponsored trek or joining an official event with one of the many events around the UK.

When you are ready to start fundraising, we have our own JustGiving webpage where you can set up your own personalised fundraising site for free and/or we can send you sponsorship forms if you require, plus as many leaflets as you want.

Visit our Events page to see upcoming walks.

You can get fit and take a bike ride challenge on behalf of our charity at any time of the year, whether you are organising your own sponsored cycle ride or joining an official event with one of the many cycling events around the UK.

When you are ready to start fundraising, we have our own JustGiving webpage where you can set up your own personalised fundraising site for free and/or we can send you sponsorship forms if you require, plus as many leaflets as you want.

If you fancy going further afield, APS Support UK has partnered with two different charity challenge organisations to give you the opportunity to cycle. Just visit our Events page to find out more.

Feeling brave? If you’ve ever wanted to experience the thrill, excitement and adrenaline of a solo parachute jump or complete a tandem skydive, why not test your nerve with an exhilarating skydive for our charity and make this a year to remember?

This is one of our most popular events, and we have teamed up with Skyline to offer all year-round events.

No experience is necessary, and your training and jump are free if you raise the minimum sponsorship. There are three different jumps to choose from, and you can either take up the challenge by yourself or get your friends and family involved and jump as a group.

There are airfields across the country open nearly 365 days a year, and to jump for free, all you need to do is raise the minimum sponsorship.

Tandem Skydive: £395
Static Line Square: £360
Accelerated Freefall: £535

Send off for a free information pack.

For information about the airfields, see this webpage.

So if you’re ready to take the plunge and raise funds for APS Support UK, please register online with our bespoke booking link or email us for more information.

When you are ready to start fundraising, we have our own JustGiving section where you can set up your own personalised fundraising site for free. We are more than happy to send you sponsorship forms if you require them, plus as many leaflets as you need.