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Miss D has been coming to the BSO for
over a decade, most recently for treatment on her legs.
She has decided to support the BSO with a legacy pledge
"in appreciation of the help and support given
to me by the students who have treated me with professional
care even before they are fully professionally qualified,
and also for the tutors".
A legacy, whether it is £500 or £500,000,
will make all the difference to a whole range of peoples’
lives when given to the BSO. By remembering the BSO
in your will, you could be helping older people to maintain
their mobility and keep living independent and fulfilling
lives. You could be helping motivated students with
their studies. It is a wonderful way of making a positive
difference beyond your lifetime. Many people do not
appreciate just how easy it is to leave money to charity
in a will and still provide for family and friends.
Without the money received from legacies, the BSO would
not be able to provide free and subsidised treatment
for the local community.
Making a gift in your will to the British School of
Osteopathy.
Here are three examples of how you can leave a gift
to the BSO:
- Leaving your residue to the British School
of Osteopathy
Once you have provided for your family and friends
with specific gifts of money or items, the BSO receives
all or part of the residue of your estate. This is
what is left when all the specific legacies and other
liabilities have been paid.
- Leaving a sum of money to the British School
of Osteopathy
If you wish to leave us a sum of money in your will,
we suggest that you include the following wording:
“I give to the British School of Osteopathy,
Registered Charity No. 312873, 275 Borough High Street,
London SE1 1JE the sum of [amount in figures and words]
to be used for its general charitable purposes”.
- Leaving a specific item to the British
School of Osteopathy
If you wish to leave us a specific valuable object
in your will, for example a piece of antique furniture,
art, jewellery or a property, we suggest that you
include the following wording:
“I give to the British School of Osteopathy,
Registered Charity No. 312873, 275 Borough High Street,
London SE1 1JE my [insert full description of item]
belonging to me at the date of my death]
Remember: All gifts to the BSO are free of
inheritance tax!
If your total estate (e.g. your house and contents,
car, investments and savings) is worth more than the
inheritance tax threshold (which increases every year),
you may choose to give whatever is left to charity in
order to minimise the inheritance tax paid on your death.
An In-Memoriam book records all legacy and in-memoriam
gifts and, will live on as a testimony of your generosity.
It may also be possible to name a room in your memory.
You can add a gift to the BSO in your will when you
are drawing it up, or add a simple codicil to an existing
will. Please state the amount you wish to leave, our
full name and address and our charity number: British
School of Osteopathy, 275 Borough High Street, London,
SE1 1JE. Registered charity number 312873.
For more information please see the BSO
legacies leaflet and the BSO
Guide to Legacies. Please call us if you have any
queries on 020 7 089 5336
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