Tax Efficient Giving

Effective from January 7, 2000 Residents of the UK (& UK Crown servants and UK armed forces members abroad) who are also tax payers can make monetary gifts of any amount to the Relief Fund which allow us to reclaim any taxes you might have paid on the gross amount of your gift. The old complex system has been replaced by the Gift Aid scheme - a simple declaration made by the tax-payer concerning their gifts to the Fund.

You must have paid an equivalent sum in taxes to the amount claimed by us in the appropriate tax-year (approximately 28p for each pound you give in the 2000/2001 year).

You are not committed to giving set sums over a set period, but you can ensure that whatever you do give benefits the Fund to the maximum possible.

Once we received your gift we will send you the appropriate declaration to complete and return.

The new Gift Aid scheme does not apply to gifts that are already tax-efficient (Charities Aid Foundation, Payroll-giving, etc)

UK companies should note that effective from April 7, 2000 your gifts to charity are gross and the company must claim tax relief when calculating their profits for corporation tax.