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Leaving a gift to The Open University

Suggested wording for including The Open University in your Will. Please take this with you when seeking independent professional advice.

Residuary Bequest 

The residue of the estate after all pecuniary legacies, debts and other charges have been met

I give absolutely and free of all taxes to The Open University of Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, an exempt charity in England and Wales registered at Companies House under number RC000391 and as a charity operating in Scotland registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator under number SC038302 [“all” or the proportion you wish to give] of the residue of my estate for general purposes of the University (or for the purpose of [insert purpose] or such equivalent purpose as the Council of the University may determine) and I further direct that the receipt by the Treasurer or other proper officer of the University shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors or trustees.

Pecuniary Bequest 

A simple legacy of a specified sum of money to a named beneficiary

I give absolutely and free of all taxes to The Open University of Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, an exempt charity in England and Wales registered at Companies House under number RC000391 and as a charity operating in Scotland registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator under number SC038302 the sum of £.... [insert both figures and words] for general purposes of the University (or for the specific purpose of [insert purpose] or such equivalent purpose as the Council of the University may determine) and I further direct that the receipt by the Treasurer or other proper officer of the University shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my executors or trustees.