Gift aid: can you claim it?
Most of the community groups working in local areas aren't charities. But if you are, you can claim extra money on top of donations - this is called Gift Aid.
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) group and a House martin (Delichon urbicum) perched on power lines as a mixed species group of hirundines gathers ahead of their autumn migration, Gloucestershire, UK, September. - false
Most of the community groups working in local areas aren't charities. But if you are, you can claim extra money on top of donations - this is called Gift Aid.
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