1 in 4 patients are cared for thanks to gifts in Wills
A gift that helps protect local hospice care
Leaving a gift in your Will is a simple and generous way to help St Wilfrid’s Hospice continue providing compassionate care for local people when they need it most.
While we receive a small 16% grant from the NHS, it covers only a fraction of what it costs to run the Hospice — the rest depends entirely on the generosity of people like you.
Our total annual running costs exceed £10.5 million. Gifts left in Wills help bridge that gap, funding everything from specialist nurses and pain relief to bereavement support for families.
Your kindness could mean less tax
After looking after your loved ones, any size of gift can make a lasting difference — helping us support patients and their families through some of life’s most difficult moments with comfort, dignity and specialist care.
It’s also very simple to do. All you need to do is name St Wilfrid’s Hospice as a charity in your Will.
Gifts left to charities like St Wilfrid’s are also exempt from Inheritance Tax. If 10% or more of your chargeable estate goes to charity, your Inheritance Tax rate may be reduced.
Many of the services we provide today are only possible thanks to gifts kindly left by people in our community.
90% of our care is delivered at home, keeping patients where they feel most comfortable
Since we opened in 1987, we have cared for 20,000 people – and the need continues to grow
Meet Chloe and Wendy
As an independent local charity, St Wilfrid’s Hospice has been supporting local people in your community living with a life-limiting or terminal illness for nearly 40 years.
Our vision is for all dying people and their loved ones to have access to the dignified care and support they need.
Find our more about the expert care and compassion we provide, and hear the stories of Chloe and Wendy. They explain what the Hospice means to them – and why they have both left a gift in their Will to support future hospice care.
Get your FREE Gifts in Wills Guide
Whats inlcuded?
- Advice on what you can include in your Will.
- Information on different types of gifts and Wills.
- Example wording to add a gift in your Will.
Printed copies of the guide are also available. Please email Bryan Robinson at fundraising@stwh.co.uk to request one.
Every gift, no matter how small, helps keep our doors open
When writing or updating your Will, your family naturally comes first – but should you decide to leave a gift to St Wilfrid’s, there’s no expected amount. Any gift, however small, makes a real difference. Choose what feels right after taking care of the people you love.
Your gift also stays local. Every pound goes towards caring for people right here in your community; your neighbours, friends and family. And it’s not just about people who need care today, it’s about future care. You never know when you might need it – and any gift left to St Wilfrid’s is helping to ensure local hospice care is here for years to come.
How to leave a gift
It’s simpler than you think
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Download our free guide
Download our free Gifts in Wills Guide, or contact our team if you’d like to talk through your options.
We’re always happy to help.
Email us: fundraising@stwh.co.uk Download our free Gift in Wills Guide
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Include St Wilfrid’s Hospice in your Will
When writing or updating your Will, simply ask your solicitor or Will writer to include: St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Chichester Charity number: 281963
You can also write your Will for free using our partner service, Farewill. Write your Will with Farewill
St Wilfrid’s has joined forces with 126 UK hospices
At St Wilfrid’s, we are excited to be a part of Hospice UK’s national campaign called ‘This is Hospice Care’, alongside 126 hospices across the UK.
The campaign celebrates the vital, expert palliative and end-of-life care that hospices provide to their local communities, and highlights the importance of the generosity of people like you, who kindly leave a gift in their Will to their local hospice.
Hospice care. Help it live on for all, for now, forever.
Get your FREE Gifts in Wills Guide
Whats incuded?
- Advice on what you can include in your Will.
- Information on different types of gifts and Wills.
- Example wording to add a gift in your Will.
Printed copies of the guide are also available. Please email Bryan Robinson at fundraising@stwh.co.uk to request one.
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