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FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Mitchell's Miracles is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 1152726).
We exist to support children and families affected by Neuroblastoma childhood with financial and emotional help.
We educate the public about the signs and symptoms of Neuroblastoma.
and if we are unable to offer the support you require, we will endeavour to source an organisation that can.
To promote and protect the physical and mental health of children suffering from Neuroblastoma in the UK through the provision of financial assistance , support, education and practical advice to their parents and carers. To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to Neuroblastoma in children.
We spend money on fundraising specifically in order to raise more money. We deliberately have a small but effective fundraising team to keep costs down to a minimum.
Yes, and we would actively support you in doing so to raise awareness about Neuroblastoma.
However, as a charity we must adhere to strict rules about what we can and cannot do, and so we must ask that any blogs be sent to our Admin team :
info@mitchellsmiracles.co.uk for approval before it goes onto our website.
There are so many ways in which you can help to fundraise for our charity. We have many ideas and tips on the best way forward in raising much needed funds for Mitchell's Miracles on our fundraising page.
Volunteering is a great way to develop your potential, gain work experience and boost your CV while making a big difference to lives of families affected by Neuroblastoma childhood cancer.
In return for sharing your time, you will have new experiences and challenges, meet new people, and of course get involved in exciting activities and events. To apply to become a Mitchell's Miracles volunteer, please complete our online application form via the contact us menu. https://www.mitchellsmiracles.co.uk/volunteer/
Donations received to Mitchell's Miracles will help to provide emotional and financial support to families of a child receiving hospital care for Neuroblastoma a childhood cancer. Our small charity is truly effective at meeting its mission, because we work to reduce the administrative (overhead) costs and devote as much of our funds to support our cause and help our families.
What is Gift Aid?
Gift Aid is a Government scheme that allows charities to claim the basic rate tax (currently 20%) on every £1 you donate to charity.
Every donation you make to Mitchell's Miracles could be worth more at no extra cost to you by choosing to Gift Aid it.
How it works
Gift Aid is a Government scheme that allows charities to claim the basic rate tax (currently 20%) on every £1 you donate to charity.
In its simplest form Gift Aid is a way for a taxpaying donor to instruct HMRC to give a charity that he/ she has made a donation to the tax he/ she has paid.
For example (if you are a basic rate taxpayer):
- You earn £125 and pay tax currently of £25 (@20%)
- You are left with £100 which you donate to charity
- If you make a Gift Aid declaration, the charity can claim back the tax you have paid i.e. £25
- This means for every £1 you donate the charity can claim 25p from HMRC
Another example:
- If you make 10 donations of £100 each in one year to 10 different charities and gift aided your donations you will need to have paid £250 in tax.
By completing a Gift Aid declaration you are giving, a charity the right to reclaim the tax from HMRC on your donation.
If you are a 40% tax payer or higher – a charity can still only claim the basic rate of tax on your donation BUT you can claim the difference between the higher rate of tax and the basic rate of tax on the gross value of your donation. You can make this claim on your Self- Assessment tax return or ask HMRC to adjust you tax code
For Example – You donate £100 to charity – they claim Gift Aid to make your donation £125. You pay 40% tax so you can personally claim back £25.00 (£125 x 20%).
Who Qualifies?
Anyone who pays UK Income and/or Capital Gains Tax qualifies. Any personal tax you pay on your salary, pension, savings or rental income is eligible.
Gift Aid can only be claimed on personal donations – it cannot be claimed on company donations or donations made with CAF and other Charity vouchers
Gift Aid Declaration
To Gift Aid your donation, you will need to tick a Gift Aid declaration statement. The declaration statement is asking the donor to confirm that they are a UK Income Tax/Capital Gains Tax payer and that they would like Mitchell's Miracles to Gift Aid their donations – this could be for all donations in the past four years and all future donations or just for their single donation depending on the wording.
The declaration is also asking the donor to confirm that they understand that they will have needed to have paid enough income tax in the tax year the claim is being made to cover all the tax that is being claimed by charities from their gift aided donations for that tax year and that if they haven’t it is their responsibility to pay the difference. For example:
You make 10 donations to 10 different charities totalling £1,000 and have gift aided those donations. Those charities will claim a total of £250.00 of tax you have paid from the HMRC, if however you have not paid that much Income and/or Capital Gains tax HMRC as saying it is your responsibility to pay the difference to HMRC.
I support a number of causes – who can claim Gift Aid?
If you donate to more than one charity, you can authorise one or all of them to claim Gift Aid by completing a declaration form. You just have to have paid enough tax each tax year to cover the Gift Aid (Tax) claimed back on all of your donations in that Tax year.I’m collecting sponsorship – can I ask sponsors to Gift Aid donations?
Yes! If you have set up an online page with Virgin Money Giving, your sponsors will automatically be asked if they want to Gift Aid their donation.
If you are using our sponsorship forms, your sponsors just need to complete their Full Name, home address and full postcode and tick the Gift Aid column on the form.
We can’t claim Gift Aid on:
- Raffle tickets or other prize entries
- Entrance Fees to an event
- Donations made via Charities Aid Foundation or other charity agencies
- Donations where a company address has been given
- Money collected by a fundraiser i.e. the fundraiser cannot Gift Aid a donation of collected monies, (each donor needs to sign/tick a Gift Aid declaration)
- A Company Cheque – the only exception is where the cheque covers donations made on a sponsorship form in which case the fundraiser has to notify the charity in writing that the cheque covers highlighted donations on the sponsorship form.
Here are a few ideas you can help promote our charity.
- Like & Share our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mitchellsmiracles/ , Follow us on Instagram, and Twitter.
- Take some of our leaflets into your business
- Share our upcoming events to friends and family and ask them to share.
- If you know a local radio station, then ask them to give a mention about Mitchell's Miracles.
- Speak to your local papers about a fundraiser your planning to organise for our charity.
Provided you give us your explicit consent, we will use the personal details we collect about you and your child, including details of your child’s medical condition(s), in order to process your grant application.
In order to carry out this work, we may need to share this personal information with other organisations such your child’s hospital.
We may also use this personal information to publicise our work more widely.
Please be assured that the personal information we collect about you and your child will be securely stored and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.