Types of gifts that you can leave in your will
A gift to SOS Children
in your will
There are several ways that you can leave a gift to SOS Children in your will.
- Residuary legacy You can choose to leave a share, or the whole, of what is left in your estate once you have provided for your loved ones.
- Pecuniary legacy You can choose to give a gift of a fixed amount of money.
- Specific bequest A gift of specific items, for example shares or property that SOS Children can convert into cash.
- Contingent gifts These are gifts which are dependent on a certain event happening at a fixed or uncertain date. An example is a bequest to a charity which applies only if other beneficiaries named in the will die before the testator (person who made the will).
Common questions
Making a will can be a daunting prospect so we have tried to answer a few of the more common questions here:
What basic information do I need to include?
The most important bits of information to include are our name, our address and our registered charity number:
SOS Children
Terrington House
13-15 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1NL
Registered charity no 1069204
Do I have enough to leave a legacy?
A gift in your will does not have to be an enormous sum of money. Any gift left in a will, no matter how large or how small, is important to us.
How to leave a gift to SOS Children?
The two most usual types of legacies that people leave are residuary or pecuniary.
A residuary legacy is when a person leaves a percentage of their estate to a charity. This means that, however much your estate is ultimately worth, you ensure your loved ones are looked after as well as giving a gift to your chosen charity. It also means you don't have to keep altering your will as your circumstances change. This type of gift maintains its value and automatically adjusts as the value of your estate increases.
A pecuniary legacy is a specified sum of money.
We would always advise that you consult your solicitor on what is best for your particular circumstances.
If you would like to calculate what legacy you may be able to leave please visit the Remember a Charity (www.rememberacharity.org.uk) website to use their wealth calculator.
Request legacy information
You can use get in touch with us or simply request further information. If you have already included a gift to SOS Children in your will and would like to tell us, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Where can I find out more?
If you would like us to help in any way with the specific wording of a legacy to SOS Children, please call us on 01223 365589 or email legacy@soschildren.org.
By remembering SOS Children in your will, you are giving hope to orphans worldwide. It could mean the life changing opportunity of education for children like Tamana. It is a guarantee that our work continues into the future and gives hope for a lifetime.
For general information about making a charitable donation in your will go to www.rememberacharity.org.uk
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