Gift Aid is a Government scheme that allows you to increase the value of your gift by a total of 25% without costing you any extra, meaning a gift from you of £10 will be worth £12.50 to the Urostomy Association. To qualify for Gift Aid, you need to pay sufficient income and/or capital gains tax in the tax year of the donation to cover the Gift Aid that all charities that you donate to in that year will reclaim. The current amount is 25p on top of every £1 you give.
You are eligible for Gift Aid if you are a UK tax payer, i.e. if you can say yes to any of the options below:
• You pay UK income tax on paid employment
• You pay tax on a UK private pension scheme
• You pay tax on UK savings
• You have recently paid UK capital gains tax on the sale of a property or shares – or expect to pay it in the near future
• You pay UK tax on Self Assessment
And you pay enough tax in the tax year of your donation to cover the additional 25% that will be reclaimed by all of the charities that you have donated to in that tax year. For example, if you make total donations of £100 in a tax year, you must have paid £25 in tax to be eligible for Gift Aid on all of the donations.
You can find our gift aid form here. Thank you.
Yes, that would be wonderful, although we will not be able to reclaim Gift Aid on those donations.
To be eligible, the donation must be from your own money. But provided you pay UK tax, one-off and regular giving donations are both eligible for Gift Aid. Regarding CAF donations, please see the below.
CAF donations are not eligible for Gift Aid but any other gifts you may have made or make in future will be. We will not claim anything on your CAF donations, but by completing the declaration form it will ensure that any other eligible gifts you make are covered.
You might still pay tax on a private pension scheme or a savings account, or pay capital gains tax if you sell property or shares. The amount of tax you have paid needs to be more than the amount that all charities you have donated to will be reclaiming each year.
We can only reclaim tax on your gift at the basic rate. If you are a higher rate tax payer, you can claim the difference between the higher rate of 40% and the basic rate of 20% in your Self Assessment tax return. Additionally, on your Self Assessment form you can nominate us to receive all or part of any tax repayment due to you.
Simply contact us on 01223 910854 or info@urostomyassociation.org.uk so we can update our records.
No. One declaration can cover all the gifts you have made to Urostomy Association in the last four years, as well as any gifts you make in the future.
No. Gift Aid can be applied to all donations, large and small, provided your tax contributions for the year are at least equal to the amount reclaimed by all charities you have donated to. (25p on every £1 you give).
No. Just fill your personal details in the form above and we will do the rest.
You can find out more about Gift Aid by visiting the HM Revenue and Customs website or by calling the HMRC helpline on 0845 302 0203 (open from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday). If you require any further information, please call the Urostomy Association on 01223 910854 or email info@urostomyassociation.org.uk