Give shares
Giving shares is a simple and tax-efficient way to give. We accept gifts of shares listed on major global stock exchanges. With just a simple exchange of letters, you can transfer shares to us and then arrange for their sale on our behalf. The proceeds are then added to your giving account, ready for you to support the causes close to your heart.
Gift shares for charitable impact.
Give with your business
Are you a business owner looking to maximise your company’s charitable impact? We may be able to accept and hold non-voting shares in your private company, allowing you to set aside part of its capital value for charitable giving. Get in touch to explore how your business can make a lasting impact.
Create charitable impact as a business owner.
Give with land and property
Transform your property in England, Wales or Northern Ireland into a lasting legacy of generosity. Instead of selling land and donating the proceeds, consider gifting the land directly to Stewardship.
How it works
We’ll guide you through a simple declaration of trust
You can then sell the land on the open market
After deducting necessary costs (for example, conveyancing and agent fees), the proceeds will be added to your giving account
This approach allows you to be an excellent steward of your resources while simplifying the giving process.
Transform property into generosity.
Disclaimer
As with a gift of listed shares, you do not have to pay any Capital Gains Tax on the gift of UK land. In addition, you can deduct the market value of the property from your taxable income for the relevant tax year. Please bear in mind that Income Tax relief is only available if all co-owners want to give their entire beneficial interest to Stewardship. For more information on how these reliefs would apply to your gift of property, please check government advice or talk to your tax adviser.
Learn more about non-cash giving
Frequently asked questions
No, but if the shares are a ‘qualifying investment’ (see HMRC Guidance) you can deduct their value from your taxable income and claim relief in your tax return.
Yes, provided you ensure that you complete the gift of shares to Stewardship before you sell them on our behalf.
We can treat this as a cash gift of the proceeds and reclaim Gift Aid if you’ve paid enough Income and/or Capital Gains Tax in the relevant tax year to cover the reclaim.
We will ask you to sell them as soon as possible, in order to avoid any negative change in the value of the shares.
With all our account types (Giving Account, Donor Advised Fund and Philanthropy Fund), you can make non-cash gifts.
Once you have formally notified us of the gift of shares by letter, we will aim to accept the gift within 1 working day. Our acceptance letter will include the instruction to sell the shares on our behalf. We would expect it to take a few days for the sale to be completed and the funds to be settled. Once the sale proceeds have been sent to us, it will take 1 working day for us to reconcile the proceeds into your Stewardship Account.
If your broker cannot send the proceeds directly to us, please forward the exact amount to us by bank transfer (don’t round up or down) and send us a copy of the contract note so that we can verify the amount.
Your tax relief is based on the value at the time of our acceptance letter, but the value at the time of sale will be the amount credited to your Giving Account.
Unfortunately, due to processes admissible under Scottish law, we cannot accept gifts of property in Scotland.