The number on the wall is only part of the story. Here is what a night on Generosity Works actually did, and what it saved, with every figure drawn straight from the mechanics that raised it.
£30,025.00
Raised in total
across lots, the paddle raise and the room
£33,175.00
Worth with Gift Aid
including £3,150.00 reclaimable from HMRC
£1,501.25
Commission avoided
that a percentage platform would have kept
£550.00
Recovered as gifts
from bidders who just missed out and gave instead
The Gift Aid moment
Gift Aid adds 25% to every eligible gift, at no cost to a single donor. Most platforms never compute it. This is the line you put on the projector.
Gift Aid adds 25% to every eligible gift
Tonight's gifts are worth
£33,175.00
£12,600.00 in gifts, plus £3,150.00 reclaimed from HMRC at no cost to a single donor.
What zero commission means in pounds
Zero commission
£1,501.25
kept with the cause. A platform charging 5% of the £30,025.00 raised tonight would have taken this. Here it stays where it belongs.