Give more with Gift Aid

Adding Gift Aid to your donation means that the charities you support will receive an extra 25p for every £1 that you give, at no cost to you!

The Gift Aid scheme is an invaluable resource that increases the value of charitable donations at no cost to the supporter.

Gift Aid is worth around £1.6bn to charities in the UK each year, and for the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, your Gift Aid declarations meant that we received an extra £132,730 in vital resources.

This is enough to cover all the costs of caring for our dogs for a full 8 weeks!

Get involved with Gift Aid

To support us via Gift Aid, you need to have paid or will pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax that is at least equal to the tax that the Home and other charities you donate to will reclaim on your donations in a tax year.

If you already donate to us and want to check that you are gift aiding your donations then please call us on 0131 669 5331 or email fundraising@edch.org.uk.

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Complete a Gift Aid declaration form

Here’s how it works

Gift Aid is a scheme that allows UK charities to claim extra money from HMRC for every eligible donation they receive.

If you are a UK taxpayer, make the gift from your own funds, and tick a Gift Aid declaration when donating, then the charity can claim an extra 25p on every £1 you donate.

This means that if you donate £10 to the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, we receive £12.50. That’s more biscuits for our pups!

And if you give £100, we receive £125. Think of all the cozy blankets that could provide for our kitties.

Every year, around £560m of Gift Aid goes unclaimed. Don’t let the charities you care about miss out, check if you’re signed up to Gift Aid today!

Gift Aid FAQs

I’m a pensioner, can I still gift aid my donation?

You might still pay tax on a private pension or pay capital gains tax. If so, you are still a UK taxpayer and so can gift aid your donations if you have paid enough tax in the year to cover the amount we are reclaiming on your donations.

Can I gift aid to more than one charity?

Yes, you can fill out as many gift aid forms as you like as long as you pay enough tax to cover the value of the gift aid all charities will claim on your total annual donations.

Do I have to make a declaration for every gift?

No, unless you fill in a declaration for a single gift then the declarations state that the declaration covers all gifts in the last 4 years and any future donations.

What if I am a higher rate taxpayer?

We can only claim back tax at the basic rate, but you can reclaim the additional tax via your tax return.

I'm no longer a UK taxpayer, what do I need to do?

If your circumstances have changed and you will not pay enough tax to cover the gift aid on your donations you must notify the charities you are donating to so that you do not end up with a bill from HMRC.

I don’t pay tax right now but I have done all my adult life, why does that not count?

HMRC’s rules for gift aid state that it must be tax you have paid in the same tax year as your donation. Therefore, any previous tax you might have paid does not count.

If I'm donating on behalf of someone else, can I complete the Gift Aid form myself?

Unfortunately, the gift aid form has to be completed by the person donating the money. However, if you fill in the form with the donors details, we will be able to send out a gift aid form to them to complete.

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