Leave a legacy
Age UK Blackburn with Darwen is committed to being there for older people who need us. If you decide to leave a gift in your will to us, you will be helping us to make life better for older people in Blackburn with Darwen.
Every single gift is vital to Age UK Blackburn with Darwen and we appreciate any gift you may choose to leave us after taking care of your family and friends. Whatever the value of your gift, it will go a long way to help someone older who needs our support the most. To ensure that your gift stays local please ensure that you use our full name Age UK Blackburn with Darwen in any legal documents.
Many people ask for donations in memory instead of flowers at a funeral as cut flowers fade so quickly. Donating to a favourite cause can be of real benefit to a small charity such as ours. Your funeral director will be able to arrange a cash collection for you. We can also take donations online via our donate button on the website or you can create an online tribute using https://www.muchloved.com.
How your support helps
We were fortunate recently to receive a legacy gift of £7,000 from Mr B who had used our services and was grateful for our help. This money has contributed significantly to our annual telephone bill enabling us to continue to be at the end of the phone for an older person who needs us along with our regular wellbeing calls to older people in most need
If you already have a will
If you already have a will and you want to include a gift to Age UK Blackburn with Darwen in it, there may not be a need to rewrite it. You can ask a qualified professional such as a solicitor to add an amendment (called a codicil). Any codicial must include our full name Age UK Blackburn with Darwen to ensure that your gift remains in Blackburn with Darwen for the benefit of older people. As a general rule, if the change you wish to make is quite small or simple, you can use a codicil, and if the change is more significant or complex you should make a new will.
What kind of gift can I leave to Age UK Blackburn with Darwen?
There are 3 main types of gift you can leave in a will - Residuary gift - a residuary gift is a percentage of your estate once friends and family have been looked after foremost. Many people choose to leave this type of gift because its value will be dependent on the value of an estate at any given time rather than a set amount Pecuniary gift - a pecuniary gift is a specific amount of money. Specific gift - a specific gift is a gift of a specified item- such as a personal possession, land, building or stocks and shares
Information for Executors
If you are an executor of an estate that includes a gift to Age UK Blackburn with Darwen please do get in touch with us. You can call us on 01254 266620, or email us enquiries@ageukbwd.org.uk. We can advise on payment of the gift and offer guidance on the next steps and most importantly it gives us the
Contact us to find out more
If you are interested in leaving a gift in your will and want more information, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to talk to you further.
Free will planner
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