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General Donations

General donations are always welcome, particularly if they are made in a tax-effective manner by Gift Aid.

Click here to view The Gift Aid Declaration Form, which you can print out, fill in and send to us at the address below.

Whatever amount you choose to give, your donation will be put towards a very good cause.

If you would like to make a donation by cheque, please make your cheque payable to:
"The Countryside Foundation for Education".


Guidance on tax-effective giving

Wherever possible, we encourage individuals to donate in a tax-effective manner.  By so doing, the Inland Revenue also becomes a major contributor to the CFE, without it costing you any more money.  Indeed, if you are a higher rate taxpayer, you can even claim a refund.

The rules and regulations with regard to tax-effective giving changed quite considerably in April 2000 and we would like to take this opportunity to explain some of the details so that you can make a decision as to when you might be willing to donate and at what level.

Shares and Securities

There are new rules governing the disposal of shares and securities to a charity. Income tax relief is now available to donors for the full value of any gifts on quoted shares and securities on top of any Capital Gains Tax relief. Further details will be forwarded on request.

Gift Aid

As from 6th April 2000, a number of changes were introduced.  The main one is that there is no longer any lower limit for Gift Aid payments - the charity can claim a tax refund on any donation, however small. Another major change is that Gift Aid no longer refers only to single donations but can cover multiple donations as wll.  Once a Gift Aid Declaration has been made it can apply to all future donations whether these are on a regular or an ad hoc basis.

So long as you are a tax payer, you can make a donation under the new Gift Aid scheme no matter how much tax you pay or whether this is Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax.

The procedures for higher rate tax payers to reclaim a tax refund are unchanged.  You can still reclaim tax relief by completing your Self-Assessment tax return.

If you would like to make a Gift Aid Declaration in favour of the Countryside Foundation for Education, please read the following notes before proceeding.

Notes

  1. If your declaration covers donations you may make in the future:
  1. You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that the charity reclaims on your donations in the tax year (with the current basic rate of tax at 22% this equates to 28p for each £1 you give).
  1. If in the future your circumstances change and you no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains equal to the tax that the charity reclaims, you can cancel your declaration (see note 1).


For further details please contact Eileen Kelly, our Fundraising Manager.

eileen-kelly@countrysidefoundation.org.uk

The Countryside Foundation for Education
PO Box 8
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5YJ

Tel: 01422 885566
Fax: 01422 885533