In the absence of any external support, regular giving from worshippers, visitors and the community is the primary way in which St Helen's Etwall resources itself.

Gift Aid is a scheme enabling churches and charities to reclaim tax paid by a donor on eligible donations. It’s a generous scheme offered by the government to incentivise charitable giving, and it’s well worth taking advantage of the scheme.

Through Gift Aid you can increase every eligible donation to your church by 25% (25p on every £1 donated) at no extra cost to either the donor or your church. Let’s say you pay basic-rate tax and you take £10 from your pocket and put it in your church’s collection plate. You paid £2.50 tax on that £10 - you earned £12.50 which was taxed at 20% leaving you with £10 after-tax income. If you gift aid your donation of £10, your church can reclaim that £2.50 tax from HMRC and add it to your donation. Thus for every £10 you give to your church, your church gets £12.50; £10 from you and £2.50 from the taxman.

By downloading and completing Gift Aid declaration form from here, you will be enabling St Helen's to efficiently maximise your git. Thank you for your generous support.