Legacies and Memories

Why leave a legacy to Gift of Sight?

Legacy gifts play a vital role in our work. They help us:

• Fund long‑term research projects
• Invest in new ideas and early‑stage studies
• Support the next generation of vision scientists

Many of the advances made by our researchers have been made possible thanks to the generosity and foresight of supporters who kindly remembered Gift of Sight in their will.

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Types of legacy gifts

There are several ways to leave a gift in your will. We all have differing financial circumstances and your solicitor can advise on what is most appropriate for you.

• Residuary legacy – a percentage of what remains of your estate
• Pecuniary legacy - a fixed sum of money.
• Specific legacy - a particular asset, such as shares or property.
• Reversionary legacy - a gift that allows someone else to benefit from your assets during their lifetime, with the remaining value passing to Gift of Sight when they are no longer needed.

All gifts, whether large or small, can make a lasting difference.

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Leaving a gift in your will

Leaving a legacy is a personal decision, and we understand that family and loved ones must always come first.

It is, of course, possible to include a gift to charity alongside other commitments. Changes can be made to an existing will using a codicil, which removes the need to rewrite the whole document.

In some cases, charitable gifts may reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax payable and your solicitor can advise on this.

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How to include Gift of Sight in your will

If you would like to leave a legacy  to Gift of Sight, bequests should be made to:

The University of Southampton – Gift of Sight Appeal
Exempt Charity (HMRC reference X19140)

We recommend speaking to a solicitor or professional advisor when making or updating your will.

You can also download our legacy leaflet for more detailed guidance.

If you would like to talk things through with us, please do get in touch. 

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Gifts in memory

Many families choose to support Gift of Sight by donating in lieu of flowers at the funeral of a loved one.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who chooses to support our research in this way. Your generosity helps fund vital eye research and creates a lasting memory.

If you would like funeral donations to be directed to Gift of Sight, they can be given online as a ‘Tribute’ via our Donate page. Alternatively, if you have funeral directors helping, please ask them to pass on gifts to:

The University of Southampton – Gift of Sight Appeal
Exempt Charity (HMRC reference number X19140)

We remember those honoured through donations made in their memory, alongside our legacy supporters, on our Memory Wall below. 

Please get in touch.

If you would like more information or help arranging a gift in memory, please contact us:

Call: 023 8059 9073

Email: info@giftofsight.org.uk

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Remembering our Legacy donors

Who have helped us expedite research projects by supporting our scientists: 

Mrs Sheila Ashworth · Mrs Gladys Aspery · Mr John C Austin · Mr Arthur Ayshford · Mr Malcolm E C Berrow ·  Miss Diana Beveridge · Jean Butcher · Mrs O J (Joan) Caldwell · Mrs Frances Croucher · Mrs Mahala (Micky) Curtis · Mrs Gillian Gordon-Davies · Miss Joyce Ellis · Mrs Olive Gore · Mr I N M Hardy · Mr R C Hawkins · Miss Margaret Jones · Mr Richard G Lawes · Mrs Rosemary Lehmann · Mrs Jessie Lott · Mrs M H Nicholas · Miss Margaret Parrett · Mr Bertie Raymond · Mrs W N Raymond · Mrs Bernadine Rouse · Mrs Jean B Ruthford · Mrs Mollie P Whatley · Mrs Eileen M Wilcocks · Mr Fred and Mrs Mary Wilson · Mrs Marjorie Zealander

Mrs Olive (Joan) Caldwell

Joan was a huge supporter of Gift of Sight. Her exceptionally generous legacy funded a significant growth in our research team, supporting projects into age-related macular degeneration. Her sense of fun and kindness remains with us.

Mrs M H Nicholas

Mrs Nicholas left a generous legacy to be used to cure blindness in children. Her forethought means we have been able to move our paediatric research forward. Her kindness will be remembered by us all.

Mrs Winifred M Raymond

Our research studies received a huge boost from a legacy left to Gift of Sight by Mrs Raymond. Her unrestricted gift, helped us fund scientists working on vital research projects.

Fred and Mary Wilson

Fred and Mary were good friends to Gift of Sight. We miss the contact with them but their generous bequest enabled us to continue funding studies into age-related macular degeneration. 

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Thank you for gifts made in loving memory of family and friends.
We remember:

2026

Joan Steggall

2025

Mary Bennett, Sylvia Kennedy, Lesley Packham, Ian Skeet, Grace Smith

2024

Margaret Adams, Jaqueline Fenton, Pearl Iris Colleen Hansford, John Higgs, Sheila McGrath, Derek Ralls, Ann Salkeld, Sandra Vines

2023

Mr Peter Kite, Mrs Anne Binns, Mr Brendan Daly, Mr Edward (Ted) Fitzgerald, Mrs Michele Linsell, Mrs May Marriner, Mrs J C (Cath) Pomeroy.

2022

Anne Bickley, Mr John Burgess, Rev George Gebaur, Mrs Judy Moody, Fred and Gwen Stephens.

