One often overlooked element of the merger process is how to protect your
legacy income.
If, as part of the merger, Charity A’s assets are likely to be transferred to another charity – Charity B – legacies to Charity A may fail. The problem generally arises where Charity A’s supporter has made a legacy in a will signed before the merger – but dies after the merger has taken place.
There’s no one-size-suits-all solution to this problem, but there are a number of steps you can take to put the merging charities in the best possible position.