One-off gift calculator

What could a single gift become?

Birthday money, Christmas gifts, a grandparent's lump sum — a single gift, invested early, has decades to compound. See what it could become.

The gift

£100
£25£5,000
5 years
Newborn17
6.0%
2% cautious12% optimistic

Compounded monthly, for illustration only — investments can go down as well as up, and this isn't financial advice.

A one-off £100 gift today could become

£2,689

by age 60 at 6.0% growth

27×

the original gift

🎓

University · 18

£218

🎉

Graduation · 21

£261

🏠

House deposit · 30

£446

🏖️

Retirement · 60

£2,689

How £100 grows over their lifetime

Child's age