charity car washing can gift aid apply

charity car washing can gift aid apply

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 In order to raise funds for a charity  a  car washing event was been arranged.

Car owners who have their car washed were invited to donate to the charity £441. was raised.

They have received a service  probably worth about  the £5-10  minimum that it would have cost them to use a paid car wash 

Can any or all of this money given to the charity be covered by a Gift AId Declaration, even though the donor has received a benefit ?

Could money received be handled as donations through Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. ( i.e. no declaration required ? )

Could such donations be agregated together as one day's tkaings  on a Gift Aid claim. If so what detaisl are required ?

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By Portia Nina Levin
03rd Feb 2016 10:53

If the gift is entirely optional. ie if some hypothetical cheeky [***] could turn up, get their car washed, and then leave without making a donation, then I see no issue with it being gift-aid able, because it is, de facto, a gift.

It is no different from making a donation to go and visit a church to avoid get glowered at by the vicar.

I also do not see why you cannot use GASDS if all the criteria are satisfied.

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By lionofludesch
03rd Feb 2016 11:09

Gift

Agree - if there's no obligation to pay, it's a gift.

The cheeky [***] Portia mentioned may well be very good evidence, actually.

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By SteveHa
03rd Feb 2016 12:41

Provided the charity is a UK registered charity.

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By lionofludesch
03rd Feb 2016 12:44

The OP says ...

SteLacca wrote:

Provided the charity is a UK registered charity.

The OP says it is.

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By SteveHa
03rd Feb 2016 12:48

Where

lionofludesch wrote:

SteLacca wrote:

Provided the charity is a UK registered charity.

The OP says it is.

 

Where?

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By flurrymc
03rd Feb 2016 13:10

Definition of a charity

SteLacca wrote:

Provided the charity is a UK registered charity.

It doesn't actually have to be a UK charity, the FA'10 sch 6 definition also includes charities in other member states

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By SteveHa
03rd Feb 2016 13:13

That's true. An EU registered charity (for now. Could change after the referendum)

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