legacies Archives

May 28, 2025

Octopus Legacy’s Spring Free Will campaign raises over £15 million

Octopus Legacy’s recent Spring ‘Free Will’ campaign raised £15.2 million in future pledged income for its charity partners. The campaign…

Jan 31, 2025

Entries are now open for Legacy Futures’ Crispin Ellison Bursary Award, which provides training packages to support professional development in…

Dec 13, 2024

News in brief from About Loyalty, Free Wills, and Big Give on recent events and milestones.

Nov 22, 2024

The new Private Client Advisory Committee for Legacy Giving is working to guide Remember A Charity’s work programme with wealth advisers, which…

Nov 20, 2024

Legacy income reached £4.1 billion in 2023/24 – just a 1.3% increase on the previous year, but a sign of…

Oct 22, 2024

GivenGain UK Foundation has launched a free service that automatically processes Gift Aid claims for users of its platform, while…

Sep 27, 2024

The Salvation Army is taking a different approach with its latest legacy fundraising campaign – encouraging people to consider leaving…

Sep 23, 2024

Annual charitable bequest numbers have grown by 7%, reaching 62,100 in the year to June 2024, according to the latest…

Sep 12, 2024

Co-op Legal Services saw charitable gifts included in Wills increase by 40% in 2023 compared to the previous 12 months,…

Sep 10, 2024

It’s Remember A Charity Week (9-15 September) and across the UK, good causes are celebrating and raising awareness of gifts…

Sep 09, 2024

Remember A Charity Week starts today (9-15 September), with a new legacy ad campaign, the launch of an interactive map and…

Aug 28, 2024

The role that wealth advisers can play in growing high value legacy giving in the UK is explored in a…