Legacy FAQs

By making your Will now, you can be assured that your estate will go exactly where you want it to and that your loved ones will be provided for. It also gives you the chance to make a lasting difference to the causes you care most about.

Having a valid Will in place is important as otherwise, your estate may not go where you would have wished. This could cause problems for those closest to you.

There are 3 types of gift:

Residuary – A percentage share of your estate. Once you’ve provided for your family and friends, you could leave a share to MAF. The benefit of a residuary gift is that it keeps up with inflation and doesn’t lose its value over time

Pecuniary – A fixed sum of money

Specific – Jewellery, a painting, any item that you think will be of significant value to MAF’s work when sold

Your solicitor will need our charity details. These are:

Name and address:

Mission Aviation Fellowship, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2TQ

Registered charity number: 1064598 and in Scotland SC039107

For a residuary legacy (percentage share)

I give all (or ___ %) of the residue of my estate to Mission Aviation Fellowship UK of Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2TQ (registered charity number 1064598 and in Scotland SC039107) absolutely for its general purposes, and I direct that the receipt(s) of the Director of Finance or other duly authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.

For a pecuniary legacy (fixed sum) or specific asset

I give to Mission Aviation Fellowship UK of Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2TQ (registered charity number 1064598 and in Scotland SC039107) the sum of £ ___ / specific asset absolutely for its general purposes, and I direct that the receipt(s) of the Director of Finance or other duly authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.

All gifts left to MAF are completely free from inheritance tax as we are a registered charity. Your solicitor will be able to help you make your Will as tax efficient as possible.

Your kind gift will help MAF continue to reach isolated people in remote communities all over the world. It will help bring help, hope and healing; transforming lives.

And if you don’t restrict your gift to a specific area of work it can be incredibly helpful to us because your gift can go wherever it’s needed most.

If you would like to discuss leaving a gift to MAF, please email legacy@maf-uk.org or phone us on 01303 852819.

If you’ve already included a gift to MAF in your Will, thank you so much. Each and every legacy is a huge blessing. If you would like to email legacy@maf-uk.org we would love to thank you for your partnership. We would also love to hear what has inspired you to support us in this special way. These stories are a great encouragement to us.

You are free to change your mind at any time. Your Will is personal and we fully understand this. Just because you have let us know that you plan to leave a gift to MAF in your Will it doesn’t commit you to doing so. If you do change your mind, we would really appreciate you telling us just so that we can update our records.