Donate Leave a gift in your Will How to leave a gift in your Will to support Leeds Hospitals Most Wills are straightforward and take less than 45 minutes to set out. After you have provided for your loved ones, it is easy to include a gift to support a charity or cause you care about. If your estate is complicated, a solicitor will be able to guide you through the process. Spending a little time in preparing your Will can help the process go even more smoothly. Making or updating a Will We would always recommend you use a solicitor or professional Will writer to ensure your wishes are fully understood. A solicitor will give you professional advice - including information about inheritance tax - and you can also ask them to keep a copy of the Will if you wish. You can find a solicitor by contacting the Law Society at lawsociety.org.uk or calling 0207 242 1222. What type of gift can I make? Often people choose to leave a share of what is left over after all other wishes have been carried out, which is known as a residuary gift. You can also leave a specific amount of money, which is known as a pecuniary gift. Here is a brief overview of the different options you have: A residuary gift – A share of your estate after all debts have been settled and other gifts made. A pecuniary gift – A fixed sum of money. A specific gift – An identifiable asset such as a property, an investment of stocks and shares or a piece of jewellery or artwork. A reversionary gift – Allows you to provide for a loved one during their lifetime, for example giving them the use of a home or other asset. After their death, the assets are passed to another specified beneficiary. Your gift will make an enormous difference to patients and families today, and for many years to come. You’ll be helping to discover better treatments, better care and, ultimately find cures. Details for your solicitor The details below are required in all Wills written by a solicitor / executors to ensure that any gift to Leeds Hospitals Charity reaches us:Charity name: Leeds Hospitals CharityAddress: Ground Floor, Trust Headquarters, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TFRegistered Charity Number: 1170369 MyIntent, free online will service: If you’re looking for a convenient way to write or update your Will, you can use our free online Will writing service, offered through our partnership with MyIntent. This service is available to people in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Get started with MyIntent "Dorothy said that if she died first, she’d like me to donate our entire estate to charity – and that’s whatI’ll be doing, for the benefit of the liver unit that gave Dorothy so many extra years of life." - Keith Butterworth My wife, Dorothy, had a successful liver transplant at Leeds Liver Unit on 28th October 2002. To thank the unit, we opened a second-hand shop in Heywood, with profits going to charity until 2015. During COVID, we decided to leave a gift in our Wills to Leeds Hospitals Charity. Dorothy died in 2022, but her transplant gave her an extra 20 years and 32 days of quality life. She remained active until six months before she died. If my contribution can help others with liver conditions, that would be wonderful. Read more: Keith Butterworth - Our Research Story How might a Gift in my Will help others? Please feel free to get in touch by emailing our Gifts in Wills Manager Sue at [email protected] or calling 0113 539 8198, and we’ll do everything we can to help. Frequently Asked Questions How do Gifts in Wills support Leeds Teaching Hospitals? Gifts in Wills help Leeds Hospitals Charity fund pioneering research into rare and life-limiting conditions like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Our new TV campaign, airing on ITV from 1st October, shares Austin’s story to show how legacy giving brings hope to families and drives innovation in care. Leave a gift in your Will today Main Article: Leaving a gift in your Will FAQs Back to Leave a Gift in Your Will Manage Cookie Preferences