Other ways to donate to Get A-Head

If you are a UK taxpayer, the Gift Aid Scheme means that a gift to a charity can increase in value by almost a third, at no extra cost to you. The charity can claim back from the Inland Revenue the equivalent of the basic rate tax that you have already paid on your gift.

 

1) You need to make a Gift Aid declaration to the charity that you want your gift to be treated as a Gift Aid donation. There is no minimum size of donation required. The declaration may be in writing or orally.

All you need to do is:

• Enter your name and address
• Enter the name of the Charity
• Make clear whether the declaration covers just this gift or others as well (already made or to be made later)
• Make clear that you want the gift or gifts to be within the Gift Aid Scheme

You can give a written declaration by post, fax or email. If an oral declaration is made, a written record will be sent to you by the Charity.

2) You must have paid at least as much tax as the charities will reclaim on your gifts in the tax year in which you make them. The tax year runs from 6th April in one year to 5th April in the next.

The tax that you have paid can be income tax or capital gains tax at any rate. Tax credits on dividend income can be used to cover tax reclaimed by the charity. If tax is deducted from bank or building society interest that you receive, you can use that to cover the tax on the gift, provided that you have not reclaimed it yourself.

3) You must not receive excessive benefits in return for your gift. This depends on the size of the gift. For example, if you give up to £100, you may only receive benefits up to 25% of the donation, or the gift will not qualify as Gift Aid.

If you would like to set up a standing order then simply click here to download the form and send it back to the address outlined at the top of the page.

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