Forget Me Not children’s hospice wouldn’t exist without people like you.
By leaving a gift in your will, you can help ensure our vital care for local children and families lives on now and long into the future.
That’s a lasting legacy to be truly proud of.
Gifts in wills helped fund the care of 1 in 5 children with life-shortening conditions that we supported last year.
Gifts in wills help us provide essential support right now – like clinical and respite care, therapy, family support and memory-making.
Gifts also play a crucial role in helping us build a more sustainable future for our children’s hospice so that future generations of local children and families can turn to us when they need us the most.
By leaving a gift in your will, you’re creating a legacy that will live on long after you’re gone.
I want to know that I’ve put a smile on a child’s face, even though I won’t be around to see it. That’s why I’ve left a gift in my will to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
We know those closest to you come first. That’s just as it should be.
But once you have taken care of the people who are important to you, we hope you’ll choose to leave a gift to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in your will.
Even a small percentage gift will make a huge difference to the families we support, and means your loved ones will still receive the rest of your estate.
Writing or updating your will to include a gift to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice doesn’t have to be complicated or costly.
It’s simply a short instruction in your will which lets people know that you want a charity to benefit from your estate after you die. All you need is our name (Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice), our address (Russell House, Fell Greave Road, Huddersfield HD2 1NH) and our registered charity number (1110457). Using this registered charity number ensures your gift comes to us correctly.
Want to know more? You can request our free guide to gifts in wills using the form below.
A will sets out your instructions for how your possessions and money are allocated after you’ve died and any funeral wishes and gifts to charities.
You can ask your solicitor to write your will or you can make it for free with our will-writing service partner Make A Will Online. It’s a simple process and, once done, you can relax knowing those you care most about are protected when you’re gone.
There’s no obligation to leave a gift in your will to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice if you use this service, but we hope you will consider it. A gift left today will make a real difference to local children and families in the future.
There are other low cost or free will-writing services available – you can find details in our FAQs below.
It’s a real privilege to walk alongside families, offering emotional and practical support after a child has sadly died. I’m so grateful to all our supporters who enable us to be here for families, now and in the future.
Find the answers to some commonly asked questions about leaving a gift, answered by Ellie Hirst, private client solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors.
You can leave different types of gift in your will:
A residuary gift (percentage) may be beneficial instead of leaving a cash sum which may reduce in value due to inflation. This way, Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice will receive a proportional gift depending on your personal wealth.
You will need the charity’s full name, address and charity number which are:
Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
Russell House, Fell Greave Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1NH
Registered Charity Number: 1110457
Leaving an unrestricted gift in your will to Forget Me Not children’s hospice allows the charity to use your gift where it is most needed, maximising the impact it will have. However, should you prefer to specify the service or area you would like your gift to fund we recommend that you include the gift in your will but express where you would wish for your funds to be used in a separate Letter of Wishes to guide your executors.
If you would like to discuss this further with Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, please email giftsinwills@forgetmenotchild.co.uk or call 01484 411 040.
You should consider who you would appoint to act as your executors who are the person(s) who would administer your estate. You should also consider who you would wish to look after your children, and where you would wish for your personal wealth and items to pass.
We recommend that you seek independent professional legal advice when writing or updating your will to enable you to obtain advice on inheritance tax which is tailored to your personal circumstances. This is because differing tax rules apply to each individual’s circumstances. Advice can also be given on succession planning in the interests of care home fee planning and where couples have children from prior relationships.
Money Saving Expert has details of other will-writing services that are low cost or free.
If you already have a will, you can simply create a new one, as a new will automatically revokes a previous will. If you just wish to leave a gift to a charity but keep the rest of your will the same, it is possible to add a ‘codicil’ which is essentially an addendum to your will.
Special inheritance tax rules apply to gifts to charity. Any gift to a charity is exempt from inheritance tax and if you leave a specific percentage of your will to charity, then you may qualify for a lower rate of inheritance tax.
You can simply change your will if you change your mind or your personal circumstances change. There is no limit on the amount of times that you can update your will. We always recommend that you change/review your will if your circumstances change in any event to ensure that it still accords with your wishes and is tax efficient.
Want to receive our monthly e-newsletter, full of stories, news, events, opportunities and more? Then sign up today!
