Gift Aid is a big help to small charities such as east to west. Once you've read and understood exactly what it is we'd appreciate it if you could fill out our Gift Aid Form and send it to:
east to west Trust
12 The Sainsbury Centre
Chertsey
KT16 9AG
How Gift Aid works
Under the scheme, UK charities can claim back the basic rate tax already
paid on gifts of money received from individuals who pay or have paid UK tax.
The scheme also allows UK companies to make gifts of money to charity before
any tax is deducted.
Key requirements of the Gift Aid
Scheme
- Gift Aid only applies to donations of money.
- Gift Aid donations from individuals must be supported by a valid ‘Gift
Aid declaration’.
- You can give donors modest tokens of appreciation (called ‘benefits’)
in order to acknowledge a gift but there are strict limits on their value.
- Your charity must keep adequate records to support any claims for Gift
Aid repayments and of any benefits provided to donors.
- Donations and/or tax repayments received through the Gift Aid scheme
must only be used for charitable purposes.
- Donations that give a right of admission to view a charity’s property
and some other particular types of donation must follow special rules to
qualify for Gift Aid.
Follow the links to find out more.