Guidance

Gift Aid template letter for the end of year: method A

This template is for charity shops to use to advise donors of the proceeds of sale under method A at the end of the year.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 8 May 2013
• Last updated: 7 November 2025
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  1. 7 November 2025

     The template letter now includes more guidance for charity donors on their Gift Aid tax obligations and reporting changes in circumstances.

  2. 16 May 2023

     The template letter has been updated.

  3. 13 October 2022

     A new version of the Gift Aid template letter for the end of year has been added and the previous version has been removed.

  4. 25 April 2016

     Amended PDF added to this page

  5. 28 October 2015

     Amended PDF added to the page.

  6. 8 May 2013

     First published.

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Gift Aid template letter for the end of year: method A

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Details

Read section 3.42 of ‘Chapter 3: Gift Aid’ of Charities: detailed guidance notes on how the tax system operates to find out when to use this letter and how to operate the retail Gift Aid Scheme.