Comic Relief is now enjoying admin-free Gift Aid claims thanks to Swiftaid’s new automatic claim submission solution.
Gift Aid is a UK government tax benefit that boosts charitable donations by 25%.
Comic Relief has partnered with Swiftaid, created by Streeva, a fintech company automating tax processes by making transactions smarter, to benefit from their automated Gift Aid claim submission service. The solution will alleviate the administrative burden surrounding the volume of transactions Comic Relief has, for an organisation of its size and complexity, bringing together Swiftaid’s expertise and technology to ensure they can make accurate and timely Gift Aid claims.
Instead of sorting through all the Gift Aid declarations from their Online and SMS donation channels, Comic Relief is now simply feeding them into Swiftaid. The innovative system then validates the declaration information, compiles the claims and submits them directly to HMRC, removing the administration completely from the charity. Swiftaid also takes care of the record-keeping and supports the audit process for the charity. This allows Comic Relief to focus on delivering its life-changing work in the UK and around the world, while their Gift Aid increases with little to no effort or admin burden.
Automating Gift Aid claim submissions is only the first phase of the partnership between Comic Relief and Swiftaid. Comic Relief will also work with Swiftaid to explore removing the heavily manual Gift Aid process from the charity completely and benefiting from millions of UK taxpayers already registered with Swiftaid, with thousands of new donors joining every day.
For charities wanting help maximising Gift Aid, head to swiftaid.co.uk/charity to find out more.
Samir Patel, CEO of Comic Relief, said: “Gift Aid is hugely important for our charity and our partnership with Swiftaid will help make the entire claim process simple and easy. We always promote Gift Aid to our fantastic supporters who want to make their donations go further. It’s reassuring that with Swiftaid’s support this will have even more of an impact as we look forward to this year’s Red Nose Day.”
David Michael, CEO of Swiftaid, said: “It feels amazing to be supporting Comic Relief and to help solve their challenges around claiming Gift Aid. It has been a real pleasure working with the team, and we are looking forward to exploring other areas that will help maximise their Gift Aid.
It’s exciting to know that together we are creating solutions that will impact the entire charity industry in such a positive way and help more money reach those who need it most.”
