Information to include about the hospice in a will
The only information you need to include about the Hospice to ensure that any gift you make to us is secure is to use our correct legal name, main address and registered charity number – The Martlets Hospice Wayfield Avenue Hove East Sussex BN3 7LW Registered Charity Number: 802145.
Your solicitor will be able to include this information alongside the type and amount of your bequest to us.
The most common types of legacy we receive are for either a fixed sum of money or a share of the residue in an estate. Wording for these types of gift is as follows:
A Pecuniary Legacy (a gift of a fixed sum of money)
“I give free of tax £xxx,xxx to The Martlets Hospice of Wayfield Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7LW (Registered Charity Number 802145) for its general charitable purpose and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer shall be a good and sufficient discharge therefore.”
A Residuary Gift (a share of the residue in an estate after all other bequests have been made and all expenses paid)
“Subject as aforesaid, I give, devise and bequeath to The Martlets Hospice, Wayfield Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7LW (Registered Charity Number 802145) the whole {or a share (such as 50%)} of my residuary estate for its general charitable purpose and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer shall be a good and sufficient discharge therefore.”
Other types of legacy include:
A Specific Bequest
for one or more specific items such as jewellery, paintings or furniture.
A Conditional Bequest
making a gift conditional - for example, only payable after a beneficiary (often a relative or friend) has died.
A Reversionary Bequest
where a gift is left to a relative or friend (life tenant) for them to benefit from during their lifetime. This can be in the form of a house or the interest on a trust fund (life interest). After the life tenant’s death, the life interest is then passed on as a legacy to the charity.
We strongly advise that you seek the input of a solicitor to write the bequest so that it reflects your intentions exactly and will ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death.
Our Legacy Profile and Preferences
During 2010-2011, a total of £525,182 was given to us as legacies. 56 bequests totalling £682,243 were notified to us during the year. The average bequest was £12,183. Gifts made in Wills ranged from £100 to £75,000.
The most common types of legacy we receive are cash legacies (gifts of a specific amount of money) and residuary legacies (gifts of a specific percentage of the assets of an estate).
We are often asked to give our preference for the type of legacy people should leave to the Hospice. We would prefer people to make residuary legacies because generally this type of gift results in the most income for us.
In addition, we prefer people to make their gifts towards our general work as this helps us to use legacies to fund our existing services and to keep them running.
Get in touch
Contact our Legacy Officer Gary Moyle for a copy of our Legacy Information Pack or to arrange a visit to discuss what a difference a gift in your Will can make. Email: gary.moyle@themartletshospice.co.uk or call 01273 747455