Leaving a legacy to Witness
Leaving Witness a donation in your will would help us to continue our essential work, promoting recovery for people with experience of being abused by health and social care workers and campaigning for change across health and social care services.
Please remember Witness in your will. You can give money, property or possessions. Because we are a charity, the gift is tax-free.
Legacies - a quick guide
A legacy is a gift of money, property or possessions left in your will. If you decide to give to a charity, the gift is tax-free.
There are different types of legacies:
- A residuary legacy is a gift of the whole or a share of whatever remains of your estate after all other gifts have been distributed and any debts paid off
- A pecuniary legacy is a gift of a fixed sum of money. You can protect this type of gift from inflation by linking it to the Retail Price Index
- A specific gift is a tangible item such as a house, piece of jewellery, silver teapot or car
Possible wording
For a residuary legacy
"I give ________________________________* of the residue of my estate absolutely to Witness against abuse by health and care workers, 175 - 177 Borough High St, London SE1 1HR, Registered Charity number 1052419, for its general purposes.
I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorised officer shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors."
*State all or the percentage/fraction of the residue of your estate that you wish to leave.
For a pecuniary legacy
"I give the following legacy free of tax to Witness against abuse by health and care workers, 175 - 177 Borough High St, London SE1 1HR, Registered Charity number 1052419, the sum of _________________________________ (amount in figures and words) for its general charitable purposes. I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorised officer shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors."
For a specific gift
"I give to Witness against abuse by health and care workers, 175 - 177 Borough High St, London SE1 1HR, Registered Charity number 1052419, my _________________________* for its general charitable purposes. I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorised officer shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors."
*Add a description of whatever you wish to leave.
Thank you for your support and if you'd like to talk to someone about leaving a legacy to Witness please call Diana Christian on 020 7939 9924 or email donor@witnessagainstabuse.org.uk.
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