Dear Parent / Guardian,
Please can you sign up to Gift Aid
If every tax-paying Scouting guardian / Parent signed a Gift Aid declaration, we could get approximately another £2,500 a year to put towards an even better programme for our young people.
How it works
Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows charities to claim tax relief on donations. This means that all taxpayers can supercharge their donations, adding an extra 25p for every £1 donated simply by signing a charity Gift Aid declaration.
It’s really easy to sign up!
To increase the impact of your subs payment, please complete the declaration in the Gift aid section of OSM. It takes less than 2 minutes to let us know if you are a UK tax payer. Please note that there are some issues using an Ipad, but if you get stuck, any leader will let you sign in to the PC in the scout hut to do this!
- Select Events
- Click on the ‘Make a Declaration’ button.
- Fill in the boxes with your details.
- Tick the box.
- Click the ‘Continue’ button.
- And that’s it 😊
Gift Aid FAQs
Do I need to make a Gift Aid declaration every year?
No. Once you have made a declaration, it will cover ALL your donations and membership subscriptions until you cancel your declaration.
Will Gift Aid cost me anything?
Gift Aid doesn’t cost you a penny, ticking the box just means that we can reclaim the tax on your membership subscriptions and donations, as long as you’re a UK taxpayer.
Am I eligible to make a Gift Aid declaration?
To qualify for Gift Aid, you must pay an amount of UK Income and/or Capital Gains Tax, which is at least equal to the amount that we and all other charities will reclaim on your donations in each tax year (6 April to 5 April). If you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in the tax year, it’s your responsibility to pay any difference to HM Revenue and Customs. Gift Aid is claimed at 25p per £1 of your support. NB Taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify for Gift Aid.
I don’t pay tax but my partner does.
If your partner pays tax then they can tick the Gift Aid box, provided that the membership is paid either from your partner’s account or from a jointly held or named account (ie the payment is from the ‘Gift Aider’).
Is it still worthwhile even if my donation is small?
Yes! We can reclaim 25 pence in every pound. For example, a year’s membership of £192 would equate to £48 Gift Aid per year
Can I still help if I’m not a UK taxpayer?
Yes. By ticking the non-taxpayer box, you can help us keep our records up to date.
I may have already made a Gift Aid declaration to another charity. Does this mean I can’t tick the box again, or don’t need to?
No. Ticking one box means that only that one particular charity can reclaim the tax on your donations, so it’s important to tick a box for each charity for which you want to claim Gift Aid.
