You may have heard of Gift Aid before but not really understood what it is or how it could benefit you if you’re either part of a charity or a regular giver. Simply put, Gift Aid is a form of tax relief that allows charities to receive up to 25% more income from a donation made by a UK taxpayer. Once a donation has been made, a charity can then claim back the basic rate of tax from it from the government.

Donors must be a UK taxpayer for your donation to qualify for Gift Aid. They must have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that they donate to will reclaim on their gifts for the current tax year. Other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. The charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that the donor has given them.

All you have to do is download the form. Click here.

Fill it in and return it to the Parish office. They will do the rest.