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But of more interest to members are the benefits resulting from Gift Aid payments. But who can make Gift Aid donations/payments? Principally by those individuals who are resident in the UK. Donors must donate their own money. The donations can be made by cash, cheque, direct debit, credit card, debit card, postal order or standing order. In addition donors have to be paying an amount of income tax equal to the tax deducted from their donations. Tax deducted from bank and building society interest, can also be used to cover the tax reclaimed by the Club. You can make a donation now.
Before the Club can reclaim tax on a donation from a member, the Club must have received a Gift Aid declaration from the donor containing certain information and confirming that the donation is to be treated as a Gift Aid donation. Without this declaration, the Club will not be able to claim back any tax from the Inland Revenue.
A Gift Aid declaration must:
The Club application form has been amended to include a section or Gift Aid donation. And for those members currently paying their subscriptions by cheque, standing order/direct debit or on-line you are very welcome to pay an extra sum in addition to your annual payment, or simply make a donation. The Inland Revenue is very generous in this respect; all charities are allowed up to 6 years to claim back any tax. So it gives us plenty of time to contact you and obtain a Gift Aid declaration and for you to declare that the extra funds you are paying are to be treated as Gift Aid donations.
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The financial benefits of the Club becoming a charity
The Essex Field Club has been a registered charity since 28 April 2006. The financial advantages of this have been immediate; the Club no longer has to pay tax on interest earned from funds held in its bank accounts.But of more interest to members are the benefits resulting from Gift Aid payments. But who can make Gift Aid donations/payments? Principally by those individuals who are resident in the UK. Donors must donate their own money. The donations can be made by cash, cheque, direct debit, credit card, debit card, postal order or standing order. In addition donors have to be paying an amount of income tax equal to the tax deducted from their donations. Tax deducted from bank and building society interest, can also be used to cover the tax reclaimed by the Club. You can make a donation now.
Before the Club can reclaim tax on a donation from a member, the Club must have received a Gift Aid declaration from the donor containing certain information and confirming that the donation is to be treated as a Gift Aid donation. Without this declaration, the Club will not be able to claim back any tax from the Inland Revenue.
A Gift Aid declaration must:
- Contain the donor’s name and address
- Naming Essex Field Club as the charity
- Identifying the gift to which the declaration relates, and
- Confirm that the gift is to be treated as Gift Aid donation
| Amount of Donation | Value of Benefits |
| £0-100 | 25% of the donation |
| £101-1,000 | £25 |
| £1001+ | 2.5% of the donation |
The Club application form has been amended to include a section or Gift Aid donation. And for those members currently paying their subscriptions by cheque, standing order/direct debit or on-line you are very welcome to pay an extra sum in addition to your annual payment, or simply make a donation. The Inland Revenue is very generous in this respect; all charities are allowed up to 6 years to claim back any tax. So it gives us plenty of time to contact you and obtain a Gift Aid declaration and for you to declare that the extra funds you are paying are to be treated as Gift Aid donations.
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