Information for executors and solicitors

This page is for you if you are acting as executor for the Will of a family member, friend or client. They have done something wonderful by including a gift in their Will to help children as well as their families who have heard the devastating news you have cancer.

Being chosen to be an executor shows that the person who has passed away placed a great deal of trust in you. Acting as an executor can feel like an overwhelming task. If we can assist you, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We will do all we can to support you with the information you need to make the process as smooth as possible.

Our charity details

Whilst our charity began as two pioneering organisations and our name evolved over time. Young Lives vs Cancer, remains steadfast in our founders original mission to provide vital support to children and young people and their families.

Regardless of our name or address, our charity number will always find us.

If you are administering an estate, here’s the information you’ll need to check that a gift is meant for us.

Current charity name: Young Lives vs Cancer (the operating name of CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children)

Previous names:

• CLIC Sargent
• Sargent Cancer Care for Children
• Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood (CLIC)
• Our Home from Homes may be specifically named and use their address. If unsure, please get in touch.

Charity address: 4th Floor, Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol, BS1 2NT

Charity numbers:

• England and Wales – 1107328
• Scotland – SC039857

How to contact us about a legacy

Please get in touch with Legacy Administration. You can write to us at the address above or contact us via email – giftsinwills@younglivesvscancer.org.uk or phone on 0300 330 0803.

As part of our administration, we’ll ask you for the following information:

• the full name and title of the person whose estate your are administering and any other names they may have been known by
• their last address along with any previous addresses you may have for them (to ensure our records are accurate and to stop any future correspondence to them)
• the date of their death
• the lead executor’s name and contact details
• a copy of the Will – a Will becomes a public document once probate has been granted. A copy of the Will helps us to understand the last wishes of our kind beneficiary and ensures we can honour any special requests.
• the date of probate, if known at this stage
• any information about our beneficiary, we are always so grateful to find out more about the wonderful people who chose to include a gift in their Will for our work.

We will ask for additional information at a later stage if the gift we have been left is a share of the residuary estate. This will include a list of possessions and debts our beneficiary had which will form the value of their estate.

Paying a gift in a Will to Young Lives vs Cancer

When paying a legacy gift, please tell us who has left the gift. We want to be able to accurately record the gift and acknowledge it has been received with a receipt for your executor records.

Bank transfer

This is our preferred method for payment, please use the bank details below:

Bank: Barclays Bank, Hanover Square Leicester, LE87 2BB
Account Name: CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children
Sort code: 20-36-08
Account number: 33894193

Please use the reference: LEGACY / the initials and surname of the deceased / the unique reference number we have given you.

This will ensure the gift is received as being from the person’s estate you are administering.

Please contact us to let us know that you are making the transfer.

Our unique reference number will be on all correspondence. If you are unable to locate this please do not hesitate to get in touch and we will provide you with the number.

By cheque

Please make cheques payable to: CLIC Sargent

Please include with the cheque the full name of the person whose estate you are administering, your details, your relationship to them and your address and/or your email address to enable us to send you a formal receipt for your records and send this to:

Gifts in Wills Team
Young Lives vs Cancer
4 th Floor
Whitefriars
Lewins Mead
Bristol, BS1 2NT

Thank you

We are very grateful for every gift left for our work. Such kindness makes a huge difference to the children and young people living with cancer, who we are only able to support thanks to the kindness of others. Thank you for being part of the impact we make.