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Give us a call on 0845 609 5555†

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A tax efficient ISA allows you to invest up to £7,200 each tax year.
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Working together to help the National Trust

Investing in a greener future

Want to invest your money without compromising your ethical beliefs? Whether you’re a seasoned investor or you’ve got some spare cash but don’t know where to start, the National Trust have teamed up with the UK’s number one execution only stockbroker* to provide you with a simple-to-use share dealing service.

Apply online

The share-dealing service offers:

A range of accounts to suit your investment needs
A choice of ethical and socially responsible investment opportunities
Easy-to-use investment planning tools
Real-time research and recommendations
Low online dealing rates.

Benefit the Trust directly

Every time you buy or sell shares, the National Trust benefits directly by receiving additional income from Barclays Stockbrokers, at no additional cost to you.

Please bear in mind that share-dealing is not for everyone and you could lose money as well as gain.

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To open an account apply now or call 0845 609 5555†

Interested in ethical investing?

In the current climate it’s more important than ever to consider the environment so why not link your investment objectives with your ethical beliefs?

We have a selection of ethical Funds, iShares and Investment Notes for you to choose from:
There are twelve ethical funds available on our Funds Market. They all aim to build portfolios which meet income or growth objectives by only investing in ethical and socially responsible companies: Funds are a medium term investment and should be held for at least five years.

These are Aberdeen Ethical World Fund; Credit Suisse Fellowship; Credit Suisse Ethical Portfolio; Henderson Global Care Growth; Global Care Income and Global Care Managed Funds; Jupiter Ecology; L&G Ethical Trust; Norwich UK Ethical; Old Mutual Ethical Fund; Schroder Global Climate Change and Standard Life UK Ethical.

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There are two ethical iShares currently available to trade: S&P Global Water and S&P Global Clean Energy

More about iShares

Our Alternative Energy Investment Note is another option for investing ethically. This Note offers investors returns linked to a basket of global alternative energy providers, with your initial capital back if the Note is held for the full 5 year term. If you cash in early you may lose money.

More about Investment Notes

Please Note:
A commission sharing agreement is in place between National Trust and Barclays Stockbrokers. Further details are available on request by contacting our Client Service Team on 0845 609 5555. †

For National Trust to benefit from your trading activity, accounts must be opened using the links contained within this page or by calling the telephone number provided here. If you visit the main Barclays Stockbrokers for further information, please ensure you return to this page before applying for an account.
This promotion is intended to continue for 3 years but may end sooner. For more information please contact Barclays Stockbrokers or National Trust.

†Calls made to 0845 numbers will cost no more than 4p per minute, plus 6p call set-up fee (currently as at November 2007) for BT residential customers. The price on non-BT phone lines may be different.

* With 400,000 and 25% of shares traded, Barclays Stockbrokers have the largest market share in the UK. (Compeer Q4 2007).

The National Trust (Enterprises) Limited is an appointed representative of Barclays Stockbrokers Limited.