Wording for your Will
Large or small, gifts in Wills help ensure we can continue to be there for communities like yours, right across Britain, today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
How to include Royal Voluntary Service in your Will
We recommend that you seek appropriate legal and/or tax advice in making or updating a Will.
People often choose to leave a Residuary Gift of a percentage share of their estate to Royal Voluntary Service alongside gifts to loved ones.
They often tell us how simple it is to do, and how reassuring it feels to know that a Residuary Gift of a share of their estate is more likely to keep pace with inflation and retain its value over time. We recommend you seek your own legal advice about whether this is suitable option for you.
If you do wish to support Royal Voluntary Service in your Will, below is some model wording which can be shared with your solicitor or Will writer.
Wording to leave a Residuary Gift
*Subject to the payment of my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, I give the whole/ % of my estate not otherwise disposed of by this Will to:
Royal Voluntary Service, Hanley Centre, 29 Charles Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3JP
A registered charity in England and Wales (charity number (1015988), Scotland (SC038924), for the general purposes of Royal Voluntary Service and I declare that the receipt of its Treasurer or other proper officer shall be a full and sufficient charge.
Wording to leave a Pecuniary Gift
*I give free of tax to:
Royal Voluntary Service, Hanley Centre, 29 Charles Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3JP
A registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 1015988), Scotland (SC038924), the sum of £ for the general purposes of Royal Voluntary Service and I declare that the receipt of its Treasurer or other proper officer shall be of a full and sufficient charge.
We're here to help
If you have a questions about leaving a gift in your Will or would like to share your thoughts about including Royal Voluntary Service in your Will, please get in touch.
Call: 0800 731 9197
Email: legacies@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Write to: Gifts in Wills Team, Royal Voluntary Service, Hanley Centre, 29 Charles Street Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3JP