Leaving a gift in your Will to Churchill College
Giving through a Will is often the simplest and most affordable way of supporting the College. The College welcomes gifts by legacy of any sum and to support any aspect of its life and work.
It is very easy to set up a legacy via a codicil to your Will giving either a specific amount or a percentage of the value of your estate. Legacies need not be large to make a difference – many such gifts are 1% of the total value of the donor’s Will – and you can write a gift into your Will at any time.
Churchill College is a charity, which means that for UK tax payers any gift in a Will or codicil to a Will comes out of any inheritance tax liability. There is also a provision which further reduces the rate of inheritance tax on the whole estate from 40% to 36% if 10% of the estate is given to charity.
Gifts arising from Wills play a key role in enabling the College to fund core needs and to grasp opportunities as they arise. Your legacy could support a fellowship, scholarship, a new building or restore the fabric of the College thereby creating a lasting memorial; we are always willing to name any of these in memoriam, if the gift level is appropriate.
The template codicil includes the wording that should be used in a regular Will. If you would like professional advice on the drafting of a will or codicil, the College can recommend Hewitsons, a local law firm with offices across the country. The College regularly works with the firm and a discounted rate will be offered for all Churchill College legators. Please contact Daniel Curtis at Hewitsons on 01223 461155 for more information (click on link below).
For those based in the US, Cambridge in America offers a range of further information for planning your estate and have established the 1209 Society to honor and acknowledges the many generous benefactors in the US.
Cambridge in America Planned Giving
The College recognises that you bequest intentions are a personal matter, which you may wish to keep confidential for now. However, if you would be willing to let us know that you intend to leave a legacy in your Will, the College would be very grateful for this information.
Legacy stories
Ruth and Robert Edwards bequest
Find out moreMarie Finston legacy
Find out moreWinston S. Churchill 1958 College Society
Membership of the Society, which is entirely voluntary, accords recognition to all individuals who pledge, or indicate that they will give, a gift in Will to the College.
Each year, a Winston S. Churchill 1958 College Society event is held for new and existing members in appreciation of their legacy commitment to the College. At this year’s event, guests attended a drinks reception followed by lunch in the Fellows’ Dining Hall and a music recital by a current student.
All those who have been formally admitted to the WSC 1958 Society at the annual gathering of members (and have given permission for their names to be listed) are included in the Member list of the Winston S. Churchill 1958 College Society printed in the annual Churchill Review.
Contact
If you have included Churchill College in your Will or would like any further information, please let us know by completing the Legacy Pledge form, or contact the Development Office directly. The form itself is not binding, but an indication of your desire to help the College in its long term planning. It will enable the College to recognise your generosity and invite you to be a member of the Winston S. Churchill 1958 College Society.
Contact Information:
Fran Malaree, Development Director T: 01223 336197
Hilary Stimpson, Development Office Manager T: 01223 336240
