Free Share Referrals UK April 2024

The best free share referral offers, all tested and updated throughout April 2024.

A number of investment platforms in the UK are currently offering free share referrals. Similar to bank switching bonuses, these referral incentives are designed to attract new customers. In this guide, I’ll go through all the current free share referral programmes available in the UK for you to take advantage of.

You can keep the free shares or sell them and look at them as free money instead - Andrew Young (Capital Matters Editor)

You can delve into all of the free share referral details below this list. But if you’re just looking for referral links, you can use all of the buttons below.

Freetrade Free Share

Get a free £10-£100 share when you sign up for a free FreeTrade account with my referral link and deposit £50.

The share you’ll get will be randomly selected UK or US share, ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) or Trust. You can sell the share as soon as you get it but you can’t withdraw the proceeds for 30 days from the date the share was given to you.

Once you’ve received your free share, you’ll receive your own refer-a-friend link which you can use to refer others. When they sign up using your referral code, you’ll both get a free share.

Trading 212 Free Share

Offer Available Intermittently

Get a free share valued up to £100 when you sign up to Trading 212 with my referral link and deposit £1 (this offer is only available from time-to-time). Trading 212 Invest accounts are free.

You’ll get your free share within 3 business days. You can sell the share, if you wish, 3 days later and withdraw the proceeds after 30 days.

Once your Trading 212 account is up and running, you can start earning free referral shares too. Go to the ‘Portfolio’ section of the app and tap on ‘Get Free Shares’. You’ll be shown a link with unlimited uses. 

Stake Free Share

Sign up to Stake with my referral (or use code andrewy556) and deposit £50 within 24 hours to get a free Nike, DropBox or GoPro Stock. You need to use the Express deposit service.

Once your deposit is complete, you’ll get to spin the free share wheel to work out which of the 3 stocks you’ll get. You’ll then receive your stock within 3 working days. You can sell the share immediately if you choose. I’d select the non-Express withdrawal to lower fees.

Once sign up, you’ll get your own referral link. Refer others and you’ll both get a free Nike, DropBox or GoPro share when your referee completes the same referral process.

Shares App Free £5 Share

Get a free £5 share when you sign up to Shares App with my referral link, complete the onboarding process (5-10 minutes) and deposit £1.

Choose from popular shares like Apple, Amazon, Tesla and more. You can sell the share if you wish and you can withdraw the proceeds 30 days from the date you received your free share.