Your legacy can help save a life.
Ciaran Biggins
MindFood Patron, Founder and Legacy Pledger
“Leaving a legacy means your actions live on forever. Poor mental health is extremely common. As one of those people effected, I’m very conscious of the immense impact it can have on every aspect of life, and the isolation it can bring. I know how vital the right support and setting can be. Nature was a huge support to my own mental health recovery, it inspired me and helped me form new friendships bringing joy during a dark time. I’m passionate that people should have access to mental health support delivered in nature. Which is why I have left a gift in my Will to MindFood, to ensure they will be there in the future, for people like me. Please consider remembering MindFood in your will. It’s one of the most valuable ways to ensure we will always be there. Thank you”
We need you to continue our life changing work.
One in four people experience a mental health crisis each year. By choosing to leave a gift to MindFood in your Will, you can make sure they don’t have to face it alone. Your support will ensure that MindFood are able to provide specialist intervention, helping to save lives. helping those in crisis to feel a greater sense of purpose, calmer, happier and less isolated.
If you are considering leaving a gift to MindFood, thank you.
Any gift, large or small, makes a real difference. It’s a gift that will be remembered, because if you choose to remember MindFood in your Will, after we are notified that we have received your gift, your name will be added to our legacy tree, alongside the names of others who have decided to support us in this special way.
So, after you have provided for your loved ones, we hope you will consider adding leaving a gift in your Will to us as we really depend on these special gifts to continue our work. together
Here’s what your gift could help us do
Befriending
Provide befriending and outreach visits for those who are socially isolated and in need of support.
Ecotherapy sessions
Provide ecotherapy sessions in nature. Helping those in crisis to connect with nature.
Raise awareness
Increasing understanding of mental health and suicide prevention. Offering hope and support.
HOW TO LEAVE YOUR LEGACY
If you would like to leave a gift in your Will to MindFood, we strongly recommend you that you speak to a solicitor to ensure that your wishes will be carried out as you intend.
You will need to take the following details with you:
- MindFood
- Registered address: 6 Claygate Road, London W13 9XG
- Registered charity number: 1185639
An example of wording you could use:
I leave my / X share (s) of my residuary estate for MindFood, 6 Claygate Road, London W13 9XG, registered charity number 1185639, absolutely for its general charitable purposes and I declare that the receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer for the time being shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.
Reducing inheritance tax
In the UK, Inheritance Tax is currently paid to the government at a rate of 40% if your estate is worth more than £325,000. However, the rate might be reduced to 36% if 10% or more of your estate is left to charity.
Most gifts left to MindFood are exempt from Inheritance Tax because we are a charity. You can find out more by contacting HMRC or a solicitor.
We are here to help
Leaving a gift in your Will to MindFood is a very personal and important decision and we are here to help. If you would like to speak to someone about your gift, please email legacies@mindfood.org.uk. We will be more than happy to help.
If you have remembered MindFood in your Will, we’d love to hear from you. Not only will this help us make plans for the future, it also means we can thank you properly for your support. Anything you tell us will be confidential and not legally binding.
Anyone who leaves a gift in their will can have their name written on the side of MindFoods Tree of Life mural, painted by participants at the Cleveley Crescent Allotments.
Your memory can live on and your legacy can help “save another life” by funding our work and supporting someone else’s journey.
Information for executors
If you are looking to make a payment from a Will, please email legacies@mindfood.org.uk
If you make the payment using our online donation form, please get in touch to let us know so we can ensure the gift is properly recorded and acknowledged.