Legacies
During the year, legacies totalling £2,711,078 were received from:
Victoria de Breyne
Robert S Burgess
John R Chester
T Derrick Denner
The Revd Norman Evans
Brian Lymbery
The Revd Canon David Ronald Mawer
C John Poole
David Smyly
Ivor K Whitford
Legacy gifts continue to make a transformational impact on our work.
Over the last year, £1,500,000 of the total received was unrestricted thanks to the generous legacy of Honorary Fellow Victoria de Breyne, MBE (1919–2023) who, along with Honorary Fellow, the late Andre de Breyne, were ardent benefactors to the College during their lifetimes.
The incredibly generous legacy gift from Ivor Keith Whitford (1968 Chemistry) has supported us to partially endow a Fellowship in Chemistry at Keble in perpetuity. The Oxford tutorial system is of fundamental importance to the success of the students and is what sets Oxford apart. You can read more about the impact of The Whitford Tutorial Fellowship here.
Leave a gift in your will
Writing your will and thinking about how to allocate your assets is a significant, personal and important decision. By remembering Keble in your Will, you can make a lasting contribution for future generations.
You can choose where your legacy donation will make an impact so that it resonates with your particular interests. For any unrestricted gifts, we promise every donation will be responsibly used wherever the need is greatest at the time.
As an exempt charity, the College pays no tax on gifts of money or property bequeathed in a legacy. This method of giving also has Inheritance Tax benefits for the legator.
If you would like more information about leaving a legacy to Keble and the related tax benefits involved in doing so, please get in touch with Kirsty Rose.
The Douglas Price Society
We are immensely grateful to everyone who has pledged a legacy gift, whatever the size, and as a token of our appreciation, all our legators, and their families, are welcomed to the Douglas Price Society, our group for generous supporters who have kindly included a gift to Keble in their Will.
As a Douglas Price Society member, your generosity will be recognised in a variety of ways. You will receive invitations to special events throughout the year, including the annual Douglas Price Society lecture and dinner in College, allowing members to keep in touch with life at Keble and provide them with the opportunity to get to know one another. You will also receive recognition in our Annual Impact Report, if you wish to be named.
If you have already included a gift to the College in your Will, we would be delighted if you could let us know, so we can thank and welcome you to the Douglas Price Society.
Jackie Newbury
1979 History
President of the Douglas Price Society
“As one of the first female undergraduates to attend Keble in 1979, my Oxford experience was certainly memorable and hugely enjoyable. Douglas Price was my History tutor and it was a combination of my regard for him and my affection for the College which led me to make a bequest to Keble in my Will. The Society wishes to celebrate the College and the positive academic and social contribution it has made and continues to make in our lives. By joining the Douglas Price Society, you will help protect and nurture the College’s future.”