Make more impact with a tax-efficient donation

Tax-efficient donations allow you to maximise the impact of your generosity. By structuring donations carefully, you could reduce your taxable profits and increase the value of your support to the causes you care about most.  

Imagine making a £5,000 donation to CBM UK. If you add Gift Aid, the value of your donation increases by 25%. As a result, CBM UK receives £6,250 to put directly to work supporting people with disabilities. It means your support works even harder to help break the cycle of poverty and disability in some of the world’s poorest communities.

For higher-rate taxpayers (those paying 40% on a portion of their earnings), the donation also generates personal tax relief.

How tax-efficient donations work

1. You donate £5,000

2. Gift Aid is applied adding £1,250, making your donation worth £6,250

3. For higher-rate tax payers, tax relief is applied at 40% (£5,000 x 20% = £1,000 savings)

This means your effective cost is only £4,000, while CBM UK receives £6,250 to fund vital programmes. For additional-rate taxpayers (45%), the effective cost is even lower, making your tax-efficient donation go even further.*

The impact of a tax-efficient donation

With £6,250, the impact of your donation to CBM UK can be long-lasting.

It could help fund comprehensive eye care services for children and adults in underserved areas, restoring their sight and opportunity for an education and employment.

Or it could help fund specialist mobility and assistive equipment to help people with disabilities gain independence and fully integrate into society.

Your donation could even help train local health workers and carers, ensuring ongoing care and sustainable impact for those who need it most.

Seeing your tax-efficient donation in action

After making your donation, CBM UK can provide a personalised impact report showing exactly how your £6,250 is being used. This report highlights the programmes your donation supports, the communities it reaches, and the tangible outcomes achieved.  And it is available to all donors who contribute over £4,000.

This report ensures your donation is not only tax-efficient but also fully transparent. It allows you track the impact of your support and feel confident that your contribution is changing lives.

Depending on the level of your tax efficient donation, you could even direct your contribution toward specific projects and activities.

You can discuss this with us before or after you make your donation by emailing taximpact@cbmuk.org.uk

Make a tax-smart donation today

Whether through Gift Aid or the donation of shares and investments, thoughtful giving can change lives. Your tax-efficient donation to CBM UK helps to fund vital work supporting people with disabilities in some of the world’s poorest communities.

If you have any questions about your tax-efficient donation, or to learn more about your personalised tax impact report, email us at taximpact@cbmuk.org.uk

_{*This scenario is for illustrative purposes and does not constitute tax advice. Please speak with your tax accountant for advice on your individual circumstance.}