For most of us, our will is one way of looking after the people we care about. We leave them something to make sure they’re ok when we’re gone. A gift to The Pituitary Foundation in your will is an extra way of looking after the people you care about who have been affected by pituitary conditions. Your own family, friends and even people you’ll never know. People you will want to help because you know how hard it can be when families are affected by one of the many complex pituitary conditions. Your gift will help make sure we can be there for all of them if they ever need us, whether that’s 10, 20 or 30 years from now.
How we use gifts in wills
Over the past 5 years, ten percent of the money we raised came from people leaving The Foundation a gift in their will. Those gifts come in all shapes and sizes and we are grateful for them all.
We use those gifts to give support to people affected by pituitary conditions when they most need it. We understand that when making a will your family must come first, but even a small gift will help us to give every person affected by a pituitary condition, and their families, the best possible support in their hour of need.
The National Free Wills service
The National Free Wills Network
The Pituitary Foundation has partnered up with The National Free Wills Network to provide supporters with the opportunity to have a simple Will written or updated free of charge by a local solicitor.
The Network exclusively partners with regulated solicitors, ensuring that all Wills are professionally drafted. Most supporters meet with a solicitor face to face for their appointment, however, for added convenience, most solicitors within the Network also offer remote appointments via telephone or zoom and in some cases offer home visits.
We will send you a pack with details of your closest Network solicitors, simply get in touch with the most convenient firm (normally less than 5 miles away) and book your appointment.
To request your Network pack and write or update your Will through the National Free Wills Network, please fill out the form below.
Frequently asked questions
The following information may help you with any questions you have about leaving a gift in your will. If you have questions that are not answered here please get in touch.
If you need further advice on leaving a gift to The Pituitary Foundation in your will please get in touch.
FAQ’s
Having an up-to-date Will is the only way to ensure your family, friends, and the charities you care about are provided for in the way you want. Without a Will, the law decides where your money and possessions will go and sorting your affairs can be costly for your family after you die.
Pecuniary gifts are specified sums of money, often referred to as cash gifts.
Residual gifts are a percentage of the total value of your estate, after the cash gifts and specific items have been distributed.
Specific gifts are things you own, such as jewellery, items of furniture or your house.
These are people who will benefit from your Will in some way – maybe with a cash gift, objects you own or a share of your estate. A beneficiary of your Will cannot witness your Will for you.
Your Will must be signed by you, and witnessed by two independent people, who must not be benefiting from your Will. You don’t need to know them but they must see you sign and date your Will.
We suggest that it would be wise for you to consider choosing a trusted family member, friend, solicitor or professional adviser to be appointed as your Executor in your Will, as these individuals will have personal knowledge about your circumstances and will be better placed to ensure that your wishes are carried out as you intend at the appropriate time.
Please note that as The Pituitary Foundation is not a registered trust corporation, and is only a registered charity, we are unable to act as your Executor or Legal Personal Representative.
If you choose to leave a gift to The Pituitary Foundation the following information will ensure your gift reaches The Pituitary Foundation:
The name of our charity- ‘The Pituitary Foundation’
Our registered charity number- 1058968
Our address: Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE
If you write your Will yourself and it is not legally correct it can cause costly problems for your family. We always recommend consulting a solicitor or Will writer. You can write a simple Will or mirror Will
for couples for free with our in-person Will writing partner service, National Free Wills Network, for more click here
Do not amend your Will yourself as it will become invalid. You can write a codicil which is a document that amends (rather than replaces) a Will. The codicil must also abide by the same legal requirements as the original Will. It must also have two witnesses who do not benefit from the Will in any way. It is more common now to rewrite the whole Will as codicils can adversely affect a Will if incorrectly written and witnessed.
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