Leave a gift in your Will
Leaving a gift in your Will to Francis House is your gift for the future.
A legacy takes a few minutes to sort out when making a Will, but it lasts on, giving a lifeline of comfort to the children who come to Francis House with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. It will help us build memories for their parents and siblings that can last for generations.
You and your family can be a part of the future of Francis House with a small bequest or a gift of a percentage of your estate. A gift in a Will can make a world of difference to a child with a life-shortening illness and their family.
Make a Will – Make a Difference
A legacy, whatever the size, can make a lasting difference.
At Francis House, we put the children we care for first by helping them live life to the full and by supporting their families. You will want to put your family first when you write your Will, but if you are able, leaving a legacy to Francis House in your Will can bring comfort to the children we help and to your family.
“Both myself and Cameron were supported the whole time by Francis House. We’d both go for respite care. The hospice is filled with amazing people who loved Cameron just as much as I did. He smiled every moment he spent there.”
Kim, Cameron's mum
Make a Will and Help Your Loved Ones and Francis House Children’s Hospice
If you are making a Will or updating an existing Will and would like to leave a gift or a share of your estate to Francis House and have questions, email us at legacies@francishouse.org.uk.
If you need our details to include in your Will, they are:
- Francis House Family Trust.
- Registered Charity number 328659.
- Address: 390 Parrswood Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 5NA.
To read about how a legacy can make a difference in the lives of the children and their families who Francis House helps, and how Derek’s bequest lives on, read his story.
Make a Will During Make a Will Month
If you need a Will or need to update your existing Will, then let specialist North West Will solicitors help you by joining our Make a Will Month campaign to make sure your family has the protection of a Will and to help support Francis House Children’s Hospice.
During September, you can have a simple Will written by a solicitor working with the hospice. The lawyers provide their free Will service during September, asking for a donation to Francis House instead of a fee for their expert Will writing.
If you decide to make a donation to Francis House in exchange for a free simple Will or to amend an existing Will, it helps to know that Will solicitors normally charge a fee of £100 for an individual Will or £175 for a double Will for married couples or partners.
There is no requirement to leave a gift in your Will to Francis House if you decide to use Will Month to make your Will, but any additional support you choose to make would help us to provide the very best care to the children, young people and their families.
Download the Francis House Will Guide
You can download the Francis House Will Guide by clicking the link below.
If you would like a copy sent by post, please get in touch with the legacy team on 0161 443 2200 or email us at legacies@francishouse.org.uk.
Tell us if you Have Left a Legacy to Francis House in Your Will
If you have left us a legacy in your Will, either through using your own Will solicitor or during our Will Month, and you would like to keep in touch with us, or you are a Will professional, then please do let us know so we can keep you informed with our newsletters or invite you to our annual open days so you can get a better insight into how we help local children and their families and how we thank the families of donors.
Frequently Asked Questions on Wills
Why make a Will?
If you don’t make a Will, all your property (called your estate) is inherited by your relatives under the intestacy rules that set out which relatives, in order of priority, should receive it. The relatives may not be the family or loved ones that you would have chosen.
By not making a Will, you lose the opportunity to estate plan (leave your estate in a tax-efficient way), to make specific bequests of sentimental items, to appoint your own executors and put protective Will and trust measures in place if you have dependent children, to include funeral expenses, or to leave money to charity.
While every adult should have a Will, it’s especially important if you are married, are cohabiting, have children or stepchildren, or are part of a blended family, including those with step-grandchildren.
Do I need to update my Will?
Family and financial circumstances change. If you have married, had a child, started a new relationship, inherited money, sold a business, or, sadly, separated from a partner, these are all reasons to consider whether you need to update your Will.
How do I leave a legacy to Francis House?
Whether you are asking your own solicitor to write your Will or writing a Will during Will Month, you can decide to leave:
- A monetary gift specifying the sum you are leaving to Francis House.
- A residuary gift, leaving a percentage of your estate (1 to 100%) after you have made any specific bequests to loved ones.
- A substitute gift so your legacy to Francis House is conditional upon your loved ones passing away before you do so.
It is entirely your decision on whether you leave a legacy in your Will or if you decide to update an earlier Will.
Find out More on Gifts in Wills
If you would like to learn more about Will writing and how including a gift in your Will could make a difference to your family or to Francis House, then come to one of our Gift in Will Events.
