Gift Aid

[Sue]

Is there some easy way of finding out how much Gift Aid the hospice shop has  made from my donations?

I have emails from Oxfam, but nothing from St Christopher's,  even though I have donated more to them!

I know I could ask in the shop, but I imagine the Gift Aid admin is run from elsewhere.

[Jellybeanz]

6 hours ago, Sue said:

Is there some easy way of finding out how much Gift Aid the hospice shop has  made from my donations?

I have emails from Oxfam, but nothing from St Christopher's,  even though I have donated more to them!

I know I could ask in the shop, but I imagine the Gift Aid admin is run from elsewhere.

They used to send me a letter every year but I don't get them any more. Perhaps ask in the shop?

[Castleton]

Main info number is 0208 768 4500 you could try that

[Sue]

1 hour ago, Castleton said:

Main info number is 0208 768 4500 you could try that

Thanks, I'll call them. 

I don't think the letters would be sent out from the shop, so it's more likely that the info line would know.

[Sue]

It's sorted now.

When I asked in the shop, I found that someone had taken it upon themselves to put against my name and card number that I didn't want contacting by either post or email! 

?!?!?!

Anyway, I spoke to the fundraising department at their head office, and found I had donated over £500 worth of goods in 2023-4, which was news to me (good news, obviously!) and therefore made quite a lot of gift aid money for them (and a tiny  bit of tax deduction for me 😀)

Anyone who hasn't received an email or letter from them re gift aid, and was expecting one, maybe check that the same thing hasn't happened to you!

Edited January 20, 2025 by Sue

[Castleton]

Maybe it's something you have to opt in rather than out?

 

[Sue]

16 hours ago, Castleton said:

Maybe it's something you have to opt in rather than out?

 

Sorry, I don't understand?

Whenever I take items to the shop I say I want gift aid added.

The first time you do it, you get a card with a number on, but also they put  your name, address and email address, plus the gift aid number, onto their computer records.

So if you don't have the card or number with you, they can track the number from that.

If you mean the notification of the amount for tax purposes, apparently you can opt how to be notified, which also goes onto that record, and which  to the best of my knowledge I was never asked, hence the recent problem.