Gift Aid Declaration

In April 2000 the government changed the tax laws relating to giving to charities. They introduced ‘Gift Aid’. Gift Aid meant that anyone who made a donations, but also paid tax, could make a declaration to the charity so they could clam that tax in addition to the donation.

Here’s a simple example:

Mrs Stephenson gives £10 to Epilepsy Action. However, she also pays tax on her savings so makes a Gift Aid declaration. This means that Epilepsy Action can claim an extra 28 per cent or £2.80, making Mrs Stephenson’s £10 donation actually worth £12.80!

Since Gift Aid was introduced Epilepsy Action has been able to claim an extra £25,000.

As well as continuing to claim gift aid on donations, we can now also claim gift aid on your membership subscription.  Because Gift Aid is still relatively new, it took some negotiation with the tax man to work out if we could claim this money - many people have asked in the past if we can - but we have now been given the green light.

So, if you are a UK tax payer, and you pay tax greater than or equal to the tax we will reclaim (and that can be the tax you pay on your income, on savings, pensions, even capital gains tax) then you can declare your gift aid now by completing the online form