Claiming Gift Aid

Claims for Gift Aid can be made using HMRC's charities online service. This link sets out both the registration and claims processes in detail.

Alternatively, claims can be made by post after obtaining a ChR1 form by contacting HMRC's charities helpline.

The online process provides a Gift Aid donation schedule spreadsheet where up to 1,000 donations can be claimed at one time. Additional spreadsheets can be submitted where the number of donations exceeds 1,000. This spreadsheet will require either Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Office 2010) or LibreOffice to be installed on your computer.

Online claims can also be made using suitable software. HMRC's website has a list of eligible commercial software suppliers.

If your claim is accepted, your congregation should be paid by bank transfer within four weeks for online claims or five weeks for postal claims. HMRC will send written confirmation that a payment has been made.