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A legacy can be expressed as a specific sum of money or as a proportion of an estate, equally valuable are gifts left to us in the form of a share of the residue of an estate (the amount left over when other gifts and debts have been paid) – even a 1% share. We are also pleased to accept non-cash gifts, such as property, furniture or paintings, which may be used by Landmark, or, if agreed with the donor, sold to raise funds for our work.
Please consider remembering the Landmark Trust in your Will.
How to leave a gift to the Landmark Trust
Our free legacy guide will help you whether you are making a Will for the first time or revisiting an existing one. Please review the pages above, or contact Linda Millard via email or telephone her on 01628 825920 and Linda will be happy to send you a copy by post.
We would always recommend that you consult a solicitor or other professional advisor when making or updating your Will. We have prepared some suggested wording to assist you which you can download and take with you when you visit your advisor.
Gifts to charity are currently exempt from Inheritance Tax so a gift to the Landmark Trust can reduce and help with your tax planning. For more information please speak to your solicitor or visit the HMRC website.
“The seminar, like everything the Landmark Trust does, was perfectly done. The speakers, the timing and the hospitality all were pitched perfectly. Welcoming, not too long and just the right amount of information and absolutely no pressure.” Mrs J Webb – a previous seminar attendee
From time to time we are contacted by Landmarkers with questions about how they can minimise inheritance tax through charitable giving. With this in mind, we offer a series of talks on the subject normally taking place at a Landmark building, which cover areas including: the implications of not making a Will or keeping it updated, and other topical tax issues. Our speaker, who specialises in Wills, probate and Inheritance Tax planning, is available to ask questions during the seminar and after, if you would prefer to speak with them privately. Light refreshments are provided and you will also have the opportunity to explore the Landmark. The seminars are free and are relaxed, informal events lasting about an hour and a half. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Create a sustainable future for Lundy with a gift in your Will
Our leaflet about leaving a gift for Lundy can be viewed here. Alternatively to request a copy by post please email Derek Green, General Manager, or telephone him on 01237 431831.
Useful information and important documents
Introducing our legacy manager
All bequests are acknowledged in our Commemorative books held at Landmark’s offices in Shottesbrooke and in the Marisco Tavern on Lundy Island. Where possible, legacies are acknowledged in the History Album associated with the building.
This is a prime example of how important legacies are to the Landmark Trust.
Cavendish Hall, a Regency country house of great charm in Suffolk, came to us through the exceptional generosity of its last owner, Mrs Pamela Matthews, who had lived here as a child in the 1920s. In 1964 she married as her second husband T.S. (Tom) Matthews, a distinguished American journalist, writer and former editor of Time magazine. Knowing that she had always loved the house, he bought it for her.
The house also came with much appreciated funding to refurbish and open the house as a Landmark for 12 people. Thanks to Pamela Matthews’ bequest, a succession of Landmarkers can now share the experience of living in a house such as Jane Austen might have known.
Cowside
Several smaller bequests from nine individuals, totalling £50,000, were combined and helped us to launch a public appeal for Cowside in North Yorkshire. A further larger bequest from Mrs Sylvia Chapman enabled us to close the fundraising for this project a year earlier than we had planned, securing its future.
Generations of hardy Dales folk have stomped across the threshold of this farmstead and Landmarkers can now follow in their footsteps thanks to inspirational legacy gifts.
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Linda Millard has worked for Landmark since 1984 and her passion and interest for historic buildings has been fuelled in the wide range of duties she has undertaken. Although there is a small team at Shottesbrooke, Linda has worked in every department, which has afforded her an appreciation of the many aspects of the charity. In 2009 she gave birth to her little girl Tess, and returned to Landmark to work on a part-time basis to oversee legacies.
