Time for a Cuppa week takes place 1st – 8th May, but you can hold your event on any date that suits you. 

• Hand out physical invitations – you can find downloadable ones in our resources section 
• Text, WhatsApp or email your friends and family, and share details on social media with our downloadable social media graphics 
• If your event is open to the public, you can use our press release template to send to your local media 

The simplest way to raise much-needed funds is to ask for donations for cuppas and cakes. You can either set prices or ask guests to donate an amount of their choice and Gift Aid their donation (which means we'll get an extra 25p for every £1 donated, at no extra cost to you or your supporters). If you need extra Gift Aid forms, please find them in the downloadable resources section. 

Raffles and tombolas are always popular, and previous hosts have told us they're a great way to raise money. If you'd like to hold a raffle, please use the letter of authority incuded in the fundraising pack to source prizes from local business. 

In 2025, our incredible Time for a Cuppa hosts raised over £148,000!

Your support means so much – and by taking part in Time for a Cuppa, you’re helping to ensure no family faces dementia alone.

£33 could fund a new dementia specialist Admiral Nurse to spend an hour helping a family in the community, offering practical solutions and emotional support to cope with their loved one’s distressed behaviour.

If you would like us to be able to claim Gift Aid on donations collected at your event, your guests must be free to give a donation of their choice as we cannot claim Gift Aid on direct proceeds of a sale. 

There is a Gift Aid form in your fundraising pack. Your guests will need to complete every column on the form in their own handwriting and tick to confirm that they want to Gift Aid their donation. 

We can't claim Gift Aid on donations from raffles, auctions, entry fees, ticket sales or competitions. 

All the money raised on your personal fundraising page will come straight to us. For cash donations, you can pay in via the following methods. 

Online: pay in your fundraising.

Bank Transfer: We will have emailed you our bank details. If you cannot find these, please drop us an email.

Cheque: Please make this payable to Dementia UK and send to 7th Floor, Dementia UK, One Aldgate, London EC3N 1RE

Please include your unique supporter reference number when paying in via these methods, otherwise we won’t know where the donation has come from! We will have sent you emails that include this supporter reference, but if you still can’t find it, drop us an email at timeforacuppa@dementiauk.org

If you have any questions about the event, you can contact us at timeforacuppa@dementiauk.org or on  0300 365 5500
 
If you need the support of our Admiral Nurses, you can call 0800 888 6678 (Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm), email helpline@dementiauk.org or visit our website https://www.dementiauk.org/get-support/.