Our Barnstaple Wills solicitors are gearing up for Remember A Charity Week.
Remember A Charity Week is an annual event that promotes many of the UK’s best known charities to help them continue their good work.
This year, the Remember A Charity Week campaign takes place on 5th – 11th September. The aim of the campaign is to encourage more people to leave a gift to charity in their Will. Many of the nation’s charities are dependent on legacies they receive to carry out their amazing work. However, although 74% of us in this country support a charity during our lifetime, only 6.3% remember to include a charitable gift in our Will.
Most charities receive no state funding. Even Britain’s incredible network of hospices is mostly funded by charitable donations.
The Remember A Charity organisation says that one of the most profound ways you can support a charity long into the future is to leave them a gift in your Will:
“If a charity has touched your life, or someone you care about, then please consider saying thank you by leaving them a gift in your Will.”
Our Barnstaple Wills solicitors are aware of the dependency of the charity sector on legacies and are often called upon to advise on and include charitable bequests in the Wills she prepares.
It is our duty to ensure we are satisfied that the Will accurately reflects the donor’s wishes, and that they understand what effect their Will will have.
Many of the legacies we are asked to include in the Wills we prepare are in favour of local charities whose primary aim is to benefit the people of North Devon. However, national charities are also very popular.
