11th-17th September 2023
Remember a Charity Week. This week, like every week, we are supporting charities, but this week is a special one.
So we’ve asked Anna Webster, Legacy & In Memoriam Officer, from CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria, to write us a short blog to tell us what our donations and yours mean to them.
Anna tells us:
“As a local charity, CancerCare are extremely grateful for the support of Morecambe Bay Wills & Estates as we strive to provide much-needed support to local people coping with cancer or bereavement. Thank you to Nicola & the team for inviting us to contribute to this special guest blog.
This week is ‘Remember A Charity Week’; a campaign that encourages everyone to take a moment to consider adding a gift to a charity in their Will.
Gifts in Wills are vital to the work of CancerCare; funding the support we provide to 1 in every 4 people who turn to the charity for help. When you include a gift in your Will to CancerCare, you help ensure that no-one in our local community ever has to face cancer or bereavement alone”
Q: That sounds great, but what about my family and friends?
Of course, we understand that when making a Will, the needs of your family and loved ones will always come first. After all, a huge part of our work at CancerCare is supporting families.
However, once you’ve looked after those closest to you, including a gift to CancerCare in your Will can help many more people. It can ensure future generations across North Lancashire & South Cumbria can always turn to us for support.
Q: Do I have to give a large amount to charity in my Will?
We are grateful for every gift in every Will, whether you can afford to give 1% or 50% of your estate. What may seem like a relatively small gift to you, can still make a big difference to someone in our community coping with the life-changing impact of cancer or loss. And, of course, lots of smaller gifts can add up and have a real difference on the number of local people we can help.
Previous larger gifts have helped to fund new projects like bringing CancerCare’s support services to the Barrow & Furness community. And smaller gifts have helped to fund weekly creative support groups for people in the Lancaster & Morecambe area.
Q: Is it true that leaving a gift to charity can reduce your inheritance tax?
Yes. If you leave more than 10% of your estate to charity in your Will then the overall rate of inheritance tax paid can reduce from 40% to 36%. That’s good news for your loved ones and great for charities like CancerCare too! And you can do this any week, not just in “Remember A Charity Week”.
Q: How do I add a gift to my Will?
Option 1: If you’ve already written a Will, you can ask your Will-writer if they can update it with a codicil.
Option 2: Write a new Will. Your Will-writer will guide you through the process. If you’d like to include a gift in your Will for CancerCare, you’ll need to give your Will-writer the following information.
- CancerCare North Lancashire & South Cumbria
- Registered address: Slynedales, Slyne Road, Lancaster, LA2 6ST
- Registered charity number: 1120048 (England and Wales)
We know that planning a gift in your Will to CancerCare is a very personal and important decision and we are here to help. If you have any questions or would like talk to us about the difference your gift could make, please do get in touch. Anything you share with us will be confidential and not legally binding.
Thank you for considering a gift in your Will for CancerCare.
Anna Webster
Call: 03330 150 628 or email: anna.webster@cancercare.org.uk
Thank you Anna!
We love supporting CancerCare, the charity we chose to help because they’d helped us so much!
You can find out more about our support for this amazing charity by following us on social media. Check us out on Facebook, Google, Instagram or LinkedIn.
And of course you can call us on 01524 571032 and we can help you make your own gift to charity.