Gift Aid

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid is a tax relief scheme allowing UK charities to reclaim an extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation made by a UK taxpayer, at no extra cost to you. When contributing to a charity like the Greengate Trust in the UK, you may encounter the option to include Gift Aid with your donation. This process typically involves ticking a box to confirm your UK taxpayer status and providing simple details such as your name and address.

For Example:

If you donate £5, the government will contribute 25% of your donation as Gift Aid (£1.25 in this case), the total donation will be £6.25 (£5 + 25% Gift Aid = £6.25 total donation)

What do I have to do?

How do I sign up?

Gift Aid should not be claimed when:

Under UK law, certain donations are not eligible for Gift Aid. If your donation falls into any of the following categories, Gift Aid shouldn’t be claimed:

• Donations made by anyone who is not a UK taxpayer.*
• Donations made on behalf of someone else or a group of people – For example, you collect money from your friends and family and then made a bulk donation. Even if they are UK taxpayers, the donation is not eligible. HMRC needs a Gift Aid declaration from each of the donors contributing to the collection.
• Donations made in return for something. For example, you are making a donation in return for a ticket to attend an event, most purchases of goods at an auction, a cake sale donation, or buying a raffle ticket.
• Donations made on behalf of a company (however, the company can claim tax relief on the donation when donating directly to the charity).
• Benefits to higher-rate taxpayers: If you pay tax at the higher rate, you can reclaim tax relief on your gross donation at 20% (i.e. the difference between the higher rate of tax at 40% and the basic rate at 20%).

What if I am not a UK taxpayer?

• The Gift Aid scheme is unique to the UK, your donation will not be eligible for Gift Aid.

   

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