How to Help
We at Durham Dogs & Cats Home care for unwanted dogs and cats. Can you please help us to help them?
Can you help Durham Dogs & Cats Home?
One of the best ways you can support our work is by making a donation. Either a one-off or direct debit donation, no matter how small, makes a huge difference and enables us to continue to support dogs and cats in need across the North East of England.
Donate by Direct Debit
Other ways you can help
Although one of the best ways you can support us, and the hundreds of dogs and cats we help each year, is by making a donation. There are also other ways you can help.
You can donate through Give as you live, choose to leave a Gift in your Will or ask you employer about CAF Give As You Earn (Payroll Giving). Remember, your donations might be eligible for tax relief. To find out more, please visit the GOV.UK website.
Registered Charity №: 1117372
Leaving a gift in your will
The safest way to ensure that your estate goes exactly where ‘you’ want it to go, when you are no longer here, is to make certain that you have a professionally written will. Too often small and medium sized charities are overlooked and yet these are the very organisations that do the most, working tirelessly at the heart of their local community.
Don’t leave it until it’s too late, please email [email protected] if you would like to consider leaving our charity a gift in your will.
We promise to be there for the animals
We rely heavily upon the generosity of donations to fund our services. Gifts in Wills help us to finance the high running costs of the centre such as veterinary bills, food, bedding, heating etc –
we simply couldn’t do what we do without them.
Leaving a gift in your Will to Durham Dogs & Cats Home, however large or small, will help us to continue helping the needy animals in our care.
Your promise can help to make that possible
A LEGACY is a promise. A commitment from you that, on your death, all or part of your possessions (your “estate” in legal terms – including property, cash and other possessions) will be donated to a charity you have chosen and nominated in your will.
If you are currently making up a Will just inform your Solicitor of your wish to include us. If you would like to include us in a Will you have already made then your Solicitor will easily be able to make an addition (called a “codicil”) to the instructions you have already given.
Gift in your will FAQs
This is not a problem, If you want to add Durham Dogs & Cats Home to an existing Will, your solicitor simply attaches a written instruction, called a codicil. This must be done by your solicitor – don’t make changes yourself as you may inadvertently invalidate your Will. Further information is available from our ‘Guide to making wills’ available from our fundraising office.
No, It would help us to plan for the future better if you would take the time to let us know but it’s not essential. We would treat all your information with the utmost confidentiality. Please
We are so very grateful for every donations be it large or small, monetary or goods. Please do not worry about this, every penny helps us care for the animals and it all adds up.
There are three main types of gifts you can leave Durham Dogs & Cats Home in your will. We suggest that you speak to a legal advisor to help decide which is best for you.
Residuary Gifts:
This is where you set aside a portion of your remaining estate after expenses, debts, and other gifts have been paid, taking care of your loved ones first.
Pecuniary Gifts:
This is a gift of a specific sum of money. However, it is worth remembering that this type of gift is likely to be impacted by inflation.
Specific Gifts:
This is where you gift a specific item. This could be property, jewellery, or any other item you would like to leave to Durham Dogs & Cats Home.
