Leak 01
The unticked box
Eligible taxpayers donate without a Gift Aid declaration - and 25p on every £1 stays with HMRC instead of reaching your cause.
HMRC-listed Gift Aid software For UK charities & CASCs
Claim every penny ofGift Aid you're owed.
HMRC adds 25p to every eligible £1 your donors give - and most charities never collect all of it. We find it, recover it going back four years, and file every claim through our own HMRC-listed software.
- Recover what was missed. Forensic review of your donation history - backdated claims on eligible gifts up to four years old.
- File clean, compliant claims. Submitted directly to HMRC Charities Online through iCHARMS, our gov.uk-listed Gift Aid software.
- Led by a specialist, not a script. Mohammad Khalid Anjum has spent 23+ years in charity finance and HMRC Gift Aid compliance.
+25%
on every eligible £1
4 yrs
backdated recovery
36+
charities served
Prefer to talk it through? Call+44 7429 466754- you'll reach a Gift Aid specialist, not a call centre.
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Find out what you're owed.
Tell us how you claim today. We'll come back with what looks recoverable - no obligation, nothing to install.
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HMRC
officially recognised
Our Gift Aid engine, iCHARMS, is on the HMRC Charities Online supplier register - verified by the UK Government, not by us.
Company No. 08655298
10+
years serving UK charities
36+
charities served
54+
projects delivered
72+
awards & recognitions
How Gift Aid works
Free money - that quietly leaks away.
For every £1 a UK taxpayer donates with a valid declaration, HMRC gives your charity an extra 25p - at no cost to the donor. Across the UK charity sector that's worth millions every year. But in practice, three leaks drain it:
Leak 02
Lapsed declarations
Declarations expire or lapse quietly. Claim on them and HMRC can claw the money back; miss them and you under-claim for years.
Leak 03
Records HMRC won't accept
Donations scattered across spreadsheets, in formats Charities Online rejects - so claims get delayed, reduced or never filed at all.
the Gift Aid equation
the donor must
- Be a UK taxpayer
- Pay enough Income or Capital Gains Tax
- Sign a valid Gift Aid declaration
your charity gets
- +25% on every eligible donation
- No extra cost to the donor
- Backdated claims up to 4 years
What we do
We plug the leaks - end to end.
From the state your records are in today to a clean, submitted, audit-ready claim - we handle every step.
Data organisation
We structure years of donor and donation records so every eligible gift can be found, matched to a declaration and claimed.
Formatting
Records are standardised into the exact shape HMRC Charities Online expects - no rejected schedules, no re-work.
Cleaning
Duplicates, gaps and inconsistencies are removed, so you never claim on an ineligible donation or miss an eligible one.
Compliant database
Declarations, sources and dates are held in one audit-ready record inside iCHARMS - not scattered across spreadsheets.
GDPR & compliance
Every step meets GDPR and HMRC record-keeping rules, so your claim stands up to scrutiny if HMRC ever asks.
Submission & audit support
We submit directly to HMRC and stand behind the claim - including support through Gift Aid audits and enquiries.
See it in action
How we process your Gift Aid - the HMRC way.
Five steps, from the moment a donation lands to the moment HMRC pays. These are real screens from iCHARMS - the same workflow we run for every charity we serve.
Step 1 of 5
Every gift lands against a donor record.
Online, cash, card, Direct Debit or call-centre - every donation is captured and reconciled, with the Gift Aid declaration stored alongside it.
- Declarations stored with date, source and audit trail
- Donations from every channel in one system
- GDPR-compliant records from day one
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Step 2 of 5
Eligible donations gathered into a claim.
iCHARMS applies HMRC's eligibility rules for you - selecting the donations that qualify, with restricted funds and categories respected.
- HMRC eligibility rules applied automatically
- Restricted-fund and category awareness built in
- Nothing eligible left unclaimed
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Step 3 of 5
Exceptions resolved before HMRC sees them.
Lapsed or invalid declarations are flagged and cleared before submission - so the claim you send is clean the first time.
- Lapsed and expired declarations flagged automatically
- Overclaim checks and corrections pre-submission
- No clawbacks, no rejected schedules
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Step 4 of 5
One click to HMRC Charities Online.
The HMRC-compliant schedule is generated and submitted directly - no portal exports, no spreadsheets, no third-party intermediaries.
- Direct submission to HMRC Charities Online
- GASDS claims generated alongside standard Gift Aid
- Through iCHARMS, listed on the gov.uk supplier register
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Step 5 of 5
Every claim tracked to the HMRC payment.
A master view of submitted claims, HMRC responses and payments - the audit trail your trustees and any HMRC enquiry will ask for.
