How YOU can help

Leagacies

A bequest in your will is one of the more traditional forms of giving to nab but remains a very important one. We rely heavily upon bequests to provide the care and help we give to thousands of visually impaired people in Northamptonshire.

There are two types of legacies:

Residuary bequests – this means that once your family and loved ones have been provided for, the remainder or a proportion of your estate is pledged to nab.

Pecuniary bequests – this means that you pledge a specific sum of money to nab.

If you would like to leave nab something other than money, describe the item fully. For example:

“ ……… my grandfather clock with the walnut case”.

A bequest enables you to make a planned gift to nab, whilst ensuring your dependants and loved ones are provided for. Charitable legacies are paid before tax is deducted, thus eliminating or reducing the amount of inheritance tax that might be due from your estate.

If you already have a will you can still make a bequest to nab without making a new one by using a codicil, which is an addition to your will explaining, modifying or revoking (parts of) it.

If you are considering making a bequest to nab in your will, please use our full name, address and our registered charity number as follows:

Northamptonshire Association for the Blind

Wardington Court

Welford Road

Northampton

NN2 8AG

Reg. no. 201240

Although it is possible to write your own will, there are many laws governing their legality. We therefore strongly recommend that you consult a solicitor to advise you about making or amending a will. If you need help to locate a solicitor in your contact usI or www.lawyerlocator.co.uk

If you would like further information about how a bequest could help nab contact us.

NAB is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board, and is committed to the highest standards in fundraising practice. As such, we aim to adhere to the Fundraising Standards Board's Fundraising Promise www.fsboard.org.uk and the Codes of Fundraising Practice, as established by the Institute of Fundraising www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk.

If you have a compaint about NAB's fundraising, please contact Alan Williams at NAB, Wardington Court, Welford Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton. NN2 8AG. Telephone 01604 719193. Email alan@nab.org.uk

If you are dissatisfied with our response at the end of that process, you can refer the matter for further investigation to the Fundraising Standards Board.