Leave a gift in your Will

1 in 4 of our patients are cared for by gifts left in people’s Wills.

Leaving a gift in your Will won’t cost you anything now.

Having a Will ensures that your final wishes will be carried out. Once you have provided for your loved ones, please think about leaving a gift in your Will for the charities that you care about too.

Your gift would be exempt from Inheritance Tax so your chosen charity would benefit from its full value.

Pilgrims Hospices cares for people in east Kent suffering with incurable illnesses. The specialist palliative care extends to families and carers and is free of charge to all. As an independent charity the support of our local community is vital to the continuation of our work. This year we need to raise over £8 million, 75% of which is donated by the community.

A gift left in a Will (a legacy) helps Pilgrims Hospices to continue its commitment to providing the highest standards of care to patients, families and carers and can help us to develop our services further.

If you are interested in leaving a legacy for Pilgrims or if you would like more information, please contact Peter Simpson on 01227 812612 or contact us online

How to leave a gift in your Will

If you would like to include Pilgrims Hospices in your Will, we can provide guidelines on wording for you or your solicitor. Writing or amending your Will is often a daunting task. We hope these pointers will guide you through the process.

Model wording for a residual bequest

Whatever is left of your estate after leaving specific bequests.

“I bequeath to Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent of 56 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JA [(for example: a specified percentage)] of my residuary estate to be applied to the general purposes of the said Charity.”

Model wording for specific sums

When you know the exact amount you wish to leave.

“I bequeath to Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent of 56 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JA the sum of £…. to be applied to the general purposes of the said Charity.”

Model wording for a donation in kind

Applying to things like property, shares, jewellery, personal chattels etc.

“I bequeath to Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent of 56 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JA my ………………… to be applied to the general purposes of the said Charity.”

If you would like your gift to be restricted to the use of one hospice in particular (Canterbury, Thanet or Ashford) you may also specify this.

Updating your current will

If you wish to include a bequest to Pilgrims Hospices and have already made a will, you can write a codicil. This enables you to make any alterations you wish, including new instructions and possibly removing others.

Some rules to help you:

Do not cross out or write new instructions on your Will - such changes will not be valid
As with Wills, two people need to witness you signing and dating the codicil.
Keep it with your Will in a safe place.
Give a copy of the Will and codicil to your executor or another trusted person with a note telling them where the original is kept.

Next steps

Contact Peter Simpson on 01227 812612 or contact us for more information and advice about wording or updating your current Will.

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