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Gift Aid: increasing the power of your donation

If you're a UK tax payer, you can boost the power of your donations by choosing to Gift Aid your contribution.

The extra money from Gift Aid helps us do more for woods, trees and wildlife across the UK.

Credit: Rob Grange / WTML

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid is a government scheme allowing charities to claim tax relief on donations, including those from memberships. This means that, if you're a UK taxpayer, you can boost your donation by 25% – and it won't cost you a penny!

If every one of our tax-paying members and supporters chose to Gift Aid their contribution, we could claim millions more pounds each year to help us protect special trees, restore damaged ancient woods and create new havens for wildlife and people across the UK.

All you need to do is make a Gift Aid declaration and we'll receive an extra 25p for every £1 donated.

How to make a Gift Aid declaration

To supercharge your donation or membership, you can:

  • tick Gift Aid when donating or joining online
  • download and complete this Gift Aid declaration form, then either return it to us at: The Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL; or email it to us at supporters@woodlandtrust.org.uk
  • call our support services team on 0330 333 3300 (we'll then write to you to confirm your declaration).

One Gift Aid declaration covers your current donations, your future donations and any donations you made in the last four years, including membership subscriptions. You can make any changes to your Gift Aid declaration by speaking to a member of the support services team.

25p extra for every £1 donated

when you Gift Aid your contribution

What you need to know about Gift Aid

  • Anyone who is a UK income or capital gains taxpayer can make a Gift Aid declaration – you just need to pay enough tax to cover your Gift Aid on your donations to charity
  • Gift Aid is not a method of payment, so you still pay for your donation or membership in the usual way.
  • We can't claim Gift Aid on any donations made via tax efficient giving mechanisms such as the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), as these payments already have tax relief applied.
  • We can't reclaim tax on gift memberships.
  • You only need to fill in a single Gift Aid declaration with us. This covers all your donations and membership subscriptions with our charity.
  • We cannot give individual financial advice. Further advice can be found on the government website.
Need some help?

You can cancel your Gift Aid declaration or amend your details at any time. Just give us a call on 0330 333 3300 or email us at supporters@woodlandtrust.org.uk and we'll be happy to help.

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