Leave a Gift in Your Will

A message from The Keepers Chair of Trustees

At The Keepers we believe passionately in the power of our community. We think that everyone who lives in our local area deserves to have a happy, fulfilling life surrounded by people that care. Where for whatever reason any of us is finding life a bit tough, we are feeling a bit isolated, or we would just love the chance to meet up with friends over a cup of tea and a slice of cake, we hope The Keepers is always there for you.  We are here for everyone - young and old and we hope to be here for generations to come. A gift in your Will can ensure The Keepers stays open and continues to do more great work in our local community. Thank you so much for considering this special way of giving

How to leave a gift in your will

After taking care of family and friends, including a gift in your Will to The Keepers is an incredible way to support our local community. There are two main ways to leave a gift to The Keepers.

Residuary gifts: A residuary gift is a share of someone’s estate. This type of gift guarantees a fair distribution among all the people you want to benefit. 

Pecuniary gifts: A pecuniary gift is a fixed sum of money. If you would like to protect the value of your gift from diminishing over the years, you could think about index linking the sum that you give to The Keepers. We always encourage you to give a gift without restricting its usage, because we don’t know where our focus will be most needed when we receive your gift. Unrestricted gifts allow us to work on a variety of different projects and support different groups more easily at the same time.

Making or Updating your Will

When making or updating your Will, we recommend you get professional advice from a solicitor. These tips will help with your preparation before seeing a Will-making professional.

 1. Think about your assets. Spend time listing the assets you own, their worth and whether you share ownership. You should also think about any debts, and estimate their value, as these will reduce your estate. Consider how and where information about your estate is kept so you can plan how to give secure access to this.

 2. Appoint roles in your Will Your Executors are the people named in your Will who will look after your estate after your death. They can be family members and/or friends, professionals or even organisations (like a bank). Your Executors should be people you trust to look after everything and carry out your wishes in your Will. If choosing loved ones to be Executors, it is a good idea to discuss this with them, to make sure they are happy to be appointed.

 3. A gift in your Will to The Keepers After considering loved ones, you might also want to think about how your values can live on through supporting causes you care about. If you want to support our local community through The Keepers, you will need our address and charity number:

The Keepers Wotton Community Hub, Symn Lane, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7BD

Registered Charity Incorporated Organisation Number 1192121

4. Make sure your Will is valid. When you come to sign your Will, you will need to make sure there are two independent witnesses who can also sign the document and watch you sign. Make sure the witnesses are not beneficiaries of your estate as this will mean their gift becomes invalid.