Remember Crossroads Care Cheshire East: Leave a Gift in your Will

Leaving a gift in your will is a great way to ensure that Crossroads Care Cheshire East can continue to care for carers not only now but in the future.

Legacies

In life, many who would like to give a gift that would make a real difference to the work of Crossroads Care Cheshire East are unable to do so due to their commitments. Leaving provision in your will offers the opportunity to make such a gift.

Every legacy, no matter how large or small makes a difference.

Types Of Legacy

There are several different kinds of gift you can leave in your will.  The most common are described below.

Residuary bequest

• A gift of the remainder of the estate after all the other bequests have been made and debts cleared is called a residuary bequest.

Pecuniary bequest

• A gift of a fixed sum of money in your will is called a pecuniary bequest.  The value of pecuniary legacies will decrease over time as the cost of living increases.

Specific bequest

• A particular named item left as a gift in your Will is known as a specific bequest – for example, a piece of jewellery.

Contingent bequest

• A gift in your Will that depends upon the occurrence of an event which may or may not happen in known legally as a contingent bequest.  An example is a bequest to a charity which applies only if other beneficiaries named in the Will die before the testator (the person who made the will).

If you would like to make a gift to Crossroads Care Cheshire East and have already written your will you can simply add a codicil.  This enables you to make any alterations you wish, including new instructions.

Informing your solicitor

Your solicitor will need the following details in order to set up a legacy from your will.

Crossroads Care Cheshire East
Overton House
West Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1JY

Registered Charity No  1075268

Suggested words for your will

The following words are considered quite normal for this type of gift

‘I bequeath to Crossroads Care Cheshire East of Overton House, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1JY, registered charity no 1075268, the sum of £----- (for a pecuniary bequest), or: the residue of my estate (for a residuary bequest) to be used by Crossroads Care Cheshire East at its discretion.

For help and information regarding writing or updating your will visit Citizens Advice Bureau Advice Guide at www.adviceguide.org.uk.

For more information and advice about wording or updating your current Will please call us on 01260 292850

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