Leave a legacy of hope, support SPUC’s lifelong commitment to protecting life.
Every gift, big or small, helps SPUC defend and advocate for life, ensuring our mission continues for generations to come.
Do you believe that every human being has the right to life? Leaving a gift to SPUC allows you to invest in a future where life is valued, respected and defended. You will support SPUC in providing life-saving support to those most vulnerable in society and inspire future generations to be strong defenders of life.
How Can You Gift SPUC in Your Will?
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List your assets and liabilities
When writing your Will, start by estimating the value of your estate. This involves listing assets like your home, savings, pensions and valuables (such as jewellery or your car), as well as any debts like mortgages and loans. This helps in deciding who will receive what. After listing all your assets and liabilities, you can now choose who will benefit from your will and the type of gift you wish to leave.
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Decide on the type of gift you would like to leave
There are three main types of gifts that you can leave in your will:
Share of your estate (Residuary Gift)
After other gifts, expenses and debts are paid, you can leave a percentage of what’s left of your estate to your chosen beneficiaries.
Cash gift (Pecuniary Gift)
This is a specific amount of money you choose to leave to a person or charity like SPUC.
Specific gift or asset
You can leave valuable items like property, jewellery or stocks to a person or charity.
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Select a will executor
Appoint a trusted person or professional to carry out the instructions of your will, ensuring your wishes are fulfilled after your passing. Executors are often family members or close friends; you can also name a professional executor, such as a solicitor or accountant. Professional executors will often charge a fee for this. Find out more on this in our guide available below.
Disclaimer: SPUC does not provide any legal or tax advice. Supporters are advised to consult independent legal or tax representatives.
Our Commitment to You
Your decision is our priority, we’re here to offer support.
We offer support and resources to help, and never put you under any pressure. This is because we understand that donating a gift in your will is a big decision.
Support without pressure – we respect your choice and are here to provide resources without any pressure.
Privacy matters – you’re not obligated to share your decision with us; we’ll always honour your privacy.
Respectful use of gifts – your contributions will be managed carefully.
Information for Solicitors and Executors
For Executors
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to leave a gift in your will.
Executors have a lot of jobs and responsibilities. This is why we decided to make the process easy to navigate and allow you to make the best use of their valuable time.
Getting a Gift to Us
All gifts can be processed in our London office – even for SPUC Scotland or for the SPUC Education and Research Trust.
By Cheque
If you would like to donate via cheque. Please make the cheque payable to the following account and post it to the address below.
SPUC Pro-Life Ltd
FREEPOST SPUC
Unit B/3 Whitacre Mews
Stannary Street
London
SE11 4AB
Please also include the full name and address of the deceased
and the full name and contact details of the executor.
Electronic Payment or Bank Transfer
If you would like to pay by BACS Direct Debit, please send the fund to the following account, giving the name of the deceased as the reference:
SPUC PRO-LIFE LTD
51170546
40-07-13
Please also help us to allocate the payment properly by emailing us at legacies@spuc.org.uk with the full name and address of the deceased
and the full name and contact details of the executor.
Tax Benefits
Charities are exempt from inheritance tax and capital gains tax. Gifts left to the SPUC Education and Research Trust can normally be paid free of inheritance tax and can be deducted from the estate before the final tax figures is calculated.
Regarding capital gains tax: in some cases, we can reclaim capital gains tax and income tax. These matters can become very complicated, so it is best to speak to a solicitor or to get in touch with us at legacies@spuc.org.uk.
Leaving Items to SPUC
In most cases we are unable to deal with items unless they are of a certain value or rarity. For example, we can arrange for artwork, wine collections, libraries or things of this nature to be valued and sold by professionals – but we do not have a shop where we can sell individual small items.
Please contact us on legacies@spuc.org.uk to arrange these matters.