Your support goes further

Every extra pound raised through Gift Aid helps RABI provide practical, financial and emotional support to farming people across England and Wales. Thanks to supporters like you, we can help more farming people access confidential, professional support through uncertainty, hardship and change.

Your support goes further

Every extra pound raised through Gift Aid helps RABI provide practical, financial and emotional support to farming people across England and Wales. Thanks to supporters like you, we can help more farming people access confidential, professional support through uncertainty, hardship and change.

Every year Gift Aid is worth tens of thousands to RABI. The scheme is open to UK taxpayers only and increases the value of donations by 25 pence in the £1.

You can imagine the impact of this on RABI. Effectively for every £1 you donate, we can claim 25 pence back from HMRC, thus boosting a £20 donation by an extra £5.

It’s such a good scheme that we are often asked why more fundraising cannot be Gift Aided. Part of the answer is that you cannot Gift Aid the purchase of a ticket for entry into a raffle or to an event (such as a dinner or pub quiz) because you are entitled to a benefit; for example a chance to win a prize, or a meal or entertainment.

Gift Aid only applies to donations which are given freely, without any obligation for us to offer something in return.

In addition:

  1. You must donate your own money. The funds should not come from anyone else, including family members or from an office or public (e.g. bucket) collection.
  2. The money you donate cannot be the proceeds from sales of goods or services or the sale of tickets.

HMRC insists on a clear paper trail for all Gift Aid donations. We have official Gift Aid envelopes and Gift Aid forms which have to be completed and signed by donors – for that reason, you cannot simply ask us to Gift Aid a donation in an accompanying letter.

Once you have completed your Gift Aid declaration, we can claim Gift Aid on all your future donations, as well as any made in the past four years.

To request printed Gift Aid forms or Gift Aid envelopes please call 01865 724931 or email info@rabi.org.uk

Gift Aid only applies to donations which are given freely, without any obligation for us to offer something in return.

In addition:

  1. You must donate your own money. The funds should not come from anyone else, including family members or from an office or public (e.g. bucket) collection.
  2. The money you donate cannot be the proceeds from sales of goods or services or the sale of tickets.

HMRC insists on a clear paper trail for all Gift Aid donations. We have official Gift Aid envelopes and Gift Aid forms which have to be completed and signed by donors – for that reason, you cannot simply ask us to Gift Aid a donation in an accompanying letter.

Once you have completed your Gift Aid declaration, we can claim Gift Aid on all your future donations, as well as any made in the past four years.

To request printed Gift Aid forms or Gift Aid envelopes please call 01865 724931 or email info@rabi.org.uk

FAQs

Anyone who pays UK Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax can make a Gift Aid declaration.

We can claim an additional 25% in tax on your donations. This means a £1 donation is worth £1.25 to us, at no extra cost to you.

No. Gift Aid can only be claimed on voluntary donations where the donor does not receive anything of significant value in return. Payments such as event tickets, entry fees, raffle tickets, or auction bids are not eligible for Gift Aid. However, voluntary donations or sponsorship linked to an event may qualify for Gift Aid, provided a valid Gift Aid declaration is completed and the donor is a UK taxpayer.

A single Gift Aid declaration can cover all your future donations and backdate the last four years of donations you have made. If your tax circumstances change, or if you do not want Gift Aid to apply to a particular donation, please contact us at fundraising@rabi.org.uk.

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