Gift Aid

Gift aid is tax relief on money donated to UK charities. Nelson Trust can reclaim this tax to increase the value of a donation.  Download a gift aid form now

Gift aid rules

Donors must pay enough UK income tax and/or capital gains tax to cover the amount of tax the Nelson Trust will reclaim.
Nelson Trust will supply a gift aid declaration, which includes:
- name of the donor
- home address
- the charity name
- details of the donation – saying that it is a gift aid donation
- confirmation that the donor has paid UK tax – to cover the tax the charity will reclaim.
A declaration can be made to cover individual donations, a series of donations, donations made during a specified period or all future donations. These can also be backdated for up to 6 years prior to the date of the declaration, provided the donation was made after 6 April 2000 which can really add up.

Tax relief

If a donor pays the basic rate of tax, they cannot claim further tax relief on the payments' higher rate of tax. They can claim higher rate relief on the payments by entering details of the donations in the gift aid box on their self assessment tax return. Donors who receive a form P810 can declare their gift aid payments on it.