Leave a legacy
Mentioning the Trust in your will can have a long-lasting impact for thousands
of individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Please consider mentioning
the Trust in your will, and asking your friends and family to do the same.
Information about legacies
The Trust's details for wills
If you wish to include the Trust in your will, your solicitor/adviser needs to know:
- our legal registered name:
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust
- our address:
The Sarah Duffen Centre, Belmont Street, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1NA
- our registered charity number:
1062823
- how you would like the Trust to benefit (see 'Legacy
options')
Always seek professional advice
These suggestions are for guidance only. When making or amending a will you should
always consult a professional adviser such as a solicitor.
Further information
If you have any general queries about legacies or supporting the Trust in other
ways, please e-mail us.
For further general information about leaving a bequest to a charity, visit:
www.rememberacharity.org.uk
Making a lasting difference
Leaving a legacy to the Trust will have long-lasting benefits for individuals with
Down syndrome.
Income from legacies is crucial for our current and planned
research activities. Good research is expensive, but it underpins our work
and provides practical advancements that assists thousands of individuals now, and
in generations to come.
Income from legacies also helps the Trust maintain and expand its
unique range of education and advice services helping young children with
Down syndrome to achieve their potential, now and in years to come.
Legacy options
You could include the Trust in your will by leaving:
- a specific cash sum
- a percentage share of your estate
- the 'residue' of your estate (what is left after you have provided for your close
relatives and friends), or
- specific assets or items of value (such as shares, property or jewellery)
Whichever method you select, whatever you can afford to leave will make a real and
lasting difference to our future work.
Inheritance tax
As we are a registered charity, under present tax rules any bequest you make to
us will be free of Inheritance Tax.
The total value of the gift will also be deducted from your estate, which may reduce
the amount of Inheritance Tax your other beneficiaries have to pay.
For more information about Inheritance Tax, visit
the HM Revenue and Customs Web site...
Thank you for supporting our work
Your support makes a positive difference for individuals with Down syndrome
worldwide -
find out more...
If you decide to mention the Trust in your will it would be a great help to our
future planning if you could let us know by sending a letter to the Trust (see address
above) marked 'Confidential - Legacies'.