'Gift Aid - the good way to give to your Church'
Gift Aid is an arrangement that allows charities, including churches, to reclaim tax on donations made by a taxpayer. It covers weekly giving as well as one-off donations. This means that every donation you make is worth 25% more to your Church, at no cost to you. For example if you donate £20, we will be able to reclaim £5 on your donation from the government, meaning the Church gets £20 from you and £5 from the government.
If you're already paying tax on earnings, pensions or income/capital gains from investments, the government simply gives back to the Church some of the tax you have already paid. We don't need to know your personal details such as income, nor your National Insurance number. Your donations will qualify as long as they're not more than 4 times the tax you have paid in that tax year (6 April to 5 April).
All you have to do is complete a simpleGAD form.doc called a Gift Aid Declaration with your name and address.
Please help us to make the most of this scheme to benefit our Church.