As an independent charity, we receive zero government funding and rely solely on donations, legacies and non-statutory grants to continue our work helping local people with sight loss maintain independence and live fulfilling lives. Leaving a gift to Suffolk Sight in your Will (however big or small) will help to ensure that we continue to provide essential support services.

Within Suffolk Sight, we have been very fortunate to receive a steady flow of donations from the public, including legacies, for which we are very grateful. When we receive notification that we have been left a cash bequest in a Will, it is an amazing feeling to know that someone has decided they would like to help us to continue the work we do to support people with a visual impairment in Suffolk. Quite often, the person leaving the gift has had direct experience of our work, either as a beneficiary themselves or through knowing someone we have helped. The gifts we have received range from the entirety of a person’s estate to a few hundred pounds – and it all helps. Legacy bequests to charities are free of inheritance tax too, so more goes to help the cause you support.

In recent years, legacies have enabled us to start a children’s group providing activities for primary school age children and support for their parents. They have also allowed us to increase the number of hours of community worker support we can offer, meaning that we can reach and help even more people.

If you would like to leave a gift to Suffolk Sight in your Will then you can be sure that you will be contributing to the work of the charity, helping us to reach and support even more people.

Suffolk Sight can help with the wording of a bequest but we cannot give financial or legal advice. If you wish to find a solicitor to make a Will you can visit The Law Society website at solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk.

Alternatively, you can contact our office for a list of local firms.