Child Trust Fund transfers

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Who can transfer?

To be able to transfer to a OneFamily Trust Fund, your child needs to:

Be under 16 years of age
Be a UK resident
Have at least £100 in their current child trust fund

Anyone can pay in, including friends and family, and you can check how the fund is doing at any time with our easy-to-use online account.

Ready to get started?

Your first step is to choose which of our two funds you'd like to invest in.

Choose a fund

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Did you know 34% of our customers join us through recommendations from their friends and family members? *

With so many of our customers opening multiple products with us and recommending us to others, it's no wonder we're rated so highly on Trustpilot!

Either through our online help and support guides or by speaking to our friendly customer service representatives, we do our best to make sure all of our customers get the support they need, when they need it.

*Source: Point of sale survey of 156 customers between November 2023-May 2024

Simple choice of two funds with different risk profiles

UK based call centre with leading customer satisfaction scores

Low minimum child trust fund value of just £100 to be eligible to transfer

Simpler routes to accessing Child Trust Fund savings for children who don't have capacity to access themselves. Contact us for details.

How do I transfer?

Simply choose which of our two funds (below) you'd like to invest in and then fill out our transfer form to move your child trust fund to a OneFamily Child Trust Fund. It's easy and we don't charge for transfers.

Your current provider might charge you to transfer out, so it's worth checking with them first.

Once the transfer's complete, you'll be able to make an online account to manage your child's OneFamily Child Trust Fund.

What you need

The estimated balance of your current child trust fund
The sort code/account number or a reference/roll number for your current child trust fund
An email address and mobile number
Access to a printer

Fill out our transfer form

Fill out your application online.
Download and print the form.
Sign the printed form.

Post your form

Post your completed form to us at:

FREEPOST ONEFAMILY (this is the full address)

OneFamily
16-17 West Street
Brighton
BN1 2RL

And you're done!

Choose which fund you'd like to invest your child's Child Trust Fund in

Our Child Trust Fund gives you two fund options to choose from.

Please read all the relevant documents below to understand how each fund is invested. Then choose the fund that suits you best.

As our Child Trust Fund invests in stocks and shares, its value can go down as well as up, so your child could get less than was paid in.

There's no tax to be paid on the money your child gets when they turn 18.

Family Investments Child Trust Fund

For more cautious long-term investors

Invest your money in a wide range of assets including company shares and property, as well as fixed interest assets to reduce your risk of loss. Includes companies in the UK, Europe, US, Far East and emerging markets.

Annual Management Charge of 1.5%

Risk rating

Lower Higher

You can find out more about this fund in our Key Investor Information Document and Fund Factsheet

Family Charities Ethical Trust Fund

For more adventurous long-term investors

Invest your money into companies in the UK who focus on operating in a more sustainable way and ensure good supply-chain labour standards. Invests into sectors including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and healthcare.

Annual Management Charge of 1.5%

Risk rating

Lower Higher

You can find out more about this fund in our Key Investor Information Document and Fund Factsheet

Transfer now

Please send your completed form to:
FREEPOST ONEFAMILY
or
OneFamily
16-17 West Street
Brighton
BN1 2RL

Frequently asked questions - transferring to a OneFamily Child Trust Fund

What is the difference between stocks and shares and cash child trust funds?

With a cash child trust fund, your money isn't invested, it grows by earning interest like a current account does.

Stocks and shares child trust funds invest your money into different assets such as company shares, bonds, fixed interest assets and property. The price of these change daily, so your account value will go up and down.

Our Child Trust Fund invests in stocks and shares. Stocks and shares have good growth potential and are usually considered a good option if you're investing over the longer term as this helps even-out changes in the stock market. However, this comes with some risk as the value of stocks and shares can go down as well as up. This is normal for stocks and shares, but it does mean that there is a risk your child could get back less than is paid in.

What alternatives are there to child trust funds?

You can't open a child trust fund anymore but if you’re looking for an investment account for your child you could consider opening a Junior ISA.

Similar to a child trust fund, money in a junior ISA is locked-in for the child until they turn 18 and there is no tax to pay on the money your child receives.

Find out more about how the two products compare: How are junior ISAs different to child trust funds?

Can I transfer a child trust fund into a Junior ISA?

Yes! It's easy to transfer a child trust fund into our Junior ISA, even if your child trust fund isn't with OneFamily. We accept transfers from cash or stocks and shares child trust funds.

You can also transfer a junior ISA held with another provider to OneFamily, as long as its value is at least £100.

We don’t charge for transferring but do check with your current provider in case they do.

How much money can I put into a child trust fund?

You can currently invest up to £9,000 per year into a child trust fund and the subscription year runs from the child's last birthday to the day before their next birthday.

You can transfer everything in the current child trust fund over to the OneFamily Child Trust Fund.

It's important to remember that the child trust fund belongs to the child. Only they can access the money and only when they turn 18.

Even more reasons to transfer

Our Child Trust Fund invests in stocks and shares. In every 10-year period since 2000, stocks and shares have out-grown interest rates*, but the value of your investments could go down as well as up, meaning your child could get back less than you've put in.

We have nearly 1.6 million customers** and 49 years’ experience of providing financial products to help people make the most of their money.

On top of that, OneFamily is a mutual society. This means we don't have shareholders to pay dividends to, so instead we reinvest in our members and our communities.

OneFamily members can also apply for a Young Person's Education Grant of up to £250, to help a young person between the ages of 15 and 19 cover the costs of education or training. You can apply for yourself or on behalf of someone else.

*Source: Barclays GILT Study 2023
**As at 12 May 2024