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Additional Legacy Information

The Importance of making a Will

A will sets out who is to benefit from your property and possessions (your estate) after your death. If you die without making a legal will, your estate does not automatically pass to your spouse, next of kin or children. Rather, it is up to the courts to decide what happens to it. There are good reasons to make a will, including:

  • you can decide how your assets are shared - if you don't have a will, the law says who gets what
  • if you're an unmarried couple (whether or not it's a same-sex relationship), you can make sure your partner is provided for
  • if you're divorced, you can decide whether to leave anything to your former partner
  • if you have children you can safeguard their future by providing for them financially
  • you can make sure you don't pay more Inheritance Tax than necessary
  • you can choose to leave a gift to a charity of your choice

Reasons to leave a legacy to CCP

In leaving a legacy gift to CCP, you can help CCP to ensure that the next generation of children can grow up in a society where they will have the opportunity to Realise their Potential and lead safe, healthy, fulfilling lives. Your gift can safeguard their future.

How to leave a legacy gift to CCP

We recommend that you consult a solicitor when making a new will or updating an existing one. Should you choose to include CCP as a beneficiary, please pass the following information to the solicitor:

CCP,
15 Royal Crescent,
Cheltenham GL50 3DA
Registered Charity number 1043143

Types of Legacy gift

There are three types of legacy you can leave in a will:

  • A residual gift – this is the remainder or a percentage your estate after expenses and other amounts have been deducted
  • A pecuniary gift – this is a cash sum
  • A specific gift – a specific item of value, such a property, antiques etc

Updating an existing will

If you have already made a will, you can amend it or add extra instructions by using a Codicil. This document should be passed to your solicitors for safe keeping. Please contact us if you  would like us to forward a CCP Codicil form to you.

If you are planning to leave a legacy gift to CCP, Thank You. Please consider letting us know by completing this Pledge Form

Information for Executors

If you are an executor of an estate where CCP is a named beneficiary, please contact our finance dept on 01242 228999, or write to CCP at 15 Royal Crescent, Cheltenham, GL50 3DA

 
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