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Brentwood School

Information for Brentwood School Community Members Only

Message from the School

Not many people are in the position during their lifetime to make transformative philanthropic gifts, but leaving a legacy to Brentwood School offers a way to make a monumental impact after you’ve left us.

Our ambition is that through legacies we can build an endowment fund solely for bursaries - meaning your legacy is gifting education at Brentwood in perpetuity. Legacies are usually unrestricted gifts, allowing the Foundation to support current priorities; however, we will always try to meet a donor’s wishes if they have a specific area of interest e.g. funding a bursary for a student from a certain area / school. 

The 1557 Society has been established as a means by which we can thank, during their lifetime, those who have left a gift in their will to the Foundation. By confirming to the School’s Development Office that you have made a bequest to the School, you will automatically become a member of The 1557 Society.

Members will receive a specially designed gift bearing the logo, which is taken from the marble plaque in School House dedicated to OB John Cooper Quennell. Members will also receive invitations to School and Foundation events, as well as specific 1557 Society events.

What are the benefits of using adeus to leave a gift in my will?

Through our partnership with adeus, Brentwood School community members receive an adeus Will at no cost. You will also receive complimentary access to the adeus Premium Digital Vault for 12 months.

An adeus Will is available at no cost to Brentwood community members resident in England and Wales. Our online will process will assess your needs, and if you have more complex requirements, we can assist with a subsidised will through our partner solicitors. Your signed will can be stored in your adeus Digital Vault, and you have the same complimentary access to the Premium features of adeus.

How do I leave a gift in my will?

As a registered charity, any gift to the school is tax-free, and could also reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax paid on the rest of your estate.

In an adeus Will you can leave:

  • Pecuniary: a specific sum of money.
  • Specific Gift: A non-cash bequest.
  • Residuary: A specific share of your estate.

You will be prompted at the relevant stages of the will creation process if you would like to leave a gift. The school name, address and registered charity number will be pre-populated, simply enter in the monetary amount, item description, or percentage in the relevant field, adeus will take care of the rest.

Consent to share my information

Upon completion of a Will by a Brentwood Community Member, adeus may include the name of the Community Member and certain terms and form of a specific Will in the Report that is disclosed to the School. To the extent that a Community Member informs adeus that it does not consent to such sharing of its personal data and/or the information of a Will, adeus shall only share anonymized and aggregated data with the Charity, and no personal or specific information regarding the will.

For more information, please refer to the following article: Legitimate Interest 

Inheritance Tax: Recommended Reading

The information included here is for information purposes only. We cannot provide advice on specific inheritance tax or other related implications of leaving a gift. We recommend you review the latest HMRC Guidance on leaving gifts to charities, and the potential Inheritance Tax reliefs in the following HMRC guidance pages:

https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/leaving-gifts-to-charity-in-your-will 

https://www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax  




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