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Leaving a Legacy to Christ Church
A legacy indicates a wish to protect, for ever, what one values most. By its nature, the benefaction comes at a time when the donor will no longer be there to witness its contribution. The compensation therefore must be in the knowledge that it will secure a most worthwhile cause that has been of great personal importance.
We trust that you consider Christ Church to be such a cause. The pressures that bear on the House make it imperative that it is sufficiently well funded to be, at the very least, financially independent. Ultimately this can only be permanently achieved through endowment, and in that aim legacies play a critical part.
All members who leave a legacy to the House become members of the 1546 Society. The Society is our way of thanking you, for the significant and lasting impact of gift will have on the future of the House. There are currently over 280 members of the Society, spanning most matriculation years from 1937 to 2014. Members are invited to an annual 1546 Society lunch in September and will also be invited to the Patrons Day.
Christ Church has charitable status and so receives bequests free of Inheritance Tax. Bequests for which no particular purposes are nominated will be credited to the Legacy Fund from which the Governing Body will make allocations according to need. You may wish to indicate in general terms where you would like your bequest used.
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You may like to consider leaving a legacy to Christ Church in one of the following ways:
Should you find yourself a beneficiary under a will, you may wish to consider transferring the whole or part of your inheritance to Christ Church using a deed of variation. Amounts thus transferred become free of any Inheritance Tax otherwise due.
A copy of our Legacy Brochure can be found here, and this includes example wording for a codicil and a form for letting us know your intentions.
To find out more about leaving a legacy to the House, please contact the Development Office at development.office@chch.ox.ac.uk.
