Leaving a gift in your Will

Thank you for considering leaving a gift to Viva!. By choosing to leave a gift to us, you are helping to make the world a kinder, more compassionate place.

Many charities rely on legacies; they simply wouldn’t be able to continue their work without them. By leaving a gift to your chosen charity, you are actively ensuring their work can continue.

Your support is vital in helping us to end factory farming. Your gift will help to protect our planet for future generations and will enable us to move one step closer to a vegan world.

Setting up a legacy today can help Viva! grow, enabling talented people to join our fight for life. It can help our campaigns to reach millions of people, empowering the nation to be kind to all kind. It can provide much needed support and guidance to those individuals already on their journey of compassion.

We are immensely grateful to everyone who leaves a legacy in their Will, and so, in return, we promise to handle your legacy with the utmost respect and care. We promise to respect your wishes and to use your gift efficiently and effectively, so that your gift can do the greatest amount of good for the animals.

We have three options available to our supporters, depending on whether you would like to write your Will online, over the phone, in person, or with your own solicitor.

1. Farewill – Online and over the phone. Cost: FREE
2. Goodwill – In person. Cost: FREE
3. With your local solicitor. Cost: Variable.

We are proud to be partnered with Farewill – voted the nation’s favourite will writer!

Our supporters can write their will for free  with Farewill. Simply enter the voucher code ‘VIVA-WEB‘ at check-out. It takes less than 30 minutes and can be done from the comfort of your own home.

If you don’t feel confident writing a will online, Farewill can make your will over the phone, then get your Will printed, bound and sent out to you in the post. Make an appointment at farewill.com/charityphone. Alternatively, call Farewill on 020 8050 2686 to book in a telephone appointment. You must notify the Customer Service team at the start of the call that you are a Viva! supporter.

Farewill is the largest will writer in the UK, and has won multiple awards for its service, including National Will Writing Firm of the Year 2019 & 2020 at the British Wills and Probate Awards.

You can make a Will with Farewill in 3 easy steps

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with The Goodwill Partnership, making leaving a gift as simple as can be.

Our supporters have the opportunity to make or amend a simple Will in the comfort of their own home absolutely free of charge*. As we are a charity, your bequest will be entirely free of Inheritance Tax.

Please note:

Viva! is a registered charity (number 1037486) so any gift you leave is free of inheritance tax, having the benefit of the full legacy amount passing to Viva!. Our Trustee body is called Viva! Trustee Ltd and so the wording on your Will should be similar to the below:

“I give [the sum of £[amount]] / [the residue of my estate] to Viva! (registered charity number 1037486) of 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of an officer of, Viva! Trustee Limited, the sole corporate trustee of the said charity for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift.”

*Viva! will fund the cost of a simple Will for you and your partner/spouse. However, should you have more complex requirements, The Goodwill Partnership will be able to advise you on what action to take and whether additional legal advice and products may be appropriate and any additional costs which may be involved.

Getting Started with Goodwill

Although you are not legally required to have a Will, it guarantees that your wishes will be carried out. If you do not have a Will, the law will decide where your money goes which may not be as you wish.

For example, even if you are married, without a Will your spouse may only be entitled to your assets if you have no other living relatives. Unmarried couples fare even worse – if there is no Will, the surviving partner is often not entitled to anything, even the house they have been living in. It can also mean a lengthy and possibly expensive process for your relatives.

Writing a Will is the best way to ensure that friends, family and charities such as Viva! are remembered and receive the gifts you intended.