Legacies

Donate in your Will with our free Will writing service and leave a life-saving legacy in the mountains 

Our free will writing service will help you to write a simple Will or a simple mirror Will, online or in person with a professional solicitor near you. Get started by requesting your will writing pack. 

In return, we hope you will consider leaving a gift in your Will to support MREW, helping us provide training and essential equipment for our mountain rescue teams across England and Wales. 

Download our Guide to Supporting Mountain Rescue Through a Gift in your Will before speaking to your solicitor, so you have everything you need to hand to write your Will — this includes personal details and those of your beneficiaries, a handy table to help estimate the value of your Estate and space for any questions you might have. We’ve also created a form fillable version here.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about leaving a gift in your Will. No question is too big or small — we’re here to help. 

If you decide this option isn’t right for you, you already have a solicitor, or you would like to find your own please refer to the Law Society website to assist. 

You can also find some FAQs in our Legacies Fact File.

The language of law…

Here are some examples of the words your solicitor may use. There’s also a handy reference guide to some of the other legal wording you might not be familiar with, in our Guide to Supporting Mountain Rescue Through a Gift in your Will.

Residuary Gift

A Residuary Bequest is a share of whatever is left in your Estate, after debts have been settled and other gifts made. This type of gift is often particularly valuable to a charity like MREW as its value will increase in line with the value of your estate. An example of legal wording would be:

‘I give free of inheritance tax (%) of the residue of my estate both real and personal to Mountain Rescue England and Wales, c/o Armstrong Watson, 2 Europe Way, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0RJ, registered
in England and Wales No: 1178090, for their general purposes and the receipt of the proper officer of the charity shall be sufficient discharge for my Trustees.‘

Pecuniary Gift or a Specific Item 

A Pecuniary Bequest is a gift of a specific sum of money. A Specific Bequest is the gift of a particular object or property. An example of legal wording would be:

‘I give free of inheritance tax to Mountain Rescue England and Wales, c/o Armstrong Watson, 2 Europe Way, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0RJ, registered in England and Wales No: 1178090, the sum of £………, for their general purposes and the receipt of the proper officer of the charity shall be sufficient discharge for my Trustees.’