Shareholder Rights
Securing every investor's right to vote, to receive company communications, and to attend and speak at company meetings.
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The voice of individual
investors in the UK
ShareSoc is the independent, not-for-profit membership organisation run by individual investors, for individual investors.
Investing is better together — join thousands of UK investors who share ideas, learn from each other and speak with one voice.
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Who We Are
Better informed. Better connected.
Better represented.
We champion individual investors in the UK's capital markets. Through education, events, research and our nationwide SIGnet investment groups we help you invest with confidence, and we give individual shareholders a constructive, expert voice with companies, regulators and government.
Discover more about ShareSoc here15,000+
Members and followers across the UK
33
Detailed submissions to public bodies in 5 years
2011
Founded by experienced individual investors
Not-for-profit
Run by investors, for investors
Advocacy & Policy
Speaking for investors
where it matters
ShareSoc responds to consultations from Treasury, Parliamentary Select Committees, the FCA, the FRC and other public bodies on behalf of individual investors across a broad array of subjects, from audit quality and consumer duty to fund cost disclosures and listing rules.
Our work improves UK corporate governance and stewardship, giving more individuals the confidence to invest in the UK stock market. Ultimately, this is a benefit to us all.
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Detailed Submissions
Lengthy, detailed responses and submissions to various public bodies over the past five years, covering audit quality, consumer duty, primary markets, fund cost disclosures, listing rules and more.
We engage with
HM Treasury
FCA
FRC
Select Committees
Current Priority
Ensuring the government and financial services industry implement the recommendations of the Digitisation Taskforce to eliminate paper share certificates, whilst preserving the rights of certificate holders and enhancing the rights of intermediated investors.
Newsroom
Latest News
Press Release: Thera Prins joins ShareSoc's board of directors
Experienced investor and governance advocate Thera Prins strengthens the board as ShareSoc expands its campaigning work.
RTC Group (AIM: RTC) governance challenge
ShareSoc raises concerns over board independence and the protection of minority shareholders at the AIM-listed recruitment group.
Representing you at the FCA Consumer Network
How ShareSoc puts individual investors' interests directly to the regulator through its seat on the FCA Consumer Network.
SIGnet Launches East Midlands Group
Our investor discussion network grows again, giving members in the East Midlands a new local group to share ideas and research.
Upcoming Events
All Events
In person
SIGnet East Midlands Group Launch Meeting
The inaugural meeting of our newest investor group — meet local members and hear what SIGnet offers.
Online
An Introduction to SIGnet
A short online session on how our peer-to-peer investor discussion groups work, and how to join one.
Webinar
ShareSoc Webinar with Monks Investment Trust (MNKS)
The Monks Investment Trust managers present their strategy and take live questions from members.
Our Impact
Our Campaigns
Woodford Campaign
Supporting investors affected by the collapse of the Woodford funds, working to secure redress, and standards that stop it happening again.
Find out moreHartley Pensions
Helping clients facing delays accessing their pensions, and engaging with the FCA and the administrators.
Find out moreHow You Can Help
Your support
magnifies our influence
No other organisation does more for individual investors in the UK, but we are constrained by lack of resource from being as effective as we should and could be.
We rely heavily on a small number of volunteer directors and members. To boost our resources and deliver on our ambitions, we need philanthropic support from individuals who understand the importance of ShareSoc's work and wish to see it succeed.
The ShareSoc Sponsors Scheme provides the opportunity for our most committed supporters to provide regular donations that support our work, boost our effectiveness and magnify our influence.
Make a donationWhat improved funding enables
More predictable funding will give us the confidence to invest in resources that enable us to:
- Dig deeper into the issues that put investors' money at risk
- Run more campaigns for higher standards
- Better support investors when things go wrong
- Improve media visibility and influence
- Increase the number of submissions to public bodies
- Lobby more effectively for improvements to legislation and regulation
Our Successes
A track record of raising standards with companies, regulators and government, and real results for individual investors.
Appointed to the government's key Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce (DEMAT), as the sole representative of individual investors.
Protecting thousands of individual clients from the significant costs of administration after the financial failure of their brokers.
Securing compensation for investors where the rules were broken.
Securing FCA action for investors in the Woodford fund collapse.
Persuading NatWest (then RBS) to engage effectively with its retail investors.
Persuading M&S to keep its AGMs open to shareholders in person.
Moving multiple venture capital trusts (VCTs) to raise their governance standards.
SIGnet
The UK’s investor network
SIGnet is the UK’s only national network of investment groups, 58 groups and growing, meeting in person and online across the country. Each group brings together experienced and newer investors to discuss companies, exchange research and sharpen each other’s thinking.
SIGnet groups are not investment clubs: no pooled money, no tips, no selling. You make your own decisions, in your own time and in your own way, in the company of serious investors learning together. Members regularly call it the best investment decision they’ve made.
“The meetings are a very pleasant mutual mentoring in a relaxed atmosphere. All levels are accommodated, respected, developed and encouraged.”
ShareSoc is the voice; SIGnet is the community.
- 58 groups and growing, local, national and specialist
- Meet in person or online, each group sets its own format
- All levels welcome, from new investors to seasoned hands
Membership
Join the voice of individual investors
Start free as an Associate and get our newsletters, or become a supporter with Full Membership and put your weight behind everything we do.
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Associate
Free
- Our regular newsletters, straight to your inbox
- News on our campaigns and consultations
- Invitations to our open events and webinars
- Upgrade to Full Membership whenever you like
Become a supporter
Full Member
£70.50 / year
- Quarterly ShareSoc Informer magazine
- All events: premium webinars, seminars & recordings
- Company data and AGM voting guidance
- Third-party discounts and discounted SIGnet membership
- Voting rights at ShareSoc AGMs
- Your weight behind our voice with companies, regulators and government
ShareSoc is a not-for-profit run by investors, for investors, membership fees directly fund our campaigning, education and events. ShareSoc is not authorised to give individual financial advice.