Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows charities to reclaim the tax that has already been paid on donations. All donations (excluding those made through Charities Aid Foundation payroll giving or collections) are eligible for the scheme – including regular giving such as Direct Debits and Standing Orders.  

Donations must come from the individual as collections. Office or church collections for instance do not qualify as an individual declaration and are not eligible for Gift Aid.  

For every £1 you donate to us, St Mungo’s can reclaim 25% from HMRC on the tax you have already paid. This means a £10 donation from you will be worth £12.50 to St Mungo’s under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. All you need to do is complete and return your Gift Aid form to us and we will do the rest.  

You are a UK taxpayer if:  

• Tax is taken from your wages or pension before you receive them 

• You have to fill out a self-assessment form 

• You have taxable savings, or a pension plan, or investment income you have recently paid any capital gains tax on – this could be the sale of a property or shares for example.  

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

Yes, we will need your partner’s details and a declaration from them too. This can be done over the phone or we can send out a declaration form in the post for your partner to return.  

Charities can only claim back tax at the basic rate, but that is still worth 25% to us, so please do complete and return a Gift Aid declaration to us. 

As a higher-rate taxpayer you have the right to reclaim tax on your charitable donations. You can do this by including details of your charitable gifts on your self-assessment tax form. You will then be able to claim your additional personal tax relief (this being the difference between the basic rate of 20% tax and your higher rate). 

If you would like a receipt for eligible donations that you have made, please email our supporter care team: supporter.care@mungos.org 

Your declaration can be cancelled at any time, and we will stop claiming Gift Aid on your donations.  

You can also choose to exclude individual gifts from the scheme for example, if you think that you will not pay enough tax to cover the tax reclaimed by us. If so, simply contact our Supporter Care team and ask for a particular gift to be excluded from the scheme.  

Please note that it is your responsibility to notify us of any withdrawal from the Gift Aid scheme as soon as possible – for example, if you stop paying tax or you think that a donation you are making would not be eligible for the scheme.  

No. Your declaration covers all eligible gifts you have given in the last four years and all future gifts until you wish to withdraw from the Gift Aid scheme.