What to consider when writing your Will

Keep a note of our charity details

This will help ensure your Gift reaches us seamlessly.

ROLDA UK (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales no. 1162690)

ROLDA UK, Suite 9273, PO Box 4336, Manchester M61 0BW

Understand the tax benefits

Gifts to registered charities are wholly exempt from Inheritance Tax.

If you choose to leave 10% or more of your estate to a charity like ROLDA UK, your estate will benefit from a cut in the actual rate of inheritance Tax payable.

Choose the type of Gift you would like to leave ROLDA UK

The most common Gift types are

A fixed sum of money

This allows you to leave a specific sum of money to ROLDA UK. This is also known as a pecuniary gift.

A percentage share

This allows you to leave all or part of the remainder of your estate to ROLDA UK, after other legacies and charges have been met. This is also known as a residuary gift.

A specific Gift

A gift of an item, such as property, shares, or other valuables.

Consider our sample wording for your Will

Pecuniary gift

“I give and bequeath unto the ROLDA UK (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales no. 1162690) the sum of £…………… to be applied for its general charitable purposes and I declare that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer for the time being of ROLDA UK shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”

Residuary gift (all of the residue)

“Subject to the payment of my funeral and testamentary expenses I give devise and bequeath the residue of my real and personal property of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate of or to which I shall be entitled at the date of my death to my Trustees upon trust for ROLDA UK (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales no. 1162690) absolutely to be applied for its general charitable purposes and I direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer for the time being of ROLDA UK shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”

Specific gift

“I give and bequeath unto the ROLDA UK (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales no. 1162690) my [… description …] to be applied for its general charitable purposes and I declare that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer for the time being of ROLDA UK shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”

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