Friends of Florendine
Registered Charity 1036216
Gift Aid Declaration Notes
Making Your Donations Go 28% Further

As a supporter of Friends of Florendine you will know how hard we work to ensure
that every penny we raise goes as far as it can for the school. Through Gift Aid and
Transitional Relief, you can help us make your donations go 28% further and it won't
cost you a penny!
How does it work?
So long as you are a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid enables you to boost the value of your
donations by 28p for every £1 you give. 25p in Gift Aid with HM Revenue &
Customs operating transitional provisions for Gift Aid donations made from 6th April
2008 until 5 April 2011, with the Government supplementing a further 3p in every
pound. So, for example, if you give £1.50, via donations at the door at school discos,
we will be able to reclaim an extra £0.42 from HM Revenue & Customs. It might not
sound like a lot, but every penny really does count! What is more, if you are a higher
rate taxpayer, you are entitled to claim tax relief on your donations, enabling you to
reclaim as much as 25p from every £1 donated to charity (via your self assessment tax
return).
What do you need to do?
To donate through Gift Aid, all you need to do is complete a simple declaration
confirming that you are a taxpayer and that you are happy for us to claim tax relief on
your donation. Just one declaration can apply to all donations that you have made to
us over the past 6 years and to any forthcoming gifts you make, until you notify them
otherwise. It is that simple.
Forms are available from the school office, from one of the members of the Friends or
you can download it from the school website, www.florendine.staffs.sch.uk.
On behalf of the Friends, the teachers and the students, thank you!