What is Gift Aid?
Gift Aid is a simple way to increase the value of your donation. If you are a UK taxpayer, we can claim 25p from the Government for every £1 donated. This means you can make your donation go further with Gift Aid.
It’s free to you,but makes a huge difference to us.
Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer.
Sign up by clicking the button below to enable us to claim gift aid on your behalf.
How does Gift Aid work?
As a UK taxpayer, you will pay tax on your earnings, pensions or savings, at either a basic rate of 20% or a higher rate of 40%.
Therefore, as you have paid tax on your income that you are then donating to our charity, the Government allows the charity to reclaim this tax back.
Do I qualify for Gift Aid?
You can complete a Gift Aid declaration for charities if the amount of UK income tax or capital gains tax you’ve paid in any tax year (from 6th April on year to 5 April the next) covers the amount of tax charities will reclaim on your donations.
For advice on how to check if you’ve paid enough tax to use Gift Aid, please visit the HMRC website.
Which donations qualify for Gift Aid?
Gift Aid can only be claimed on personal donations.
Gift Aid cannot be claimed on:
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Donations on behalf of a group of people;
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Raffles and auctions
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Collections, however under some circumstances Gift Aid can be claimed where we have declarations from the individual donors. Please email us to discuss further
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In some circumstances where you are a participant in a sponsored event (including a challenge) for which the charity has borne some or all the cost, or if you are related to the participant.
If you have registered for a Derby & Burton Hospital Charity challenge, then please contact us for further information on Gift Aid or alternatively visit the Government Gift Aid page for charities.
Claiming back higher rate tax
I am a higher rate taxpayer – what does this mean for me?
If you are a higher rate taxpayer, you can also claim back the difference between the higher rate of tax (40%) and the basic rate (20%) on the total (gross) value of your donation to us.
For more information on claiming back higher rate tax please visit the HMRC website
IMPORTANT
You can cancel your declarations at any time, please contact us.
Please notify us if you change your name or address or if your tax status changes.
More Information from HMRC
For a full explanation of Gift Aid, visit www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/giving/gift-aid.htm