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Richard and friends at Land's End at the beginning of the bike ride

You can donate any number of shares to HFT, however small or large the amount.

There are tax advantages for you as well:

• You can claim tax relief equal to the market value of the shares on the day you make the gift

• Plus any associated costs such as brokers' fees.

The relief is against your income tax for the year.

For example, if you give a charity £1,000 worth of shares and you are a higher rate tax payer, you will pay £400 less in income tax that year. Additionally, you will not have to pay any capital gains tax (CGT) on any increase in the value of the shares since you bought them. If your shares have gone down in value, you will not be able to use this loss to offset any other CGT liability you may have.

HFT works with the charity share donation scheme ShareGift, run by the Orr Mackintosh Foundation. They specialise in collecting unwanted small holdings of shares until they have enough to sell - the proceeds of these are then given to a wide range of UK charities, including HFT.

ShareGift can also help you donate larger holdings of shares to benefit HFT. There is no charge to use ShareGift. If you do decide to give shares through ShareGift we would appreciate it if you could let us know about your donation so that we can thank you personally, as ShareGift do not reveal the names of donors.

To find out more visit ShareGift or contact HFT on 0117 930 2652 or HFTgiving@hft.org.uk

Click here for the ShareGift leaflet

 

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