How To Make A Gift

 A variety of ways are available to support an individual school or the GDST.

Single Gifts

Single gifts can be made to your school (or the GDST) by cheque, Credit Card, or CAF voucher. Minerva members can also give online via the Member Zone (you must log in). If you don’t have your login details, please contact us.

Direct Debit

A Direct Debit can be set up to run for as long as the donor chooses, with the donation made monthly, quarterly, bi-annually or annually. If you are interested in setting up a Direct Debit, please contact the Development Office – our details are at the bottom of this page.

Gift Aid  

Gift Aid is a great opportunity to increase the value of your gift at no extra cost to you. As a registered charity the GDST can add a total of 28% to the value of your gift if you are a UK taxpayer. 

In order for the GDST to claim Gift Aid, all we need from you is a declaration confirming that you pay tax in the UK. (Online donors will be prompted to do this as part of the online donation process.) We will be happy to send you a Gift Aid form in the post. 

Furthermore, if you are a higher-rate taxpayer in the UK, you are also entitled to claim back the difference between the higher and basic rates of tax on the gross value of your donation.  

Diagram by Heather Coleman

Matching Gifts

Some companies will match their employees’ charitable donations. Please check with your employer to see if they participate in this programme. Matched gifts are an excellent way to increase, or possibly double, the value of your gift.

Gifts of Stocks and Shares by Individuals 

The gift of stocks or shares is a tax-effective way for you to make a significant donation or to dispose of small holdings which you might regard as uneconomic to keep.

Usually, when selling shares, you would pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the gain you have made since purchasing them. However, as a charity, the GDST is exempt from CGT and would benefit from the full value of shares gifted to us.

Company Gifts

A charitable gift, so long as the company receives no significant consideration, is an allowable business expense, which can be offset against profit for the year. Gifts of quoted securities, and of real property, can also now be offset against a company’s Corporation Tax liability.

Questions?

If you wish to make a donation, would like to request a Direct Debit form, or have any other questions, please call Jenni Coleman in the Development Office on 020 7393 6669 or email j.coleman@wes.gdst.net. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence.

For further advice about Gift Aid or tax-efficient giving, you can also contact your tax advisor or visit the HM Revenue & Customs website at www.hmrc.gov.uk.

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