The IMCF is an independent registered charity that employees and Partners of Irwin Mitchell set up in 1997 to help relieve poverty, hardship and distress. Since then, the IMCF has raised more than £3m for charities and good causes. The IMCF is supporting the three charities that colleagues of Irwin Mitchell nominated and voted for in late 2022. These are Maggie's, the National Literacy Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust. Each year the IMCF will donate what has been raised via the campaign to these good causes and consider whether they are able to make an additional top up.

NOTE - Gift Aid should not be claimed when:

Making a donation in return for tickets (raffles, events and auctions) or goods and services (including ‘experience’ days). This is because they are not 'freewill' gifts - you are getting something in return for your donation. If we decide a donation has been incorrectly marked as eligible for Gift Aid, we can’t submit it.

Making a donation on behalf of someone else or a group of people. For example, if a friend gives you £10 which you donate to your Fundraising Page using your own card and details. Even if your friend is a UK taxpayer, the donation is not eligible because HMRC needs to know the details of the person actually contributing the funds.

Making a donation on behalf of a company. You can only make Gift Aid declarations on your own taxpayer status when spending your own money. However, a company can claim tax relief on the donation when donating directly to the charity.

Making a donation to a family member who's taking part in an event and their charity is contributing to the cost. For example, if you're donating to a close family member who is doing an overseas trek and the charity is paying for the cost of their trip.