J is for Jisa

    The Nucleus Jisa account

    A key part of your client’s financial holdings

    The Nucleus Junior Isa (Jisa) account is a tax-efficient stocks and shares investment account for children. Read on to find out about the Nucleus Jisa and how it can support your clients' financial portfolios.

    The Nucleus Jisa account at a glance

    Transfer a Child Trust Fund (CTF)

    The Nucleus Jisa allows transfers of a CTF

    Bed and Jisa

    The registered contact can carry out a Bed and Jisa from parents’ accounts directly on the platform

    Unlimited direct debits

    The Nucleus Jisa permits an unlimited number of direct debits on different days into the account.

    Linked account view

    You can easily see an overview of parent's accounts and Jisa accounts in one place

    Model portfolios

    The Nucleus Jisa has access to the model portfolio functionality

    What else does it offer?

    Payments can be made flexibly through single or regular payments

    Regular payments can be increased, reduced, started or stopped at any time

    We accept re-registrations and transfers from CTFs or existing Jisas without charge

    Your clients can choose from over 6,000 assets

    Eligibility

    A child is eligible to open a Jisa if they’re resident in the UK and under the age of 18 and don’t have a Child Trust Fund (or if they’re transferring a CTF into the Jisa). A child under 16 can’t complete a Jisa application themselves. Only a person with parental responsibility can complete the application.

    Subscription limits

    The overall Jisa subscription limit is £4,260 for the 2018/19 tax year (£4,368 for 2019/20). This can be split over a cash Jisa and a stocks and shares Jisa. If the full subscription isn’t used within the tax year, it will be lost. There’s no opportunity to carry it forward, so it’s important to ‘use it or lose it’.

    Registered contact

    A Jisa account must have a registered contact and, most often, this will be the person who completed the Jisa application. There can be only one registered contact for a Jisa at any time and they are the person authorised to give instructions about the management of the account.