Remembering clergy households
In addition to caring for your loved ones, your will is an opportunity to remember the service of clergy and their families.
Thanks to the generosity of those who leave gifts, we’ve supported clergy, their partners and their children from training to retirement. We are also there for those sadly widowed and where marriages or civil partnerships have broken down.
We now support thousands of clergy households each year. Recently, the charity has provided more essential financial, health, and wellbeing help than ever before.
To leave a gift to the Trust
Please ask your solicitor to include:
- Charity name: Clergy Support Trust
- Charity number: 207736
Types of gift
We use gifts, big and small, to help clergy households in need. There are three kinds of gift that you can pledge to Clergy Support Trust in your Will:
A share or percentage of your estate ('a residuary gift')
This is given from what is left after other specific gifts, such as to your loved ones, have been made.
A specific sum of money (a 'pecuniary gift')
You can ask your solicitor to review this sum from time to time, to ensure it is not affected by inflation, and that it continues to reflect your generosity.
A particular item
This might be a property, shares, jewellery or a work of art.
Tax Exemption
Any share of your estate left to the Trust is fully exempt from Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty in the UK.
If you leave a share of your estate to charity and the remainder of your estate is subject to inheritance tax, the taxable part will qualify for a reduced rate of inheritance tax.
Lifetime Gifts
You may prefer to make a charitable gift during your lifetime so you can see the difference your donation makes.
We are very happy to discuss gifts made in this way and how your gift may be used. There are a number of tax-efficient ways of enhancing such a donation, like Gift Aid.