What is Gift Aid?
‘Gift aid is tax relief on money donated to UK charities’ (Ref HMRC 2006)
If you are a taxpayer gift aid is the smartest, easiest and most sensible way to donate to charity. Higher rate tax payers may also be able to claim further tax relief via gift aid when they fill in their self-assessment form.
For full FAQs and details, just click on the link below which takes you direct to the official gift aid website and a simple one sheet/A4 form that you can download to get you started: www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift-aid.htm.
If you wish to make a Gift Aid donation to Beautiful Minds Charity, you simply make out your donation cheque to: Beautiful Minds Charity (Charity Registration No. 1100902), send it to the charity at the address given at the foot of the this webpage, & fill in the A4 Gift Aid declaration form, downloadable from the HMRC website as given above, and retain it so you can use it in your Self-Assessment tax return. It is that simple!
As an established charity registered with the Charity Commission of England & Wales www.charity-commission.gov.uk our charity welcomes Gift Aid donations from all eligible UK residents as set out in the HMRC website given above.
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