- HMRC payments matched against each claim
- Responses and adjustments logged automatically
- Trustee-ready reporting in seconds
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Led by a specialist
Gift Aid isn't a form. It's a discipline.
Founder · est. 2013
Mohammad Khalid Anjum
Founder & CEO
Forensic Gift Aid recovery · 23+ years in charity finance
Over 23+ years, Khalid has led budgeting, audits and donor reporting for UK and international relief programmes - working alongside funders including the UN, WHO and DFID. A systems analyst by background, he designed bespoke charity IT systems long before iCHARMS.
His specialism is forensic Gift Aid: meticulous audits that surface the funds a charity is owed and recover them in full compliance with HMRC - including donations going back up to four years that were never claimed.
That expertise is what iCHARMS is built on. When you claim through this service, you're not buying a data-entry job - you're getting decades of HMRC-compliance judgement applied to your donations.
“Most charities are leaving real money on the table. Our work is to find it - and protect every eligible penny.
HMRC Gift Aid complianceForensic Gift Aid recoveryCharity finance · 23+ yearsAudits & donor reportingIslamic charity sectoriCHARMS architect
Birmingham, UK · M Com, Mumbai University · speaks six languages
Proof
What it looks like when the leaks stop.
How Edhi Foundation UK runs giving and Gift Aid on iCHARMS - and what measurably changed.
10 days
Gift Aid claim time
from 1 month67% faster
+846%
Donation growth (2024 → 2026)
79%
Recurring donor retention
from 51%+28 pts
65%
Website share of donations
from 56% (2024)
Edhi Foundation UK
humanitarian relief
Already claiming? Recover more.
Validate, protect and recover.
Even charities that already claim Gift Aid are usually owed more. Declarations lapse, records drift out of HMRC's format, and years of small donations go unclaimed. Our historic Gift Aid review goes back through your past donations to recover eligible funds - while tightening your records so future claims stay clean.
- Backdated claims on eligible donations, up to four years
- Lapsed and invalid declarations found and resolved
- GASDS claims on small cash and contactless donations
- Support through HMRC Gift Aid audits and enquiries
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one click to HMRC
How we start
From first review to first claim.
It starts with a free Gift Aid review - no obligation, just a clear picture of what you're owed.
- 01
chapter
Free Gift Aid review
We look at how you claim today - declaration coverage, past claims and the donations that never got claimed at all.
- 02
chapter
Recovery plan
A clear plan for what is claimable now and what can be backdated, with the compliance gaps flagged up front.
- 03
chapter
First HMRC claim
Your first production claim is prepared, checked and submitted to HMRC Charities Online - GASDS included.
- 04
chapter
Ongoing optimisation
We keep capture rates high and declarations current, so every future claim is complete and audit-ready.
FAQ
Gift Aid questions.
Who can claim Gift Aid?
Registered UK charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) can claim Gift Aid on eligible donations from UK taxpayers who have made a valid Gift Aid declaration. We help you confirm eligibility and put the declarations and records in place to claim in full.
How much extra is Gift Aid worth?
HMRC adds 25p for every eligible £1 donated - a 25% uplift on your donation income at no extra cost to the donor, provided they pay enough UK Income or Capital Gains Tax to cover the claim.
Can we claim Gift Aid on past donations?
Yes. HMRC allows claims on eligible donations going back up to four years. A core part of our forensic service is reviewing historic donations and recovering Gift Aid that was never claimed - provided valid declarations exist or can be obtained.
Do you handle the HMRC submission for us?
Yes. Claims are prepared and submitted directly to HMRC Charities Online through iCHARMS - no separate HMRC login, no spreadsheet uploads. We can run the claim as a managed service or train your team to do it.
What does it cost?
We keep our services affordable and quality-focused, especially for small and medium charities, and we work to a clear fixed-fee or retainer model quoted against your scope - the fee is agreed up front, with no surprises. Start with the free review and we'll set out the model in writing.
What is GASDS?
The Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme lets charities claim a Gift Aid-style top-up on small cash and contactless donations without a declaration, up to an annual limit. iCHARMS generates GASDS claims alongside standard Gift Aid.
Is iCHARMS recognised by HMRC?
Yes. iCHARMS is listed on the gov.uk Charities Online commercial software suppliers register - independent, third-party confirmation, not a claim we make about ourselves. You can verify the listing on gov.uk.
reclaim · what's yours
Leaving Gift Aid unclaimed?
Drop us a line.
Send us a note about how you claim today. We'll show you what's recoverable - this year and going back four - with a specialist on the other end, not a sales script.
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- 01We reply within one working day.
- 02A 20-min intro call to learn the brief.
- 03A clear, fixed-price proposal in 5 days.
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In good company
Trusted by a roster of 36+ teams.
UK charities, mosques and faith centres claiming Gift Aid through iCHARMS.
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