Would you like your donations to go further?

Gift Aid boosts the overall value of any donation you make! If you are a UK tax payer, every £1 you give could be worth £1.25 to the parish.

In the UK, charities are permitted to claim back from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) basic rate income tax on all donations where donors have paid UK income tax and/or Capital Gains tax.
This means that the parish can claim an extra 25p for every £1 a donor donates.

To claim through Gift Aid, you must be a UK Income Tax payer or Pay Capital Gains Tax
You must sign a Valid Gift Aid Declaration form

Gift Aid Myths

Please do not let the following misconceptions get in the way of signing up to Gift Aid.

MYTH	MYTH BUSTED
“I am a pensioner – Gift Aid does not apply to me”	If you pay tax on a pension or capital gains taxes on investments then YES you CAN Gift Aid – up to the amount of tax you’ve paid.
“I am a Higher Rate Tax Payer – I am not eligible to Gift Aid”	Yes you are! If you Gift Aid your donations, the parish can claim an extra 25p for every £1 that you give, and you can reclaim the difference between the basic and higher rate of tax for yourself, when you complete your tax return.
“The Goverment will check my Immigration Status”	Not true! Gift Aid has nothing to do with immigration and legal status. So no information is shared with policing agencies.
“My Taxes will go up if I claim Gift Aid”	No. Gift Aid is retrospective. It has nothing to do with future taxes; it’s about tax you’ve already paid

Signing up for Gift Aid will help your parish so much, by making your gift worth even more, at no extra cost to you!

If you are a higher rate tax payer you can claim back the difference between the tax you’ve paid on the donation and what the charity got back when
you fill in your Self-Assessment Tax return.

If your tax status changes for any reason or you believe you will no longer be eligible to Gift Aid towards the
parish, please let Canon Paul know. Your Gift Aid status can be cancelled at any time.