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Legacy

Many people feel they want to support a charity but do not have the means to do so while they are alive. Leaving the charity a gift in your will (or Legacy) is a really easy solution to this.

There are three different ways to leave a gift in your will:

• You can leave a exact amount of money (ie a Pecuniary Legacy)
• You can leave a specific gift, if you do not have money there might be something else you wish to leave, for example, your house, jewellery or shares.
• If you would like to split your belongings between friends, family and VoiceAbility you can leave a gift of residue, where your solicitor will work out the total value of your belongings and everyone gets the percentage you specify.

If you do not already have a will it might be a good idea to visit a solicitor, however, this is not necessary and the Direct Gov website offers lots of advice for writing a will: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/Preparation/DG_10029800

If you decide to leave a gift to VoiceAbility the following wording might be useful:

Pecuniary Legacy
I give the sum of £____ to VoiceAbility (Registered Charity No. 1076630) and I direct that the receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors.

Specific Gift
I give to VoiceAbility (Registered Charity No. 1076630) _____________________ (write in whatever it is you wish to leave) and I direct that the receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors.

A gift of residue
I give to VoiceAbility (Registered Charity No. 1076630)________ (write ‘all’ or the share you would like to leave to EACH) and I direct that the receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors.

N.B. These are only guidelines; please seek professional advice from your solicitor when writing your Will.