Gift Aid

Gift Aid is one of the simplest and most effective ways of giving to charity and allows Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust to claim almost a third more on top of your donation if you are a UK taxpayer.  

For every pound you give, we will receive an extra 28 pence from the Inland Revenue.  For higher rate taxpayers there is an added advantage in that you can reclaim the marginal rate of tax for yourself by entering details of your Gift Aid donations on your tax self assessment form.
 
Gift Aid is applicable to cash donations of any amount.  The scheme is not for use with sponsorships, gifts of assets or gifts in kind. 

Who Can Give Using Gift Aid?

The Gift Aid scheme is open to all UK-based individuals who pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that the charity reclaims on the donation (currently 28p for each £1 given for basic rate tax payers).  These individuals must be:

• Basic rate taxpayers, which includes people with dividend income or bank interest from which tax has been deducted at source.  These people are eligible to use the Gift Aid scheme providing that their Gift Aid giving does not exceed the availability of taxed income.
• Higher rate tax payers are eligible to use Gift Aid.  They will also be able to claim higher rate tax relief, which will reduce the cost of the donation to them by 20%.

How to Gift Aid your donation

To enable the Trust to claim back Gift Aid on your donation all you have to do is make a simple Gift Aid declaration.  By doing so you are stating that you wish the Trust to treat your donation as a Gift Aid donation and that you pay an amount of income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax deducted from your donation. 

The Fundraising Office can give advice regarding fundraising, donations and gift aid for the Rocky Appeal and all other Trust departmental charities. To contact the office email Audrey.Buckner@porthosp.nhs.uk  or call  023 9228 6487