Gift Aid
What is Gift Aid?
Gift Aid is a government initiative that allows donations given to charity to be tax-effective. As soon as you give your permission, by completing our Gift Aid declaration form, we can claim the tax back on your donation.
You qualify for Gift Aid if you meet the following criteria:
- You are a UK taxpayer
- You pay enough tax*
*You pay Income Tax and/or Capital Gains tax at a rate at least equal to the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all all your donations in that tax year, otherwise it is your responsibility to pay the difference.
Sign up to Gift Aid today
Whenever you donate to us online or over the phone you’ll be asked if you want to add Gift Aid to your donation.
Don’t worry if you’ve forgotten to add Gift Aid – you can sign up today:
Complete the Declaration Form
It’ll add Gift Aid to the past 4 years of your donations to Idlewild Animal Sanctuary and any donations you make in the future, until you tell us otherwise.
Fill in the declaration form and post it back to us to:
Idlewild Animal Sanctuary, Llanbedr-Y-Cennin, Conwy, LL32 8UP
Gift Aid can be claimed on both individual and sponsorship donations provided they are gifts.
Certain donations are not eligible for Gift Aid. If your donations fall into any of the following categories, Gift Aid should not be claimed:
- You have been charged an entry fee e.g. a ticket for performance or a sports event
- You have bought something
- You have entered a competition e.g. a raffle or sweepstake
- Your donation is on behalf of someone else or a group of people e.g. collection from work colleagues
You qualify for Gift Aid if you meet the following criteria:
- You are a UK taxpayer
- You pay enough tax
I pay Income Tax and/or Capital Gains tax at a rate at least equal to the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year, otherwise it is my responsibility to pay the difference.
If you pay tax at a rate of 40% or above, you can claim the difference between the higher and basic rate on the total value of your donation. If you want to receive the additional tax relief you must:
- Include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment Tax Return
- Ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code
No. To make it easy for both you and Idlewild Animal Sanctuary, the declaration wording normally covers present, future and past donations. We can back-claim four years and we’ll continue to claim until you tell us otherwise, so long as you’re eligible.
If you’ve changed your name, moved house or no longer qualify for Gift Aid due to a change in tax circumstance, please let us know by calling us on 01492 558691 or by emailing kim.idlewild@gmail.com