Legacy Giving
Donations made during your lifetime support our current services, but leaving a gift to Honeypot in your Will ensures that future generations of young carers can also receive vital support to create happy childhood memories and build brighter futures. There can be no better gift for a child.
After you've taken care of the people closest to you, a small percentage of any remaining funds donated to Honeypot will enable us to continue building and delivering our services for many more years to come.
All legacy donations, however large or small, can make a huge difference. Leaving a residual gift, or percentage of your estate, is especially helpful as it means the value and resulting impact will grow over time. Setting a specific amount at the time a Will is written is likely to decrease in real value over the years as inflation and living costs rise. So leaving even 1% of your estate will have a significant impact.
All legacies to charities are tax free. The value of your gift will be deducted from your estate before inheritance tax is calculated, which means you can support our work and reduce any potential tax liability at the same time.
The gift of laughter
“Although I live about 100 yards as the crow flies from Honeypot House, it is completely hidden behind trees. But I hear the happiness in the voices of the children as they play in the grounds. There is no better sound.”
David Freemantle’s Honeypot legacy
As a close neighbour to Honeypot House in Hampshire, David contacted us several years ago to ask about the constant sound of laughter coming from our grounds. We invited David to come and see for himself, and so began a long and cherished friendship.
In the years that followed, David stayed in regular contact with Honeypot and became a monthly donor. After sadly passing away in 2024, he left a percentage of his estate to Honeypot, resulting in a large donation that will fund residential respite breaks for over 250 children, enabling many more young carers to enjoy our beautiful site and continue laughing and having fun whilst taking a break from their caring responsibilities.
Not long after David passed away, Honeypot welcomed a little 8 year old boy who looks after his disabled Mum. At tea time he declared it was his first time eating off proper china plates, not plastic ones. At Lepe Beach it was his first time paddling in the sea and touching seaweed. At New Forest Wildlife Park he was very excited about the play area because he can't usually go too far from home with his mum being disabled.
David’s legacy will make this joy possible for so many more children, for many years to come.
Roy and Sandra’s story
Roy and Sandra Tuersley shared a happy married life for more than 60 years until sadly, Sandra passed on. Roy retired several years ago, having been a successful businessman owning three companies in the UK and Australia where he, Sandra, and their young family started a new life several decades ago.
Roy explains why he is leaving a percentage of his estate to Honeypot:
“I am leaving a legacy to Honeypot for two reasons. Firstly, it was the wishes of my dear wife Sandra that we share a part of our estate with Honeypot. Sandra was a young carer in the 1950’s for her brother, Ian, who was tragically brain damaged.
Being a young carer with many responsibilities and worries stopped Sandra from developing her considerable artistic talents and enjoying life as a young person should. Rather than pursuing her artistic talents Sandra went out to work at a young age to earn money to support her brother and look after the family.
Sandra was the best of us. Young carers are the best of us too. These marvellous, selfless children put the needs of a sick or disabled parent or sibling before their own needs. But it comes at a great cost.
Their education can suffer, their happiness can suffer, their ability to make friends and be confident socially can suffer. This is where Honeypot comes in and why I want to lend my support.
Honeypot provides a unique range of services, which I have seen with my own eyes, that gives young carers a better and more fulfilling childhood and equips them to have a brighter future. I believe that leaving a gift in your Will can assist so many children that deserve our help. The gift I leave to Honeypot will benefit young carers who urgently need support and it will help future generations of young carers too.”
Find out more
We recommend that you consult a solicitor or professional adviser for specialist advice according to your own individual circumstances. Download our legacy brochure for some useful information to guide you, or contact our legacy co-ordinator Viv Carter if you would like to discuss leaving a gift to Honeypot in your Will: fundraising@honeypot.org.uk