Share giving
What is share giving?
Share giving is a scheme whereby if you give shares to a charity, you are entitled to claim income and capital gains tax relief on the share gift.
So, if you are a higher rate tax payer and you give £1,000 worth of shares to charity, you will pay £400 less in income tax that year. Tax relief is available for certain shares and securities. For more information see the Inland Revenue's leaflet IR 178.
How to donate your shares
What do I need to do to make a gift of shares to ANXIETY UK? There are organisations to help guide you through the process. You can make a gift of shares and name ANXIETY UK as the charity you wish to benefit from the proceeds.
For more information, the Charities Aid Foundation provides a range of services to handle gifts of shares, both large and small.
The Charities Aid Foundation can be contacted on +44 (0)1732 520 000 or at
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4TA
UK
If you have a small number of shares, you can make a gift through ShareGift, which will be added to shares given by other people. You can suggest ANXIETY UK as a beneficiary of ShareGift when you send in your shares.
ShareGift can be contacted on +44 (0)20 7337 0501 or at
46 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 3HN
UK
What next?
When making your gift of shares please remember to:
- Specify ANXIETY UK as the beneficiary charity.
- Keep evidence of the gift, and of the date it was made
- claim the appropriate tax relief