To leave us a gift in your Will here is the information you need for your solicitor or person drafting your Will:
Actors’ Children’s Trust is now part of the Royal Theatrical Fund
ACT Registered Charity Number was 1177106 | Royal Theatrical Fund Charity Number 222080
Now that Actors’ Children’s Trust is part of the Royal Theatrical Fund (RTF), you can leave a lasting legacy by directing your gift specifically to the restricted ACT Fund, ensuring your generosity continues to support the children and families for whom ACT was founded.
Your adviser can agree the words and type of gift which suits your circumstances.
Gifts:
The most usual gifts are:
A specific sum of money which which suits your circumstances.
The other type of gift is one which is a percentage of what you are worth – formally it is called a residuary gift. It can be 1% to 100% of your “estate” – again whatever suits your own circumstances. Just 1% will help future generations of parent-actors and their children. Sometimes people like to leave a specific gift.
If you have an item (called a specific gift) you want to leave us, please call our office to discuss this. It is normal for a charity to maintain the right to sell the gift if it cannot be used for a good purpose. A contingent gift: a gift in your Will that depends upon the occurrence of an event which may or may not happen is known legally as a contingent bequest. An example is a gift to a charity which applies only if other beneficiaries named in the Will die before the testator (person who made the Will).
If you already have a Will and would like to change it, you can use a codicil but nowadays it is just as easy for your solicitor to adapt an existing one.
