Gift Aid Scheme

This option is only available if you are a UK taxpayer

The Society is a Registered Charity under UK law, which allows it to reclaim the tax you have already paid on your subscription and any other donation under the Gift Aid Scheme.You can help the Society increase its funds by signing the Gift Aid Declaration on the application form.
Do not sign if you do not pay UK tax.

• In order for the Society to reclaim the tax you have paid on your subscription/donation you must have paid income or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that will be claimed (currently 28p for each £1.00 you give).
• If you pay tax at the higher rate you can claim further relief through your Self Assessment Tax Return.
• You can cancel your declaration at any time by notifying the Society.
• If you change your address you should notify the Society.
• If your financial circumstances change and you no longer pay tax you should notify the Society.
• If you are unsure if you qualify for Gift Aid Tax Relief ask your local tax office for Leaflet IR113 Gift Aid
• The Society will not be given any information about your financial affairs.

If there is a change in your tax-paying situation please contact the Membership Officer so that we can update our records.

How it works

Membership of the Society is £26 per year. If you pay tax on any income be it salary, investments, pension or other income the Society can claim back from the Inland Revenue an additional £7.28 at no cost to you.
Subscriptions and donations to Charities are tax exempt, we can therefore claim back the income tax you have already paid to the Inland Revenue on the amount you pay the Society.
Each year we send a list of names and addresses and the amounts paid by members to the Inland Revenue. Once processed by the Inland Revenue we are sent a cheque for what we have claimed.
This money is then used to further the aims of the Charity.

The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
is a Registered Charity. (No. 1098492)