Legacies

Alzheimer Scotland cares passionately about the future for people with dementia and their carers. As an organization we have made a difference to the public perception of people with dementia and the need for support and many people have benefited from our caring and supporter services. We all have an interest in ensuring Alzheimer Scotland can continue to be able to play that role in the future and meet the new challenges ahead. Legacies are hugely important to us in maintaining and developing our work and are the most special and personal way in which you can make your concern for people with dementia and their carers in Scotland live on for many years to come.

Inheritance Tax

Leaving us a legacy can reduce your liability to pay Inheritance Tax. Inheritance Tax is the tax that is paid on your estate when you die, as well as on some assets that may have given away during your lifetime. Under current legislation, if the estate you leave behind is less than the 'nil-rate' band (which varies each tax year) your beneficiaries will not have to pay Inheritance Tax of 40%. However, if your estate is worth more than this threshold, they will have to pay Inheritance Tax on anything beyond the nil-rate band. Further details of the current tax threshold are available on the HM Revenue & Customs website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/inheritance.htm

Include us in your will

It is easy to include us in your will. All you need to do is to give the full charity name: Alzheimer Scotland – Action on Dementia and our address: 22 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7RN. If you want to leave a legacy but would like to talk to someone as to how this should be done, or if you would like the legacy spent in a particular area in Scotland or for a particular purpose, please phone Rachel Guy, Fundraising & Public Relations Director, 0131 243 1453 or e-mail: rguy@alzscot.org or write to me at Alzheimer Scotland 22 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7RN

Remember a Charity

Alzheimer Scotland is part of the Remember a Charity campaign, which is a consortium of over 150 charities UK-wide which are working together to increase the proportion of wills that include a charitable bequest so helping the entire voluntary sector. See http://www.rememberacharity.org.uk