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Help Us Amplify The Future Voices of Children in Care: Leave a Legacy Gift In Your Will

We know that including NYAS in your will is a big decision, and that family and loved ones come first.  All gifts make a huge difference.

Many of us are lucky enough to have lives full of friendship, love and kindness. We have people to listen to us, support us and celebrate special moments with us.  A gift in your will could ensure that the next generation of young people’s lives are filled with moments like this too.

Leaving a gift in your will helps us to continue providing long-term support for future generations of young people. It will allow us to support care-experienced young mums, care leavers, and those struggling with their mental health

A legacy is a powerful gift. As the world changes, your gift will allow us to remain steadfast in our commitment to children and young people’s rights.

Easy Steps to Leaving a Legacy Gift in Your Will

  • Work out the value of your estate: Make sure you include property, investments and any debts.
  • Choose your beneficiaries: These are the people or charities you would like to include in your will.  Many supporters choose to leave a share of their estate to NYAS as this type of gift won’t lose its value over time.  This is called a Residuary gift.   Other options include a Pecuniary gift (specific sum of money) or a Specific gift (includes items like jewellery).
  • Appoint your executors: Executors are the individuals responsible for ensuring that your wishes are carried out.  They will be named in your will.
  • Use a solicitor or professional will writing service: You can find solicitors in your area who specialise in wills, probate law and tax law on the Law Society website.  After you’ve considered your loved ones and have decided that you would like to leave NYAS a gift in your will, you should ask your solicitor to include the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) in the list of bequests in your Will.  The essential information you will need is as follows:

Charity’s Full Name: The National Youth Advocacy Service

Address: Unit 1-3, Tower House, 1 Tower Road, Birkenhead, CH41 1FF

Registered charity number: 1012485

  • Keep your will somewhere safe: Your solicitor or will writing service will often look after it for you, but you may wish to keep your own copy too.  Tell a relative or close friend where the original copy of your will is stored.
  • If you have already included a gift to NYAS in your will, we’d love to hear from you to thank you for your support. But that’s entirely your decision – we do not need to know.

You can download guide here: Leave a Legacy Guide which has all of the information that you will need to ensure that your legacy gift is included in your will. 

We understand that writing your will is a private matter, and we treat all enquiries with respect and confidentiality. If you would like to get in touch with us to discuss leaving a gift in your will, please email fundraising@nyas.net and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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