2021

Mrs Margaret Abraham, Mrs Vera Blundell, Mr Anthony J Chennells, Sylvia Irene Copping, Mr Matt Dudley-Hunter, Mr Brian (Roy) Gover, Mrs Eileen Jupe, Mr Richard Kilford, Mrs Doris King, Mrs Kathleen Pellow.

2020

Mr Rodney Bickley, Mr Ken Chopping, Rev John C. Clarke, Mrs Rosemary Clarke, Mr Charles Cruse, Mrs Mahala (Micky) Curtis, Mrs Betty Davis, Mrs Maria Kyprian, Mr Richard Lawes, Mrs Rene Matravers, Mr Philip Round, Mrs Inger Ruffell, Mr Peter Ward.               

2019

Mrs Marjorie A Dymott, Mrs Rose A M Gardner, Mr Ernest Goddard,Mr Jason Robert Mair Smith, Mrs Phyllis Melhuish, Mrs Elizabeth (Betty) Packham, Mrs Frances (Kate) Reed, Mr Anthony (Tony) Rowthorn, Mrs Susan Symes, Mrs Gwendolyn Stephens, Mrs Mariantonia Scappaticci, Mr Paul Thorne, Miss Kathleen White.

2018

Mrs Hazel Butler, Mrs Doreen S Cook,Mrs Queenie Cotton, Mrs Dorothy E Davies, Mr Ewart Hanniford, Mr John Mills, Mr Ralph Neale, Mr J & Mrs M Rachel, Margaret Stone, Mrs Andrea Wills.    

2017

Mr Richard Adams, Mrs Marie-Luise Emilie Baker, Mr David Colin Barnes, Mrs Maisie Brickell, Mrs Jean Burgess, Mr Ralph Cook, Mrs E D (Dorothy) Clarke, Mrs Susan Corcoran, Mrs Gladys May Dagg, Mrs Betty Freeston, Mrs E D K (Kathleen) Gale, Mrs Ellen E Jones, Mr James Cull McGrand, Cdr William (Bill) Organ, Mrs Edna Waters, Mrs Mary Whitson.

2016

Mr John Colin Austin,Mr Stanley W R Beavill, Mrs (Olive) Joan Caldwell, Mrs Patricia Freemantle, Mrs Rose Grant, Mr Patrick Hannifan, Mrs Annie Hawkins and Mr  Ronald Hawkins (2017), Mr W F (Bill) Munt, Mrs Nora Rosendale, Mrs Juliette Spiller, Mrs Doris Swanton.

2015

Mr Roger G James, Mr Kenneth E Lamper, Mr John (Jack) McCarthy, Mr Bill Moger, Mrs Audrey Newman, Mr Eric Pardy, Mrs Margaret M Rowe,   Mr Geoffrey Salkeld, Mrs B E M Wells.

2014

Mr Joseph A Atkinson, Mrs Betty Chopping, Professor Andrew Elkington, Mr Philip H G Errington, Mrs Sylvia Haywood, Mrs Jean E Jackson, Mrs Ivy Newman, Mrs Hilda Lily Painter, Mr Eric C Pardy, Mrs Olive May Probert, Mrs Dorothy Sayed-Ahmed, Mr John D Symes, Mrs Marjorie Wise.

2013

Mr Malcolm Berrow, Mr Brian Beasley, Mrs June Crothers, Mr M H L Evans, Mrs Margaret George, Mrs Mary Hird, Mr Kenneth George Ilett, Mr Frank and Mrs Nancy Ketton, Mr Charles Le Moignan, Mrs Caroline Lotery, Mrs Hilda Misselbrook, Mrs Ethel Ann Yeates.

2012

Mr Derek C Baldock, Mrs Margery Bizet, Mrs Joan Borkett, Mrs Ida R Chandler, Mrs Evelyn Joyce Ebdon, Mr Harry Hearley, Mrs Evelyn Irwin and Mr Isaac 'Jock' Irwin, Mr John H Lemmon, Mr Neville P Macey, Mrs Christine Marshall, Mrs Nina Newton, Mrs M Pilich, Mr Marshall Rodrigues, Mr Norman Rowe, Mrs Dorothy Woodhouse.

2011

Mrs Mary Beasley, Mr Malcolm Berrow, Mrs Florence Betteridge, Mr D Boddy, Mrs Doris Fletcher, Mrs W E Hinton, Mrs D Jarvis, Mr David T Jones, Mr Raymond Marsh, Mr Alfred 'Kim' Mason, Mrs Doris 'Kit' Mason, Mrs Hermione Pickup, Mr Anthony Rixon, Miss Mildred Slaughter, Mr Thomas Frederick Stephens, Mr Simon Wrixon.

2010

Mr C L Croucher, Mr Robert Draper, Mrs Gladys Fletcher, Mrs Irene Flooks, Mrs Norah Green, Mr Alan Jepson, Mrs Susan Knight, Mrs Mary S Lee, Mrs M P V Lines, Mr Arthur Page, Mr G Pontin, Mrs M G Tolley, Miss Eileen Topley, Mrs Mary Turner.