Why is Giftaid entry more expensive?

turnip22

Why do places like National Trust charge more for Giftaid entry than non-Giftaid entry? Given that they can reclaim 25% tax of the entry price why should you end up paying more for entry? Non GA entry might be £10, GA might be £11.50. If they were both the same thay could still reclaim £2.50. Am I missing something?

vacheron

Because to qualify for gift aid, a gift of at least 10% of the value of the ticket must be paid.

The clue is in the "gift" part of "giftaid".

A google of your title question would have quickly explained it.   

armistice

To be able to claim gift aid the admission must include a minimum of 10% voluntary donation.  These are the government rules.

Allowing access to view charity property - Gift Aid - Charity Tax Group

eskbanker

turnip22 said:

Why do places like National Trust charge more for Giftaid entry than non-Giftaid entry? Given that they can reclaim 25% tax of the entry price why should you end up paying more for entry? Non GA entry might be £10, GA might be £11.50. If they were both the same thay could still reclaim £2.50. Am I missing something?

Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds. 

An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown in the table below. Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/fundraising/gift-aid

monkey-fingers

vacheron said:

Because to qualify for gift aid, a gift of at least 10% of the value of the ticket must be paid.

The clue is in the "gift" part of "giftaid".

A google of your title question would have quickly explained it.   

Ackchyually......

There is another part of it (which my local Museum - Beaulieu Motor Museum - use).

"The donation allows admission for a 12-month period (e.g., an annual pass)"

I very much appreciate this wouldn't work for the NT. Many NT members visit the same place over and over during the year (we would use our local one at least monthly), so they wouldn't bother with the NT membership.