Want to leave a lasting legacy?
Follow the below steps to learn how to leave a gift in your will for Silson Memorial Trust.
Your Will can be one of the most important documents you sign. It states your wishes to your executors as to how you want your estate to be administered. It’s also an opportunity to make a final charitable gift that will continue to help others, and leave a lasting legacy.
3 Steps to leave a gift in your will
Decide on the Type of Gift
There are different types of gifts you can include in your Will when leaving a gift to Silson Memorial Trust:
- A Residual Gift
After you’ve provided for your family, you can choose to leave part or all of what’s left of your estate (known as the “residue”) to Silson Memorial Trust.
2. A Percentage Gift
You can choose to gift a percentage of your estate to Silson Memorial Trust. This is a useful method of gifting because if the value of your assets increase or decrease then so does your gift.
3. A Specific Gift
You can choose to leave a specific gift to Silson Memorial Trust. Some examples could be a specific amount of money, a specific property or specific shares.
Getting Professional Advice
Your Will is an important legal document, so we recommend you seek advice from a lawyer when updating your Will or putting a new Will in place. This will ensure that your wishes are clear. It is straightforward to include a charitable gift in your Will.
A suggested wording is:
“I gift to Silson Memorial Trust (charity registration number CC51410) [the residue of my estate] OR [a specified percentage of my estate] OR [a specific gift]. I declare that a receipt from an authorised officer of the said charity will be a full discharge to my trustees and my trustees will not be bound to see to the application of this legacy.”
Tell Us
If you’re considering leaving a gift in your Will to Silson Memorial Trust and would like more information, get in touch! We’re more than happy to discuss it with you further.
If you’ve already made a gift to Silson Memorial Trust in your Will, please let us know. We’d love to discuss with you how your gift may be invested and the expectations you have for it.
“Thank you for the assistance that you gave this project… I do believe that my work will result in an increase in the support of church planters”
-Gift recipient
“Our heartfelt thanks to Silson Trust for making funds available for medical and optical needs”
-Gift recipient
Silson Trust 