Leave a Legacy Gift

In Living Memory is our legacy appeal to recognise those who have or would like to leave a gift in their will to St John’s Winchester.

To do this, you will need our registered name, address and charity number:
Registered Name: St John’s Winchester
Charity Number: 1174290
Address: 32 St Johns South, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9LN

It’s important to make sure you’ve considered a few things before making your will:

• You’ll need to name an executor as the person who will ensure your wishes are fulfilled.
• If you haven’t already done so, it’s worth calculating the value of your assets, including a list of your possessions from tangible small items like jewellery and antiques, to larger assets such as property, savings, and investments.
• Think about the family and friends you’d like to remember first. After them, you can consider whether you would like to leave a gift to charity.
• We’d recommend enlisting a solicitor or other will-writing professional to help you to draw up your will. This is to make certain it is legally valid and that your wishes are honoured.

There are different options available to you when leaving a gift in your will, and each of these can be as small or big as you like. Generally, however, these tend to fall into the following three categories:

• Residuary Gifts: a gift of a portion (usually percentage determined) of your estate after all outstanding debts, administration expenses and other specific gifts have been allocated.
• Pecuniary Gifts: a gift of a specific amount of money you wish to donate. You can ‘index link’ these gifts so that the sum holds its value with inflation.
• Specific Gifts: these may be a specific item or asset that you would like to leave, for example jewellery, antiques, or artworks.

At St John’s, we believe it is important to thank and acknowledge legacy pledges within the supporter’s lifetime. If you have pledged or intend to pledge a legacy gift to St John’s, please let us know. We want to ensure your generosity is recognised (even if you choose for this to be kept strictly confidential or anonymous) and that you can feel confident in the difference your gift will make beyond your lifetime. We also like to connect with the loved ones of our In Living Memory donors, and for them to know that they are welcomed with open arms into the St John’s supporter circle.