Pass on something wonderful with a charitable gift in your Will
Has a charity made a difference to you or someone you care about? Gifts in Wills are vital for charities to continue their important work. In fact, many charities wouldn’t exist without them. Most people, however, simply aren’t aware of this form of giving. There can also be a misconception that only extremely wealthy people […]
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How to Leave a Gift to Charity in your Will
After you’ve carefully considered your loved ones, you may wish to leave a gift to a charity in your Will as part of your legacy. We discuss the benefits of doing so.
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Celebrating ten years of Remember a Charity Week
This year’s Remember A Charity Week (9-15 September 2019) is the tenth anniversary of the campaign to challenge the public’s biggest misconceptions about gifts in Will.
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Using your legacy to support others – leaving charitable donations in your Will
Remembering to leave a charitable donation in your Will is a wonderful legacy. As part of “Remember a Charity awareness week”, we’re sharing our advice for how you can show your charitable support via your Will.
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Have you made a Will yet?
Making a Will may not always be front of mind, but if you want to make sure that your wishes are met and loved ones are looked after you’re gone; having one really is essential.
If peace of mind is not incentive enough, then our upcoming Wills Week is sure to help.
5 Tax efficient ways to give to charity
Leaving a gift in your will is a great way to give to charity, but it’s not the only way…
This week, as part of ‘Remember a Charity’s’ awareness week, we look at a number of tax efficient ways you can give to charity, as well as leaving a gift in your Will.
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The Gift that keeps on giving…
It’s a little known fact that most charities wouldn’t survive without gifts in Wills. While 70% of people are said to support a charity during their lives, just 7% continue supporting them once they are gone. By remembering your favourite charities in your Will however, you are ensuring that their good work carries on.
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£140 Donated to Local Samaritans this Christmas
This christmas we created a giant alternative-staff-christmas-card (actually a repurposed white board in the staff area!) and encouraged everyone to write their christmas greetings and make a small donation to our local Samaritans group: One million of the calls for help to Samaritans are from people thinking about ending their lives, they cannot see a way […]
Read MoreThe importance of remembering a charity in your Will
This week (7th – 13th September 2015) is ‘Remember a Charity in Your Will Week’. 74% of the UK population supports charities and when asked almost half of those people say they would be happy to leave a charitable gift in their will once family and friends are provided for. The problem is that very few actually […]
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