Share giving

Donating shares to WCRF UK is a great way to support our cancer prevention programmes as well as a tax-efficient way to reduce an individual’s tax bill and companies’ capital gains tax.

Donating shares as an individual

If you are a UK Taxpayer you may be able to claim personal tax relief on the value of your gift of shares to WCRF UK. Income tax relief is available on the exact value of the shares on the day you actually donate them to us. You can also claim any fees incurred in making your donation, e.g. Brokers’ fees.

If you are a Higher Rate Taxpayer and you donate shares to the value of £1,000 to WCRF UK, you could reduce your income tax bill by approx £400 (£220 at the basic rate).

For donations of small holdings of shares we work with Sharegift, an independent registered charity (No. 1052686) that specialises in handling small numbers or low value shares for charitable benefit.

Please call our Major Gifts Fundraiser on 020 7343 4200 or email fundraising@wcrf.org if you wish to find out more about donating shares.

Donating shares as a company

If your company would like to support WCRF UK it may benefit from significant tax relief through corporation tax. Businesses can gat tax relief for gifts to charity of any qualifying investments, these include certain shares, securities, land and buildings. This is in addition to the relief that can be claimed when calculating capital gains.

Please call our Corporate Partnerships Team on 020 7343 4200 or email corporate@wcrf.org if you’d like to know more.