Yes. We accept donations of shares regardless of the value, and frequently accept shareholdings with no listed value. This includes shares in privately listed companies and shares in companies which are in liquidation or administration. So long as the shares can be transferred and we are able to hold the asset in question, we can accept them.

Yes. Please refer to our information on donating shares from an estate.

You can send us details of your shareholdings in one of three ways.  We will let you know exactly what we require at that stage. If in doubt contact us.

Send us a copy of your shareholder statement, or the full details of the shareholding including your shareholder reference number,  and we will send you the correct transfer form to sign and return. Due to recent regulatory changes we will need to confirm nationality details, date of birth and NCI details for shareholders donating shares from corporate nominee accounts. 

In most cases you should still be able to donate your shares. Send us details of your shareholding and we will let you know how best to proceed.

Unfortunately the registrars will only accept an original signature. Therefore you will need to send us the signed transfer form by post.

We do not require a National Insurance Number to transfer all shares, however if we have requested your National Insurance Number it is because we need to include this information to complete your donation to ShareGift. This follows recent regulatory changes by the Financial Conducts Authority in the UK. You can find more information about these regulations here.

Tell your broker that you wish to donate your shares to ShareGift. They will contact us to arrange the transfer.

Yes. Simply let us know that you wish to donate cash held in this way and we will send you the appropriate form.

In some instances we can accept shares registered overseas, although we cannot always arrange the transfer ourselves.  Send us details of your shareholding and we will let you know how to proceed. Transfers of US securities are often problematic, and we have to treat each donation on a case-by-case basis.

We make no charge to donors or charities, and we designate all funds arising from share sales to grants to beneficiary charities. Thanks to Killik & Co., Platform Securities, and our other partners, we benefit from many donated facilities including free broking services. We keep our costs to a minimum so that we can pass on as much of our income as possible to charity. The costs we do incur are covered by a combination of cash donations, income generated by our portfolios of shares, drawdowns from our reserves, and legacies received as cash. Only a small proportion of these funds are required to cover our costs every year - the remainder is designated to grant-making. 

No. We transfer thousands of shareholdings every year, and as a result we cannot confirm the completion of all transfers. We would ordinarily only contact you after the receipt of your signed transfer form if there was a problem with the transfer. If you do specifically require confirmation of the transfer being completed do let us know, however please note that this is not the information your require for making a tax claim. Please see the information here.

Of course. We ask all our donors for charity suggestions, regardless of the value of the shares donated, and it is this information which drives our charitable donations. Over the years we have received thousands of suggestions for hundreds of different charities. Our aim has always been to and we aim to support every charity which is suggested to us. To see which charities we have supported click here

GiftAid is not applicable on donations of shares as it only applies to cash donations.