Gift Aid explained

All you have to do is confirm you are a UK taxpayer, and we’ll add Gift Aid to any donation from the past 4 years. We will continue to claim Gift Aid for any donations you make in the future, unless you ask us not to.

If you pay tax by submitting for Self-Assessment, your donations still qualify for Gift Aid. Make sure to keep records of your donations as you’ll need to report these on your tax return. HMRC can then adjust your tax code.

You can make your Gift Aid declaration right now at the bottom of this page.

If you are being sponsored, ask your sponsors to complete their own Gift Aid declarations. Or even better, set up a JustGiving page where all the Gift Aid is automatically completed through the website.

If you are asking for donations instead of flowers at a funeral or memorial service, we can help with that too and provide you pre-printed envelopes and a collection box. Using these will make sure we can claim the maximum Gift Aid on top of the donations themselves. Get in touch on email: InMemory@thameshospice.org.uk, or call 01753 848924

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If you are no longer paying any income tax, no. But if you are paying Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax your donations qualify for gift aid as long as you pay more tax than the amount we would claim (25p for every £1 you donate).

If you’re donating items at any of our shops, we will get an extra 25% on the sale of your donation if you declare Gift Aid.

Next time you’re dropping off items at any of our shops, tell us you want to Gift Aid your donations and we can register your gift there and then. In future, every time you drop off items at any of our shops, you just need to tell us your surname and postcode and we can tag your items to claim the extra 25% Gift Aid when we sell what you’ve given us.

We can only claim on your donations if you are a UK taxpayer and if you are donating in your own right. This means we cannot claim Gift Aid on donations made by companies. There are plenty of tax-efficient ways in which businesses can help us and your own accountant should be able to advise you on these.

We can only claim on money that you have personally paid tax on. This means we cannot claim Gift Aid if you collect money from other people and then pass it on to us (unless everyone you collect from signs a Gift Aid declaration and clearly indicates the value of their individual contribution).

We can only claim Gift Aid on donations you make and don’t receive a benefit from. This means that we cannot claim if you pay for tickets to an event, even if the event is raising money for Thames Hospice, or if you buy things like Christmas cards from us.

We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations left to us in someone’s will.

If you have any questions about Gift Aid and Thames Hospice, please contact supportercare@thameshospice.org.uk or call 01753 848924

You can find out more about Gift Aid by visiting the HM Revenue and Customs website.