Cranbrook School
Message from the School
For over 500 years, Cranbrook School has been a place that has provided an outstanding all-round education with academic fulfilment at its heart. It has developed curious, resilient and empathic young adults, who are confident to follow their own paths. The values that infuse all that we do are kindness, integrity, curiosity, aspiration an individuality. We are very proud of all that Cranbrook is, including also being a beautiful place to live and grow up and it is fantastic for the wellbeing of both students and staff.
We are a school for life, with a very active parent and alumnus body locally and further afield. Cranbrookians develop independent spirits, have a passion for team sports and the arts, are curious about their world and make lifelong friendships. They acquire enviable soft skills during their time with us and leave school with confidence to tackle future challenges and to seize exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Here, generations of students have gone on to achieve great things and have made outstanding contributions across just about every sector imaginable.
Through our partnership with adeus, we can help protect your legacy, and that of your school.
What are the benefits of using adeus to leave a gift in my will?
Through our partnership with adeus, Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook School 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 Cranbrook School 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 School, 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