Donating shares can be a tax-efficient way to support St Peter’s Hospice and help ensure local people continue to receive expert care and support when they need it most.
Whether you have a small shareholding or a larger investment portfolio, donating shares can transform an existing asset into vital funding for Hospice care.
ShareGift is an independent UK registered charity (No. 1052686) which specialises in accepting donations of shares.
It is particularly well known for helping people donate small shareholdings. ShareGift can also accept larger share donations which can be a very tax-efficient way to give to charities.
Since 1996, ShareGift has distributed around £70 million to thousands of charities across the UK.
Donate your shares to ShareGift via www.ShareGift.org or contact the ShareGift team on 0207 930 3737 or help@ShareGift.org.
When making your donation, let ShareGift know that you would like to support St Peter's Hospice, Bristol.
ShareGift sells the shares, commission-free, and distributes charitable grants in accordance with its grant-making policy.
Let us know. Donations made to us through ShareGift are anonymous. By telling us, we can link the grant we receive from ShareGift to you, thank you personally and show how your support is helping local patients and families.
While all grants are awarded at ShareGift's discretion, donor recommendations play a key role in informing their decisions.
Donating shares to charity can be tax-efficient; you can read about one supporter's experience below.
St Peter's and ShareGift are unable to give tax advice but more details on the reliefs and how to claim them can be found on the Government's website.
Alternatively, you can speak to your Financial Adviser.
"St Peter’s Hospice, Bristol, does fantastic work.
"I have been a regular small scale supporter of St Peter's for a long time. Last year, after reading a news article about the financial headwinds that hospices face, I made a larger one-off donation. This was done through the Donations web page, using my debit card. I wondered whether there might be a "better way" to donate. I have a portfolio of shares built up over many years.
"After researching the tax treatments of cash versus share donations, I concluded that the income tax relief was similar, but that share donation for me had the added advantage that it was exempt from capital gains tax.
"St Peter's Hospice put me in touch with ShareGift. The ShareGift staff were very knowledgeable and helpful. They were able to clarify that for "large donations" (currently over £500) ShareGift is almost always able to support the suggested charity. The share transfer process could not have been easier. I hold my shares through one of the major investment platforms. ShareGift have an account on that platform. So I simply had to message the platform, to transfer the designated number of shares, and the transfer went through. For my tax return I will enter the value of the shares on date of transfer.
"Three weeks or so after the transfer, St Peter's Hospice phoned to say that they had received a grant from ShareGift and to thank me. Pleasingly, the amount of the grant received by St Peter's was more than 10% greater than the value of my share donation: because a significant proportion of donations that ShareGift receives come without a charity suggestion.
"I would use ShareGift again."
Donations made through ShareGift are anonymous. This means we will not know from ShareGift that you have suggested support for St Peter's.
If you are considering donating shares through ShareGift or have already done so, with St Peter's as the suggested charity, we would love to hear from you. This lets us to link the grant we receive from ShareGift to you, the underlying donor. This gives us the opportunity to thank you personally and show how your support is helping local patients and families.
Every donation, whatever its size, helps us continue providing compassionate care, comfort and support to people living with life-limiting illness and those closest to them.
To speak with our Philanthropy Team, please call Nick on 01275 391420 or complete the form below.
