# Charities miss out on £135 million this Christmas, says Giving Campaign

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/12/12/charities-miss-out-135-million-christmas-says-giving-campaign/
- Published: 2003-12-12T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Giving Campaign says that charities are missing out on £135 million of income
at Christmas 2003 because not enough donors are currently giving through Gift Aid.**

The national campaign to raise the national level of giving is encouraging donors
and charities to remember to use and promote Gift Aid this Christmas.

In December last year, people donated over £1 billion to charity, but this figure
could have been a great deal higher if more people has given through Gift Aid. This
Christmas, if all taxpayers who currently give to charity were to use Gift Aid on
their donations, it would mean an extra £135 million for the recipient charities.

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Phillip Mind, Director of The Giving Campaign says: “With only around 20% of donors
currently using Gift Aid, charities are missing out on millions more in vital income.”

TV presenter **Davina McCall** is helping to promote the Christmas campaign.

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