A Gift in your Will can create a lasting legacy in your name whilst helping PSPA to create a better future for everyone affected by PSP & CBD.
We understand leaving a gift in your Will to PSPA is a big decision. You will want to ensure you look after family and friends first, but a gift to PSPA would make a huge difference as we strive to improve diagnosis for people living with PSP & CBD, saving time, resources and
helping families get the care they need faster.
Keep reading below to learn more about how a gift in your Will will help PSPA and also how you can set about writing a Will today.
Each year, PSPA aims to expand our reach so we can support more families affected by PSP & CBD and raise vital awareness among healthcare professionals, and beyond.
In addition, we continue our commitment to research to help us better understand PSP & CBD, and work towards life-changing treatments.
Your gift could make much needed support and future research breakthroughs possible
It is directly thanks to people leaving PSPA gifts in their Wills, that we were able to fund PROSPECT, the largest and most ambitious PSP & CBD research project in the world. Researchers believe the discovery of new effective treatments could be just years away.
Leaving a gift in your Will could make that future breakthrough possible – the one that could mean future generations will not be faced with the devastating reality of life with CBD & PSP.
What a special gift that would be.
A gift in your Will could be your lasting legacy.
DID YOU KNOW…
You can write a Will for free
Writing a Will is important to ensure that your wishes, and the people and causes you care about, are provided for. It needn’t be complicated, difficult or expensive to do. Below you can access our free online Will writing service, or you can easily search for a solicitor near you who can help.
After providing for your family and friends, remembering us in your Will means that we will be able to continue our vital work and give hope to families affected by PSP & CBD in the future. All gifts, whatever their size, make a real difference. It truly is a gift of a lifetime.
Write your Will for Free online
We’ve partnered with FreeWills.co.uk to provide you with the opportunity to make your fully comprehensive, legally-binding Will for free (England and Wales only).
You can make your personalised Will online in three simple steps, from the comfort of your own home and have the added reassurance that your Will will be checked, vetted and approved by a solicitor.
If you have PSP or CBD and wish to write your Will with FreeWills, we suggest you email them at support@freewills.co.uk so you can be suitably advised if you are able to self-certify for testamentary capacity, based on your specific situation.
Please note, the free Will writing service is not suitable in all circumstances, for example, if you own or partly own a farm, own a business, have property overseas, are planning to leave assets to anyone on means-tested benefits, if you want to set up a Trust, or where you have wishes that could be considered contentious. In such circumstances, please first contact Freewills at support@freewills.co.uk for advice.
Further information can be found on the Freewills Help page https://www.freewills.co.uk/help
Find a local solicitor to write your Will
If you decide to engage your own solicitor to write your Will, rather than using our Free Will offer, you may find the following Law Societies’ search tools helpful in finding a trusted solicitor.
Please note that the fees you pay will be determined by the solicitor you choose:
England and Wales: https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/
Scotland: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/find-a-solicitor/
Northern Ireland: https://lawsoc-ni.org/using-a-solicitor/find-a-solicitor
Get tax benefits from your gift
A gift to PSPA in your Will is exempt from Inheritance Tax. You can also cut the percentage the taxman takes in Inheritance Tax if you leave at least 10% of your estate to charity in your Will. For more information, visit www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax
Each experience of PSP or CBD may have similarities, but will also differ in many ways.
We understand therefore, that there are many reasons why you may want to include a gift to PSPA in your Will. Every gift will be personal to you and the experiences you have lived.
Here a few of our supporters share details of why they have included a gift to PSPA in their Will.
“It hit really hit hard that very few healthcare professionals had heard of PSP. Leaving a gift to PSPA in my Will was an easy way to help with that problem. To help raise awareness, ensure support for people living with the condition continues, and aid research, all in mum’s name.”
Jeanette Quinn
“Mum leaned heavily on the support PSPA offered via the helpline and the Family and Friends days, that’s why she wanted to leave a legacy to the charity. Leaving money in her Will to PSPA was, for Mum, an obvious way to help others dealing with this ‘brute of a disease’.”
Jenny Allen
CONTACT US
For more details on writing your Will, download our Gifts in Wills Guide below or contact Lynn O’Gorman, Head of Fundraising, on the details provided.
Tel: 01327 356 130
Email: lynn.ogorman@pspassociation.org.uk
If you would like to chat to someone about leaving a gift to PSPA in your Will, please get in touch with the fundraising team using the details below.
Tel:01327 322414
Email: fundraising@pspassociation.org.uk
