{"id":1477,"date":"2024-10-18T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/payroll-giving-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:42:33","slug":"legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave a gift in your will"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero bg-Rose\">\n      <div data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-delay=\"700\" class=\"bg-img bg-cover img-wrap-rel\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"container-xl py-5 d-flex align-items-center\">\n        <div class=\"hero-content py-4\">\n            <div class=\"content-wrap btn-mob-full pe-0 pe-lg-2\">\n                                    <h1>Leave a gift in your Will<\/h1>\n                                <p>Be a Guardian Angel to Scotland&#8217;s animals when you leave a gift in your will. Request a pack today to continue loving Scotland&#8217;s animals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-outline-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/legacy-pack\/\">Request a Pack<\/a><\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"text-block my-5\" data-bs-theme=\"white\">\n    <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container-xl wrapper-sm\">\n        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n            <p>Choosing to leave a gift in your will to the Scottish SPCA will mean that your love for animals will live on and you will continue to make a massive difference in their lives. Whatever you decide to gift, your legacy will be one to be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>You will empower us to continue to investigate cruelty, improve animal welfare in Scotland and give thousands of companion, wild and farm animals a second chance.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"text-block my-5\" data-bs-theme=\"white\">\n    <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container-xl wrapper-sm\">\n        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n            <h2><strong>What type of gift could you leave the Scottish SPCA?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are three different types of gift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A portion of your estate (known as a residuary gift)<\/li>\n<li>A fixed sum of money (known as a pecuniary gift)<\/li>\n<li>A specific gift (such as property or jewellery)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To leave a gift in your will to the Scottish SPCA, you will need our charity number and address which is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SC006467 Scottish SPCA, Kingseat Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8RY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is best to have a solicitor write your will for you, to ensure you have all the right signatures and requirements in place.<\/p>\n<p>We have a helpful pack with information about how to plan your will and about how to add a gift to the Scottish SPCA if you already have a will.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn-primary btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/legacy-pack\/\">Request a pack\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"text-block my-5\" data-bs-theme=\"white\">\n    <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container-xl wrapper-sm\">\n        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n            <h2><strong>Free will writing service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We also offer a free will writing service with the National Free Wills Network. There is more information about this in our gift in will pack or you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mynetworkportal.org\/ScottishSPCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Free Wills Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about leaving a gift in your Will to the Scottish SPCA, please email: <a href=\"mailto:legacy@scottishspca.org\">legacy@scottishspca.org<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"text-block my-5\" data-bs-theme=\"white\">\n    <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container-xl wrapper-sm\">\n        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n            <h2><strong>Here for your pet if you can&#8217;t be<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our free Forever Care service can give you peace of mind that your dearly loved pet will be well looked after if your pet outlives you.<\/p>\n<p>We are there for animals in need and, through our free Forever Care service, that includes pets who outlive their owners.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/ways-to-give\/forever-care\/\">Find out more about Forever Care<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"text-block my-5\" data-bs-theme=\"white\">\n    <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"container-xl wrapper-sm\">\n        <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n            <p class=\"text-align-center\"><span class=\"purple-text\">For any questions about leaving a gift in your Will, please contact <a href=\"mailto:legacy@scottishspca.org\">legacy@scottishspca.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leave a lasting mark to protect, rescue and lead the charge to make Scotland the best place for animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":722,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1477","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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