How it works

1.

To collect Gift Aid through some of Swiftaid’s integrated platforms a charity must first register and assign Swiftaid as a charity nominee with HMRC. You can do that here. The charity can then link a donation source by selecting their provider in their Swiftaid account.

Note: Some providers won’t require charities to complete these first steps as they work slightly differently, if unsure, charities can check with their providers.

2.

Once linked, Swiftaid will be notified every time a qualifying donation is made to the charity through that provider. Gift Aid will then make its way directly from HMRC to the charity.

3.

Donors sign up once to Swiftaid by simply adding Gift Aid to a donation on any platform integrated with Swiftaid, then, all future qualifying donations they make through the growing number of supported platforms will include Gift Aid automatically.

4.

Swiftaid then handles the entire process:

✅ Matches a donor to their donation

✅ Creates a Gift Aid declaration

✅ Sends a claim to HMRC

✅ Keeps a record of all declarations and claims

✅ GDPR requirements and HMRC auditing