Legacies are a vital source of funds for Deaf Aspirations, and they directly enable our life changing work.

There are many ways to leave a legacy - you can leave a specific gift or object (like property, stocks and shares, or personal items like jewellery), a pecuniary legacy (a fixed sum of money), or a residuary legacy (a percentage of what remains of your estate after all other gifts and expenses have been settled).

The most popular method is a residuary legacy; the wishes in your Will will be executed as you describe, and the remainder will go directly towards enabling and advancing the lives of deaf children, teens and adults. The best of both worlds, instead of the remainder of your estate going to the government, your legacy will live on through your positive impact the lives of countless deaf children, teens and adults.

How to leave a gift in your Will

We recommend that you seek the advice of a solicitor to ensure that your wishes are carried out correctly.

If you are writing your Will for the first time, then all you need to do is make your solicitor aware of your plan to leave a gift to Deaf Aspirations.

If you have already written your Will, then you just need to make a simple addition or amendment to your Will. To do this you just need to provide your solicitor with a completed Codicil Form.

You don’t have to use the form attached, you can simply instruct your solicitor that you wish to change your Will to include Deaf Aspirations, and then let them know what legacy you wish to leave.

There are several ways you are able to leave a gift:

A residuary legacy

This is a percentage of what remains of your estate after all other gifts and expenses have been paid.

Example wording: ‘I give to Deaf Aspirations of 121 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1TE, Company Registration No.08039828 all [or ……% share] of my residuary estate for its general charitable purposes. I declare that the receipt of the duly Authorised Officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors.’

A pecuniary legacy

This is a gift of a fixed sum of money.

Example wording: ‘I give to Deaf Aspirations of 121 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1TE, Company Registration No.08039828 free of all tax the sum of £…… for its general charitable purposes. I declare that the receipt of the duly authorised Officer shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors.’

A specific legacy

A specific gift or object, such as property, stocks and shares or personal items such as jewellery.