IHTM11111 | General outline: requirements for exemption

From HM Revenue & Customs · Inheritance Tax Manual

For a transfer to a charity to be exempt under there are two requirements:

  • the donee has to have the required charitable status (), and

  • the exemption must not be prevented by any of the exclusions and limitations () which are designed to confine the exemption to gifts which are:

    • genuinely charitable, and

    • can only be used for charitable purposes