Tax efficient giving

Automatically donate your tax refund

Taxpayers can now donate some or all of any refund they get to a charity of their choice. Inland Revenue will pay the money directly to the charity, and the charity will also get basic rate tax relief on the sum.

In order to specify Marie Curie Cancer Care as your charity of choice, you need to write a code in the relevant box on the form. Marie Curie Cancer Care's code is MAA08JG.

Gift Aid

Gift Aid is one of the simplest and most effective ways of giving to charity. It is a scheme introduced by the Inland Revenue which allows us to claim 28p for every £1 that you donate - as long as you pay at least that amount in tax and give the charity permission to claim.

For example, if you give us £5 a month we can claim an extra £1.40, making your gift worth £6.40 a month.

Calculate the Gift Aid value of your donation
Download the Gift aid leaflet (pdf 303 KB)

Giving shares

Giving shares is a simple, tax-effective way to support our work and reduce your tax bill as such donations can be exempt from Capital Gains Tax and could also reduce your Income Tax liability.

Learn more about giving shares
Download the giving shares leaflet

Payroll giving

Payroll Giving is a facility that enables you to donate to Marie Curie Cancer Care direct from your pay on a regular basis. It’s one of the easiest ways to give to charity and what's more it can be tax efficient.

For example, if you pledge £5 from your gross salary each month the cost to you is only £3.90 and yet Marie Curie Cancer Care receives £5.50.

Learn more about payroll giving

More information

For more information on Tax efficient giving see the HMRC charities page.