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Donate Shares to World Child Cancer

Have you received windfall shares which you would like to donate - or are you simply looking for a tax-efficient way of giving to charity? Making a charitable gift of shares can be a highly tax effective way of supporting World Child Cancer.

The tax benefits of giving shares to World Child Cancer

In addition to the benefit to the charity, you - the donor - benefit from tax relief in two ways:

  • Income Tax relief on the value of the shares
  • exemption from Capital Gains Tax.

By donating shares to charity there is no gain or loss for Capital Gains Tax purposes: i.e. if the shares have made a gain, the donor will not be taxed on it if they donate shares.

You can get more information by visiting HM Revenue and Customs or contact the World Child Cancer Fundraising Team on info@worldchildcancer.org or 020 7801 6257.

How to donate your shares

If you would like to donate some shares to World Child Cancer follow these simple steps:

  1. Obtain a stock transfer form from the registrar who acts for the company in which you have shares. The name of the registrar will usually be shown at the bottom of your share certificate.
  2. On the stock transfer form, in the box entitled 'Full name and postal address of the person to whom the security is transferred', please write World Child Cancer, Carldane Court, Bromley Lane, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6HU.
  3. Complete, sign and date the form as appropriate and send to:

Fundraising Team
World Child Cancer
Southbank House
Black Prince Road
London
SE1 7SJ

It is important that you keep copies of transfer forms for your records and when you do your tax returns. We advise that you talk to a financial adviser before making any decisions.

ShareGift

Even if you only have a small amount of shares, these too could be of benefit to us if you donate through ShareGift.  ShareGift is an independent registered charity (charity no 1052686) set up to collect donations of unwanted shares and use the proceeds to make donations to UK charities.

ShareGift specialises in accepting small holdings of shares whose low value means that they are not worth selling. The charity collects these shares until they have enough to sell and then makes charitable donations from the funds created.  Donations are made at the Trustees’ discretion and take into account the charitable interests of the people who donate shares. Do remember to let ShareGift know that you support World Child Cancer.  

Click here for a copy of ShareGift’s information leaflet:
http://www.sharegift.org/pdfs/sharegift_leaflet.pdf

For further information, please call ShareGift on 020 7828 1151 or write to them at:
ShareGift
17 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AH

Why wait any longer? Your shares can really make a difference!