Memorials and Plaques
Buttercups is a beautiful place to visit, set in picturesque Kent countryside. Although it can be a busy place on open days, for the remainder of the time there is a real sense of peace and contentment as the goats graze out in the fields. So, it is natural for visiting supporters to ask for a dedication for a loved one or pet to be placed here. It offers an ideal opportunity to aid us in our work as well as a permanent memorial to a loved one.
The plaque in memory of your loved one can either be placed beside a tree within the sanctuary grounds or, if you prefer, select the pen of your favourite goat to position it in.
Of course you are very welcome to visit the sanctuary and your plaque whenever you wish. Feel free to come along to our open days, or contact us if you wish to visit any other morning.
Cost: minimum donation of £500
Contact us for more details or to arrange a plaque
Leaving a Legacy to Buttercups
Remembering the sanctuary in your will helps ensure we are able to continue and extend our work to protect goats in need.
Leaving a legacy or bequest also means you can take advantage of the substantial tax privileges available to encourage such support. These can substantially reduce, or even eliminate, tax payable on the balance of an estate and, are themselves, completely exempt from inheritance tax.
Leaving a legacy to Buttercups can help to reduce your inheritance tax bill. You may not think your estate will incur inheritance tax. However, you could be surprised how quickly the total value of your house, its contents, your savings, and insurance policies can reach the threshold of inheritance tax liability. Anything over the sum allowed will normally incur tax unless left to a surviving spouse or a registered charity. Also, under new rules from April 2012 designed to encourage the leaving of legacies, if you give at least 10% of your wealth to charity then the rate of tax payable on the whole of your residual estate will be reduced from 40% to 36% as a special concession.
Goat owners need to consider what will happen to their beloved animals if they themselves become sick, ill, or no longer able to care for them. In recent years, we have taken in many goats that have been left to the care of relatives, who don't really know what to do with them and have consequently passed the unfortunate goats on to the first person who wants them. Why not leave instructions for your goats to be transferred into the care of Buttercups, together with a bequest to help cover the cost of caring for them?
Whenever writing a will, consulting a solicitor or professional will writer is advisable to ensure your will is legal and valid. However, if you chose to make your own will, the following is an appropriate wording for a legacy:
I hereby bequeath to the Trustees of the Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats, registered charity number 1099627, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, ME17 4JU the sum of £_____ free of all taxes and other fiscal impositions and the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being shall be good charge for my executors.
If you are amending an existing will, all you need is the following simple codicil:
By this codicil to my last Will I give to the Trustees of the Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats the sum of £____.
Be sure to sign the will and have it signed by a witness.
For more information about leaving a legacy to Buttercups, please contact us.