Wills month is a campaign run by St Helena Hospice where participating local solicitors and estate planners, waive their fee for writing a standard Will in exchange for a minimum fee to be paid by the client, in advance, to St Helena Hospice for their service.

The Wills Month campaign period runs from 1st – 31st October 2025. 

No. All appointments must be arranged initially through the St Helena fundraising team as agreed with the participating companies. Once the initial information has been relayed to the participating office either St Helena or the participating office will contact you directly to finalise appointment.

You will be provided a unique referral number to quote when liaising with the legal office. Failure to provide this could cause a delay

A Will writer does not require a chartered lawyer qualification.

Appointments are limited, and on a first come, first served basis so please book early to avoid disappointment.

· Attwells Solicitors Colchester

· Bolt Burdon Appointments held at St Helena Hospice, Joan

Tomkins Day Centre

· Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP: Billericay, Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton-On- Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Sudbury ,

· John Fowlers Solicitors: Brightlingsea, Colchester, Mersea

· Knights: Colchester, Chelmsford

· £165 is the minimum fee required for a simple Single Will.

· £210 is the minimum fee for a Mirrored (joint) Will

For both type the minimum fee shown includes VAT.

Enjoy savings of hundreds of pounds, made possible by the generosity of our participating solicitors.

The promotion is for a standard Single/Mirrored Will only.

If you require a Trust(s) to be added or Powers of Attorney this will incur additional cost and to be agreed separately with the participating service provider.

If you wanted to support our work further, you are welcome to give a supporting donation in additional to the fee and this would be much appreciated.

If you are eligible to claim gift aid, we can apply it to any additional donation where applicable.

Appointments can be made now, subject to availability and payment fee in advance.

Visit: www.sthelena.org.uk/wills

Register by completing our website registration form www.sthelena.org.uk/wills

This is to be directly to St Helena Hospice at the time of registration for the appointment following the link on the website.

We would be honoured to be considered but this is not a mandatory requirement to benefit from the promotion. If you do leave a gift, we’d love you to share that you have pledged a gift in your Will.

It's very easy, simply provide:

· Name: St Helena Hospice Limited

· Charity registration number: 280919

· Registered address: Myland Hall, Bancroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex CO4 9JU

· Gift details:

o (1) a share of the estate (known as a residuary bequest)

o (2) a set amount of money (known as a pecuniary bequest)

Residuary gifts are a percentage of your estate after any cash gifts are taken off, here is some model wording

I give [insert percentage] of my residuary estate to St Helena Hospice (registered charity number 280919), Myland Hall, Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester CO4 9JU to be applied for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of the finance director or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my trustees.

Pecuniary (Cash) Gift: these are paid out of your estate first, before any percentage gifts of what is remaining in your estate.

I give [insert amount] to St Helena Hospice (registered charity number 280919), Myland Hall, Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester CO4 9JU to be applied for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of the finance director or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my trustees.

Once registered and paid, your details will be sent to the solicitor, and they will be in touch to arrange an appointment based on your preferences indicated.

If your preference is not available, you will be booked with the next available solicitor.

Your Will progresses through a draft stage and then is finalised with your agreement and once final, this will need to be signed and witnessed. Your Will is not valid until it has been signed.

We will be in touch to thank anyone you pledged a gift to us and offer opportunities to continue to involve in our work or attend our annual thank you event.

Additionally, once the Will has been finalised, we will ask for you feedback on your recent experience. This feedback helps us to improve services for future campaigns and pass on to the solicitors.

By taking control of these details now, you liberate your loved ones from difficult decisions, allowing them to focus on honouring your memory.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

Members of the public, for example supporters of St Helena Hospice, hereon known as the client, register with the Hospice to receive the Will making services. Those registered, can then receive services during the Wills Month (October 2025) campaign with our participating local solicitors. All service suppliers will waive 100% of their usual fee for writing a standard Will in exchange for a minimum fee (and optional top up donation) to be paid directly to the Hospice at the time of registration: 
£165 (inc VAT) for single Will  
£210 (inc VAT) for a joint Will. 
All appointments must be taken during the campaign period 1st to 31st October 2025. We ask people to consider a gift in their Will to St Helena Hospice, but people are under no obligation to do so. If you do leave a gift, we would love you to share this with us (not the details).

Clients must register and pay for the offer with St Helena to enable an appointment to be booked, to make a simple Will or joint Will, Trusts are not included. 
If you are requiring a joint Will, only one client needs to complete the registration. 
Registration and payment are to be made via St Helena Hospice website. We reserve the right to close registration before the end of 31st October 2025, should available appointments reach capacity across participating solicitors. Booking early is recommended to avoid disappointment. 
Should your preferred choice be unavailable, you will be booked with the next available appointment with one of the other participating solicitors subject to availability.  

Under no account should any prospective client contact a solicitor directly before registering and payment with St Helena for the offer. 
Once registered and paid, the Hospice will provide the provide the solicitor with the required information you provided. St Helena Hospice will share to the chosen legal participant the client's name and contact details, preference for the time of day for an appointment, whether the appointment is for a single Will or joint Will. 
As processes can vary how the offices work, where applicable the Hospice will confirm to the client the appointment booked for them and inform the participating office of the client attending. 

Clients will be asked to make a minimum fee at the time of registering. The minimum fee for services is £165 (inc VAT) for a basic Will and £210 (inc VAT) for a basic mirrored (joint) Will. 
The fee must be paid at the time of registration. If you wish to benefit from other services including Powers of Attorney, this is paid separately at the time of the appointment to the solicitor (not St Helena Hospice).  
Payment is to be made via our website. 
If desired, there is an option for additional to add a donation to your booking, that will be eligible for gift aid depending on your eligibility to claim under the gift aid criteria.  

The minimum fee is chargeable for writing of a basic or mirrored Will. Clients must state their needs when beginning to take services from the solicitor. At any time, it is apparent client needs are more complex, clients will be liable for the fee over and above what is included in the standard service. The solicitor will pre-agree the additional fee directly with the client.  

As required by the solicitor acceptable identification documents must be provided upon request by the client, to enable services to be completed. Photographic ID such as a passport or driving license, plus address identification such as a bank statement or utility bill is normally acceptable, and this will be determined by the solicitor.  

Upon completing a Will, we ask you to return the feedback form. The Hospice requires the form to enable thanking of any clients choosing to pledge a gift in their Will, and to see if they were happy with the service received.

We may contact clients after the receipt of the form, to follow up on feedback and the campaign, and also to ask if they would be willing to contribute to future marketing work by engaging in case studies, stories, or by reviewing the offer. Clients may decline any or all of these opportunities to engage with us, after receipt of the form. 

If for any reason a client is unable to attend an appointment, the client should let the solicitor / estate planner know so this can be rearranged between the client, and the solicitor / estate planner.  

Fees are non-refundable. In exceptional circumstances refunds will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We will not be liable for any damage, costs, loss, or injury incurred by the client in taking part in Wills Month. 

If a client feels they have any cause to complain about any aspect of Wills Month, or wish to offer suggestions for its improvement, please contact Rosalyn Leclercq, Senior Philanthropy Manager by email rleclercq@sthelena.org.uk or by phone. Alternately you can contact the solicitor directly if this relates to them.

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us at the below 
St Helena Hospice
Unit 6 The Atrium 
Wyncolls Road 
Colchester 
CO4 9AS 

01206 646159
giftsinwills@sthelena.org.uk