gift aid
Gift Aid allows any charity to claim from the Inland Revenue tax paid on a donation made by any tax-paying donor. Put simply, Gift Aid….
- Allows the church to claim an additional £2.80 for every £10 donated.
- Requires the donor to sign one declaration to cover all future giving.
- Declaration must include the donors name, address, POSTCODE, charity name, date of declaration.
For a standard declaration in an appropriate format please choose which format to download:
- Blank Declaration (MS Word, 220k; PDF, 1mb)
- Customised Declaration (MS Word, 220k; PDF, 1mb)
Declarations can be made at the same time as the donation, up to six years after the donation, but only for payments made on or after 6th April 2000.
- There is a leaflet you can customise to use to explain Gift Aid in your parish (MS Word, 47k)
- You can claim Gift Aid on sponsorship Form - MS Word, 50k