Investing for Children

STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start

Investment Trust Savings Scheme

STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start is an investment trust savings scheme that enables parents, grandparents, godparents and other family and friends to invest on behalf of a child.

STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start cannot accept Child Trust Fund (CTF) vouchers as it is not a CTF product.

However, it may be considered for children who are not eligible for a CTF or as an investment plan for use in addition to the CTF, especially where parents would like the opportunity to invest for a child without the constraints of maximum annual limits (currently the CTF annual limit is £1,200).

Investing for your child in The Scottish Investment Trust through STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start couldn't be easier.

STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start allows you to invest on a child's behalf in one of two ways - as a designated plan or by setting up a bare trust which is a more formal and possibly tax efficient method of saving and investing for a child.

The Scottish Investment Trust PLC (SIT)

SIT is an actively managed global growth investment trust. Offering an attractive combination of spread of risk and opportunity for reward, SIT invests in a broad range of companies worldwide. Over the long term, investments like this tend to outperform both bank and building society savings accounts.

SIT's approach has generated real long-term growth in both capital and income.

Important notes

The information in this section does not constitute advice nor a recommendation to invest in STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start.  If you are not sure if an investment in STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start is suitable for your circumstances, you should consult your professional adviser.

The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up as a result of market and currency fluctuations and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.  Past performance may not be repeated and is no indicator of future performance.   Taxation levels, bases and reliefs are subject to change and may depend on individual circumstances.

STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start is marketed and provided by SIT's wholly-owned subsidiary, SIT Savings Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by The Financial Services Authority.  SIT Savings Ltd is not authorised to give investment advice to individual investors.