Leave a legacy
Our projects and services are dependent upon the generosity of our supporters. Gifts left in wills, or ‘legacies,’ are especially important.
Why write a will?
- Peace of mind to ensures that the right people benefit from your estate when you pass away
- Less chance of delays and disputes, and your loved ones are taken care of financially
- Tax-efficient gifts can be left to spouses, charities or pension funds
What kind of gift can I leave to a charity?
- A Residuary gift – a percentage of your estate after bills and expenses
- A Pecuniary gift – a fixed amount of money, for example, £5,000
How can we help?
We know that this process can be a bit daunting, expensive and time consuming, so we have established a relationship with Octopus Legacy, a user-friendly on-line will-writing service. It’s quick and easy, safe and legally binding, and checked by legal experts. Wills can also be produced over the phone, for further assistance.
Please click the button below to go to Octopus Legacy or call 0800 773 4014. Please quote the code SFS-FREE at checkout, and you will save up to £150 on the cost of your will.
Here are some examples of what your gift can help pay for:
£1,500
pays for 20 counselling sessions for children and young people
£5,000
funds one of our community hubs for a year to help beat loneliness
£10,000
goes towards funding one of our Eye Clinic Liaison Officers providing emotional and practical support at a Surrey hospital
Brian Brackpool was a kind and generous man who lived in Surrey. He loved football, was a referee in his spare time and a season ticket holder to Arsenal. His other passion was horse racing; he owned horses with his son and had a grade one winner at Ascot that was a highlight of his life.
Brian, who sadly died in August 2025, had wet and dry Macular Degeneration. He first noticed a dramatic reduction in his sight in 2010 and commenced the injections in his right eye, but he had already lost the sight in his left.
During Covid the injections got cancelled and when he was invited back he had lost the sight in his other eye and was registered as Severely Sight Impaired.
When Brian was told of his sight loss he was supported by our Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) at East Surrey hospital.
Karen, Brian’s daughter, contacted us to request IT support in particular making his iPad and PC accessible, she also signed him up for Talking Newspapers, and he enjoyed attending the Meet Up Catch Up groups in Oxted.
Brian also had hearing loss, so the team came and set up a loop system and connected his TV and audio description on his television. Ensuring access to everything he loved to do was vital.
Brian and his wife had made their funeral wishes clear – to only have family flowers and that donations would go to charity that had supported them – and they chose us as they knew how much donations made to a small charity.
Daughter Karen said, “Our amazement was the amount of money it raised, over £35,000, Dad would have been overwhelmed.”
Money raised will fund free places to care home staff to attend our Breaking Down Barriers workshop and contribute towards our ECLO service.
Thank you for supporting us through a gift in your will, we are incredibly grateful and would love to hear from you!
For more information or help, please contact us at fundraising@sightforsurrey.org.uk