This is a form you complete stating that you are eligible to Gift Aid your donation(s) and are happy to do so.

A Gift Aid Declaration must show the name of the charity, the donor’s title, full name and home address, the donation amount, and the date of the donation. It doesn’t require a signature. This can be completed online or as a hard copy.

Gift Aid can be applied to any amount donated by an individual, large or small – it all adds up! Cash, cheque, postal order, direct debit, standing order and bank card donations can all be Gift Aided.

According to the UK Income Tax Act of 2007, certain donations are not eligible for Gift Aid. If your donation falls into any of the following categories, Gift Aid shouldn’t be claimed:

• Donations made by anyone who is not a UK taxpayer.
• Donations made on behalf of someone else or a group of people. For example, if you collect money from your friends and family and then make one bulk donation. Even if they are UK taxpayers, the donation is not eligible unless we receive a Gift Aid declaration from each of the supporters contributing to the collection.
• Donations made in return for something. For example, the purchase of tickets for an event or buying a raffle ticket.
• Donations made on behalf of a company.

If you’re unsure, please email us at mail@sobellhospice.org.

No. Gift Aid is taken from tax you’ve already paid, so there is no charge to you. It doesn’t affect your tax status either.

You may still be paying tax on a private pension plan or a savings account, or capital gains tax if you sell either some property or shares. You are still eligible if you have paid enough tax during the year to cover the amount we are reclaiming on your donations.

If donations are made from a joint account, we ask that just one person completes the Gift Aid Declaration. They must be a taxpayer and have paid enough tax to cover the Gift Aid that will be claimed on your joint donations each tax year plus any other donations they make. To enable HMRC to identify the correct person please use your full name and address on the Gift Aid Declaration.

You can support as many UK charities as you would like to through Gift Aid. All you need to do is to return a declaration to each charity that you support and ensure that you are paying enough tax during the year to cover your total annual donations.

No. One completed Gift Aid declaration returned to Sobell House Hospice Charity will cover donations you have made in the last four years and any donations you make in the future, unless you wish to cancel the declaration, or your circumstances change. Please keep us informed of any changes to your name or address. You can contact us at any time by sending an email to mail@sobellhospice.org.

Please contact us if:

• You want to cancel your Gift Aid Declaration
• Your name or home address changes
• You no longer pay sufficient tax, but still want to donate.

You can change your mind or cancel your Gift Aid declaration at any time by emailing mail@sobellhospice.org to withdraw your declaration or to let us know that we should no longer use your declaration.

If you donated directly to us, please get in touch at mail@sobellhospice.org to let us know and we will send you a link to an online Gift Aid Declaration. Once completed, we will be able to claim the Gift Aid on your donation.

If you donate through a third-party platform such as JustGiving, you can complete a Gift Aid declaration when making your donation. You do not have to complete a separate Gift Aid declaration for Sobell House Hospice Charity.

Even if you are a higher-rate taxpayer, we can only claim back tax at the basic rate on your donation. However, you can claim the difference between what we reclaim and what you pay yourself through your tax return, or you can donate it back to Sobell House Hospice Charity by filling out the information on your self-assessment form. All you have to do is remember to include information about your charitable contributions on your tax form.

You only need to declare gifts made in the current tax year. Whilst the charity can claim tax back on donations made up to four years ago, you can only benefit from tax relief on donations made in the current year.

You can email us at mail@sobellhospice.org.

You can find out more about Gift Aid by visiting the HMRC website.

We can only claim Gift Aid if we have a valid Gift Aid declaration. If we identify an invalid declaration, in some instances HMRC allows us to write to donors to repair their declaration so we can claim Gift Aid.

The repair letter sets out the reason the declaration is invalid and provides the donor with the information they need to make their declaration valid. If we cannot repair a declaration, we will have to repay the Gift Aid we have claimed under that declaration.

Why have I been sent a Gift Aid repair letter?

We can only claim Gift Aid if we have a valid Gift Aid declaration made by the donor. We have discovered that your Gift Aid declaration may be invalid (e.g. missing post code). Your repair letter details the information we are asking you to review. Please advise us of any changes. You only need to contact us if your details have changed.

If we don’t hear from you within 30 days of the date of the letter, under HMRC rules we can consider the declaration to be repaired and we can continue to claim Gift Aid under that declaration.

I’ve received your Gift Aid repair letter. What do I have to do?

If your details (such as taxpayer status and address) are correct and have not changed, you do not need to do anything.

If your details have changed, please get in touch with us within 30 days of the date of the letter at mail@sobellhospice.org.

Will this affect my ongoing donations?

No. This only affects the Gift Aid we claim on your donations.

What happens if I don’t reply to you?

We ask you to let us know within 30 days if there are any changes we need to make to the way we claim Gift Aid on your donations. If we don’t hear from you, we will continue to claim Gift Aid.

I have opted out of mailings from you. Why have you contacted me?

Under UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules, we can contact you about your Gift Aid declaration because we have a legitimate interest in ensuring we are following HMRC rules regarding claiming Gift Aid.

The fundraiser’s spouse or civil partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild plus their spouse/civil partner.