Discrepancies and reassurances

Amazingly – considering the amount of money that seems to be flowing in and out of my two bank accounts (personal current account and Project Trust savings account) as I try to ride the wave of fund-raising without being sucked down into the depths – I have so far managed to keep track of every penny donated, and as of today have safely sent every one of them to Project Trust, and accounted for all of it down the right-hand side of this website. However, you may notice that the total on my Justgiving website is not the same (currently totalling £45.13 more). Where does this discrepancy come from?

The reason is that at the fund-raising information evening I attended earlier this month I discovered that Gift Aid given on any donations does not actually go towards my total, but goes to Project Trust as a whole. Of course, this by no means means you shouldn’t ‘Gift Aid’ any donations – Project Trust need the money to keep operating, as well as to go towards the £500 they raise for each volunteer on top of the volunteer’s fund-raising. However, it does mean I haven’t counted any Gift Aid in my total on this website, whereas the Justgiving website automatically includes the Gift Aid from any donations made through the website in the total.

Make sense?