National Trust- Gift aid

redmike123

We went to Nynhams gardens last week, a National Trust property.

Admission was £9.50 or £10.50 with Gift Aid.

I thought that Gift Aid was a means by which a charity was able to claim back tax on donations ( I assume the admission price is seen as a donation)

Why are they trying to charge an additional £1 for Gift aid ?

wealdroam

There are complicated rules about admission prices and giftaid.

Simply, an admission price isn't usually considered a charitable donation, but if a donation is added then in some cases the donation plus the admission price all qualify for a tax rebate.

Here is HMRC's rather longer explanation:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/rules/admissions.htm

redmike123

That explains it perfectly- thank you,

System

wealdroam wrote: »

There are complicated rules about admission prices and giftaid.

Simply, an admission price isn't usually considered a charitable donation, but if a donation is added then in some cases the donation plus the admission price all qualify for a tax rebate.

Here is HMRC's rather longer explanation:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/rules/admissions.htm

This is how I understood Gift Aid worked until a recent visit to The Eden Project. We had paid our admission when we were asked whether we would like the admission price to be gift-aided as a donation. There was no request made for an additional 10%. I am not suggesting anything untoward just wondering why other charities, such as the NT, do not use a similar gift aid model.

zagfles

Hengus wrote: »

This is how I understood Gift Aid worked until a recent visit to The Eden Project. We had paid our admission when we were asked whether we would like the admission price to be gift-aided as a donation. There was no request made for an additional 10%. I am not suggesting anything untoward just wondering why other charities, such as the NT, do not use a similar gift aid model.

Some offer a discounted admission fee in small print if you don't gift aid, or maybe it gave you the right to return anytime in the next 12 months?

aileth

Hengus wrote: »

This is how I understood Gift Aid worked until a recent visit to The Eden Project. We had paid our admission when we were asked whether we would like the admission price to be gift-aided as a donation. There was no request made for an additional 10%. I am not suggesting anything untoward just wondering why other charities, such as the NT, do not use a similar gift aid model.

Had exactly the same at Chester Zoo when we last went. Paid admission fee and they asked if we wanted to gift-aid to some animal charity. Said yes, didn't cost anything extra.

Last night I donated to a local dog rescue by text and received an extra text saying I could gift-aid and it would give an extra 25% to said charity. Went on the link, name, address, confirmed taxpayer, click, done, no extra paid by me.

zagfles

aileth wrote: »

Had exactly the same at Chester Zoo when we last went. Paid admission fee and they asked if we wanted to gift-aid to some animal charity. Said yes, didn't cost anything extra.

But presumably you paid the "donation" price, as I remember this is the highlighted price at the entrance rather than the cheaper "standard" price, see their website:
http://www.chesterzoo.org/plan-your-visit/admission-and-tickets/off-peak-prices

Last night I donated to a local dog rescue by text and received an extra text saying I could gift-aid and it would give an extra 25% to said charity. Went on the link, name, address, confirmed taxpayer, click, done, no extra paid by me.

That's a donation, not an admission. The 10% rule applies to admissions, ie where you're paying for eg a visit to a zoo, castle, space centre, stately home etc. Rather than where you simply make a donation.

aileth

zagfles wrote: »

But presumably you paid the "donation" price, as I remember this is the highlighted price at the entrance rather than the cheaper "standard" price, see their website:
http://www.chesterzoo.org/plan-your-visit/admission-and-tickets/off-peak-prices

That's a donation, not an admission. The 10% rule applies to admissions, ie where you're paying for eg a visit to a zoo, castle, space centre, stately home etc. Rather than where you simply make a donation.

I don't know, it was about two years ago. All I remember is paying the entrance fee, the man mentioning gift aid and saying it wouldn't cost anymore, and me doing it. I don't recall any donation tickets at all.