Membership Applications

Only use this form for your first time and rejoining applications and ONLY if you intend to pay for membership using the PayPal System. If you wish to pay by Direct Debit then please download, complete and post the paper based Joining form (found under the Join Us menu). Your membership will not be activated until payment has been received.

DATA PROTECTION The AOBA database holds personal information in order to provide support for its serving and retired members. We will use the information to contact you about AOBA events, process requests for Benevolence and other related AOBA activity. The AOBA is legally bound by the Data Protection Act to ensure that any data it holds on individuals is relevant, accurate and not excessive. Additionally it must be fairly and lawfully processed, held for defined purposes, be accurate and up to date, not kept for longer than necessary, processed in line with your rights and must be secure. We will ensure that all data held on our database is treated in accordance with these principles. Please rest assured that we will not be selling or misusing any personal data and we do not intend to contact you too often; we merely need your formal agreement for us to use your data to establish routine correspondence. By signing this form I am giving the AOBA explicit consent to process my information for the purposes stated on this form and I confirm that the details I have provided are correct.

The AOBA Charity not only benefits from donations, but is able to claim a refund of tax from HMRC if the donation has been made from an individual’s income that has been subject to Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax.

like the AOBA to reclaim Gift Aid on my current and future donation(s). I confirm that I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the AOBA Charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give on or after 6 April 2018. I will notify the AOBA if I want to cancel this declaration, change my name or home address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on my income and/or capital gains. I understand that if I pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to me, then I must include all my Gift Aid donations on my Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust my tax code.