Leaving a gift to George Thomas Hospice Care in your will is a very special way of helping and a lasting gift to the people we are trying to help.

Leaving a legacy to George Thomas Hospice Care is totally free of Inheritance Tax. The value of your estate for tax assessment is reduced by the value of the gift, so the tax liable on your estate can be reduced or even eliminated.

If you plan to remember George Thomas Hospice Care in your Will you should seek the advice of a Solicitor or other professional advisor. If you already have a Will, it is easy to change it. Any Solicitor will be pleased to help you and advise how much (if anything) it will cost.

There are a number of ways you can leave a legacy to George Thomas Hospice Care Trust. The following sets out the three major alternatives and suggests suitable wordings.

• Pecuniary legacy: A pecuniary legacy is one that specifies an amount of money.
• Specific legacy: This enables you to leave something of value to George Thomas Hospice Care which can be used by the charity in a manner we think fit.
• Residuary legacy: This is when you leave the balance of your estate to George Thomas Hospice Care after everything else is taken care of.
  

Pecuniary Legacy...

A pecuniary legacy is one that specifies an amount of money. It is simple and straightforward but makes no allowances for inflation. A gift of £250 today may well be worth a lot less in 20 or 30 years time!

A suggested suitable wording for a pecuniary legacy is:

"I GIVE the sum of £.............( - in words - pounds) free of tax to George Thomas Hospice Care (Registered Charity No. 1023311) of Tŷ George Thomas, Whitchurch Hospital Grounds, Park Road, Cardiff , CF14 7BQ for its general purposes and I DECLARE that receipt from the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the Trust shall be a good discharge for the gift."


Specific Legacy...

A specific legacy enables you to leave something of value to George Thomas Hospice Care which can be used by the charity in any manner we think fit.

A suggested suitable wording for a specific legacy is:

"I give my ................................. to George Thomas Hospice Care (Registered Charity No. 1023311) of Tŷ George Thomas, Whitchurch Hospital Grounds, Park Road, Cardiff , CF14 7BQ for its general purposes and I DECLARE that receipt from the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the Trust shall be a good discharge for the gift.


Residuary Legacy...

A residuary legacy is when you leave the balance of your estate to George Thomas Hospice Care after everything else is taken care of.

A suggested suitable wording for a residuary legacy is:

"Subject to the payment of my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, legacies and all tax payable from my estate I GIVE all my real and personal property whatsoever and where-so-ever situated not hereby or by any codicil hereto specifically disposed of (including any property over which I may have a general power of appointment or disposition by Will) to George Thomas Hospice Care (Registered Charity No. 1023311) of Tŷ George Thomas, Whitchurch Hospital Grounds, Park Road, Cardiff CF14 7BQ for its general purposes absolutely and I DECLARE that receipt from the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the Trust shall be a good discharge for the gift."

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