Payroll Giving

At the University of Aberdeen we operate a Payroll Giving Scheme with Charities Trust. This allows the employee to contribute to favoured charities and good causes on a regular basis whilst saving tax.

About Charities Trust

Charities Trust is a national payroll giving and corporate donation management agency approved by the HMRC. Charities Trust is a non-profit making organisation and a charity in its own right.

• Find out more about Charities Trust.

What is Payroll Giving?

Payroll Giving is a flexible scheme which allows anyone who pays UK income tax to give regularly and on a tax-free basis to the charities of their choice. Any donation will be deducted from your wages before you are assessed for tax.

How does it work?

The employee will ask the University of Aberdeen to deduct regular donations from their pay. We will make the deduction before tax – in other words, after calculation of National Insurance contributions but before deduction of Pay As You Earn tax. This way you receive tax relief straightaway at the top rate of tax.

How to Start Giving

• Download a Payroll Giving Form

This form must be printed out, filled in and then passed to the Payroll Office. It is not an online form. The Payroll Office will commence deductions and forward your paperwork to the Charities Trust. This will allow them to allocate the monies received to the charities indicated.

This form can also be used to amend existing payroll giving instructions. It would be helpful if you would write AMENDMENT at the top of the form if you are just changing your deductions and have previously been giving.

Adjustments to the amount you want to donate in total must go to the Payroll Office.

Changes to the charity selections should be sent to Charities Trust at:

Charities Trust
Suite 22
Century Building
Brunswick Business Park
Tower Street
Liverpool
L3 4BJ

or email: support@charitiestrust.org