You Can Start Saving with Scottish Friendly Today
Children grow up fast which means it is important to start thinking about saving when they’re still growing up. By saving from just £10 to £25 a month with Scottish Friendly’s Child Bond as they grow up you could help them when they are older. Situations where this might prove useful might include helping to pay for university fees or for the deposit on a first home.
With this form of investment you save tax-free for any child with a Scottish Friendly Child Bond. It’s tax-free because it’s a friendly society savings plan, which means that under present-day law it grows free of income or capital gains tax. It’s an ideal way for parents, grandparents, family members and friends to make a big financial difference when the childen are older.
To sum up the Child Bond is a with-profits investment plan: It invests for long-term growth as well as a certain element of security, in stocks and shares, fixed interest funds and cash.
The invested amount grows by way of the addition of potential annual bonuses and at the relevant time when the bond reaches maturitythere is a tax-free payout. The value of bonuses depends on how much profit we make and how the distribution is made. It should be noted that bonuses are not guaranteed.
The Child Bond lasts for a minimum of ten yrs, but it is permissible to invest for longer should you decide to - perhaps to coincide with an 18th or 21st birthday. You can save either monthly, annually or with a lump sum payment.It is entirely up to you. It should be borne in mind that if the plan is cashed in before the end of the term, the amount the child will receive may be less than the amount paid in.
If you have a preference for the monthly option, you can get started by saving from as little as £10 a month - up to a maximum of £25 per month. Or you can make once a year payments of up to £270 a year.
You can also make all of the premiums in one go through our lump sum funding plan. If you invest the maximum amount of £2,340 for a 10 year period, this actually invests £270 a year into the Child Bond - making £2. The minimum lump sum of £1,040 will yield £120 a year for 10 years - a total of £1,200. This provides a means for you to settle all your premiums in one go and is extremely popular with grandparents who like the reassurance of knowing all premiums for the whole term of the plan are taken care of.
life cover is inluded with this plan so you should consider if this is apposite for your financial needs. See also our Child Trust Fund account