Gift Aid

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Gift Aid

Quite simply, Gift Aid means that for every £1 you give us - whether in the form of membership subscriptions or donations - the RSPB can claim a further 28p from HM Revenue & Customs.

Click on the link on this page to sign up to Gift Aid now!

Gift Aid helps raise much needed funds for the RSPB - and it's so simple to do!

As a registered charity, the RSPB can reclaim the tax on your membership subscriptions and donations if you are a UK taxpayer. If every RSPB member and supporter who pays tax were to make a Gift Aid declaration, we would have around £5 million a year extra to put towards our vital conservation work.

To make your Gift Aid declaration NOW, click on the link on this page, or telephone our Membership Services Department on 01767 680 551. Once you have made a declaration, it will cover ALL your donations and membership subscriptions from 6 April 2001 (when Gift Aid first started) until you cancel your declaration. If you have already made a declaration, thank you very much your money is working even harder for us!

Extra money for birds and wildlife

This table provides some examples of how much extra the RSPB can claim if you make a Gift Aid declaration

Look at the Gift Aid FAQ page to find the answers to some of the most common questions about Gift Aid.

It has been announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget that for the next three years, charities will be able to continue claiming Gift Aid at 28 pence for every pound of support. It had previously been announced that the rate would decrease to 25 pence, so it's great news for our conservation work and our supporters who use Gift Aid to make their support work harder.

Last modified: 13 March 2008

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