Gift Aid

If you would like to support the ongoing work of McNeil Trust, you can make donations.

If you are a UK taxpayer, you can also gift aid any donations you make. Here are some guidelines about Gift Aid.

To make a gift aid donation, you need to be paying UK income tax. Currently, any annual income over £12,750 (£1062.50 per month) is the tax threshold.

If you wish to make a gift aid donation, you must sign a gift aid declaration form before donating. The form can be filled out below and sent to us, and we will email a PDF copy of your application to you.

For Gift Aid donations, we receive a further 25% from HMRC of any gift aid value – so, if you gift aid £100, the charity gets £125.

You are allowed to gift aid to charities four times the amount of tax you pay per year in total. Bear in mind that this is for all gift aided donations you make not just to one charity. So, for instance, if you pay £500 tax a year you can donate up to £2000 in total to charities.

You do not get any tax advantage for making a gift aided donation if you pay tax at the basic rate. If you pay a higher rate of tax than the basic rate, however, your tax threshold will be raised so that your liability to pay tax begins at a higher level.

Gift Aid Declaration

Gift Aid Declaration

If you are or have been a UK taxpayer, we can apply for Gift Aid on your behalf.

Please treat as Gift Aid all qualifying money made today and in future years.

I also authorise McNeil Trust to claim Gift Aid in respect of any donations and subscriptions I have made in the four years preceding the date of this form.

I confirm that I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax each year (6th April to 5th April the following year) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that I am donating to all charities for each year.

I understand that McNeil Trust will reclaim £0.25p for every £1.00 that I give, subject to current UK legislation.

I also understand that I need to Notify McNeil Trust should I wish to cease Gift Aid.

Donor's Details


Please let us know if you:

  • Change your name or home address
  • No longer pay sufficient tax on income and/or Capital Gains Tax
  • Want to cancel this declaration