financial support

Currently, we are actively fundraising to enhance accessibility to the dinner for students. Our target price per ticket is £80, but the break-even price is currently £180. To fund 100 tickets, we would need £10k. By donating through the university's platform,  25% gift-aid is automatically added to your donation. This means that we would need £8k in donations to achieve this goal.

At the same time, we are looking for sponsorships. If you work for a company that would be interested to sponsor the event (as well as the university gliding club in general), please get in touch: [email protected]. 

financial support

CUGC relies on annual subscriptions from its members to cover facility and equipment access. CUGC members must pay for instruction and glider rental at an hourly rate.

While these costs are heavily discounted from the public rates, the keenest students can easily spend hundreds of pounds per month just to pursue our sport.

We are seeking alumni support to help meet our ongoing expenses and keep subscription costs down. Your regular support ensures that CUGC can remain financially sustainable and continue to help our members go from strength to strength.

CAMPAIGN TO PURCHASE A 2-SEATER

Our long-term goal as a club is to own a 2-seater. Every year our members take more than 1200 launches with instructors. Our club has also been growing rapidly — from just 20 members in 2017 to more than 80 members in 2023.

Owning a 2-seater would make flying cheaper for our members, allow us to organise more expeditions, as well as giving us more chances to fly in Varsity and inter-university competitions.

A second-hand K21 costs approximately £80,000. These gliders are incredibly durable. At the same time, it will only take 8-10 years for the initial investment to be entirely recovered in savings.

CUGC is currently able to contribute £35,000 (up from £15,000, in 2023!). This currently leaves us £45,000 short of the target. With 25% gift aid, we would need donations of £36,000.

If you are considering making a donation towards our 2-seater, or even a loan, regardless of the amount, please email us at [email protected] for more details. The donation itself should made through the university platform, as this is gift-aid registered.  

UNIVERSITY donation PLATFORM

The University’s platform is gift-aid registered, making us eligible to receive an extra 25% on all donations from UK taxpayers. More details can be found here. Your financial support will be greatly appreciated by our members.

Donation can be made through the University’s platform. For further information, do not hesitate to contact President [email protected].

We are grateful to our donors

- Nick Laux, for his very generous donation and the donation of his Standard Cirrus Glider. Read the story.

- Phil King, for his donation supporting our daily operations.