© 2002-2009 Salisbury Hospicecare Trust, a company limited by guarantee registered in England. Company No: 6525170.
Charity No: 1123314. Registered office: Salisbury Hospice, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury SP2 8BJ.
Legacy gifts
Caring today ... caring tomorrow
A gift to Salisbury Hospice in your will ensures that the present services can be maintained and developed in future years for the benefit of all.
Without legacies Salisbury Hospice could never have developed to provide the services which it does today. Please consider leaving a gift in your will and enable us to go on providing these much needed services to our community. Any sum of money you leave to charity is exempt from inheritance tax, reducing the amount of tax payable on your estate
It is advisable that for drafting a new will, or for making an alteration to an existing one, you should contact a solicitor. This ensures that any wishes can be clearly understood and phrased appropriately.
The different types of gift you can leave in your will to Salisbury Hospicecare Trust:
Pecuniary gift
A pecuniary gift is a fixed sum of money. Small sums left in a will all add up to make a difference to the overall income of Salisbury Hospice. You may ask your solicitor how to ensure that it will be worth the same when you die as it is today, despite inflation.
Residuary gift
A residuary gift means that you give to the beneficiary, individual or charity, all or part of whatever is left from your estate after all other gifts have been distributed.
Gift in kind
A gift in kind is a gift of a specific item or items such as a house, jewellery or antiques that may be used or sold at the discretion of the charity.
A Reversionary legacy
You could choose to leave something, such as a house, to a partner or a friend for their use during their lifetime. Afterwards, the value would be passed to your selected charity.
A Conditional legacy
Under this kind of legacy, Salisbury Hospicecare Trust would benefit if any or all of your beneficiaries die before you.
Deeds of variation
These are a tax effective way in which beneficiaries of a deceased person's estate can make a charitable donation.
A bequest to a charity, included in a will
A bequest to a charity, included in a will, will be free of inheritance tax. A charitable bequest is simple to include in a will and can be set at a level to ensure no financial difficulties to surviving partners or family. Consult your solicitor for more information. If there is no such bequest, the beneficiaries may use a Deed of Variation in favour of a charity. If the gift is in the form of shares or property, and is made within two years of the death of the testator, it will qualify for both inheritance tax and income tax relief.
The tax benefits of leaving a charitable gift
Without inheritance tax planning your family could be faced with a very large tax liability when you die, meaning that they will not benefit as much as they should from your estate - but the government will! Without writing a will you are exposing your family to potential loss of income and not maximising the tax advantages of financial planning.
If you do consider leaving us a gift in your will, please include our full name - Salisbury Hospicecare Trust - and our registered charity number 1123314.
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