How it works
Winter shelter appeal
Campaigns
Add a name, a target, a description and a cover image, then choose which devices show it.
Choose an amount
Ways to give
An Android phone or tablet becomes a donation point. Supporters tap a card or phone, or scan a printed QR code to give on their own phone.
Gift Aid declaration
Gift Aid and GASDS
Donors complete their declaration on the kiosk, or later from a link in their receipt email. Each donor receives a PDF copy of their declaration.
HMRC claims
HMRC claims
SwiftCause prepares your Gift Aid schedule in the format HMRC requires (R68). You check it, upload it through Charities Online, and mark the claim as paid when HMRC's payment arrives.
This month
Money and reporting
Donations are taken on your charity's own payment account and paid out to your bank, so the money is yours from the start. Your dashboard shows what each campaign is raising.
Audit trail
Append only. Kept 6 years for HMRC.
Compliance
SwiftCause keeps the records a charity is required to keep, and logs every important change in an audit trail that cannot be edited.
Guides
Practical guides to Gift Aid and GASDS, each checked against HMRC's guidance.
FAQ
SwiftCause is a donation platform for UK charities. You can take donations in person and online, run several campaigns at once, record Gift Aid, and see all your fundraising in one dashboard.
When a UK taxpayer chooses to add Gift Aid, they complete the declaration on screen, so there are no paper forms. SwiftCause then prepares your claim file in the format HMRC requires (R68), ready for your treasurer to upload and claim the extra 25%.
The Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) lets eligible charities claim a 25% top-up on cash and contactless donations of £30 or less, without a Gift Aid declaration. You can claim on up to £8,000 of small donations a year, which is up to £2,000 in top-ups. There is one condition, the matching rule: in the same tax year, your small donations can be at most 10 times the donations you have claimed Gift Aid on. So for every £10 of small donations, you need at least £1 of donations with Gift Aid claimed. SwiftCause tracks GASDS-eligible donations for you.
No. Donors give by opening a link, scanning a QR code, or tapping a card or phone. They don't need to download an app or create an account.
Questions about the pilot, getting set up, or whether SwiftCause suits how your charity fundraises? We aim to reply within one working day.
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