If you are a UK tax payer, living in the UK, we can claim back tax on your donation. This means that for every pound you donate to CHICKS we receive an additional 25p. For example if you donate £10.00 we get £12.50 and it doesn’t cost you a penny!

Basically gift aid is great news for you and us!

How to make a donation using Gift Aid
In order to make a Gift Aid donation you’ll need to make a Gift Aid declaration. All we need you to do is complete a simple form – this will cover all previous gifts made to CHICKS in the last four years and will cover any future gifts that you may make. You can download the form here.

To find out more about how Gift Aid works please visit the HM Revenue & Customs pages on their website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/giving/gift-aid.htm

Their website lists information on the following:

How Gift Aid works
How to make a donation using Gift Aid
Making sure you’ve paid enough tax to use Gift Aid
Claiming back higher rate tax
Carrying back Gift Aid donations to the previous tax year
Telling HMRC about your Gift Aid donations
Donating tax refunds to charity through your tax return
Contacting the HMRC Charities Helpline
More useful links

If you would like to chat to a member of the CHICKS team please call 01822 811020 and press option 1.

Claiming back higher rate tax

Did you know that if you pay the higher rate of tax you too can claim back money on any donation you make to us under Gift Aid. 

The amount you can claim back depends on whether you pay 40% or 50%. We the charity will claim back on the basic rate of tax at 20%, you the donor can claim back the difference between the basics rate and your higher rate 

For example, if you donate £100, the total value of your donation to the charity is £125 - so you can claim back:

£25 - if you pay tax at 40 per cent (£125 × 20%)
£37.50 - if you pay tax at 50 per cent (£125 × 20%) plus (£125 × 10%)

You can make this claim on your Self Assessment tax return form.

Gift Aid really does make your donation work smarter at no extra cost to you!