Gift Aid
Gift Aid is a great way to boost your donation! As long as you are a tax payer at the time you make your donation, the government will give us an extra 25p for every £1 you donate.
This means that if you raise £10 of Gift Aid eligible donations, we could receive an extra £2.50 from the government to add to your donation!
FAQs
What is Gift Aid?
Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows charities to reclaim the tax that you have already paid on your donations through UK income tax or capital gains tax. All individual donations (excluding those made through the Charities Aid Foundation, which are already subject to tax relief), are eligible for the scheme – including regular gifts such as Standing Orders and Direct Debits. We can claim Gift Aid on donations made in the last four years and on future donations once we receive your declaration.
Why do I need to make a declaration?
The declaration gives Lennox the right to reclaim the tax from HMRC on your donations. By making the Gift Aid declaration, you are confirming that you are happy for us to do this.
How do I know if I am a UK taxpayer?
You are a UK tax payer if:
Tax is taken from your wages or pension before you receive them
You have to fill in a self-assessment form
You have any taxable savings (in a Building Society, for instance), a pension plan, or investment income where you have recently paid any capital gains tax, or expect to pay it in the near future. This could be on the sale of a property or some shares, for example.