Legacy income up by 9% in 2024, says Legacy Giving Report
The Legacy Giving Report 2025 reveals that legacy income for charities increased by 9% in 2024, compared to 1.3% growth…
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Legacy Futures and Smee & Ford partner to offer charities ‘comprehensive’ legacy service
Gifts in wills consultancy Legacy Futures and notifications specialists Smee & Ford have partnered to bring their services together in…
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2023 saw highest ever number of charitable estates in wills: Smee & Ford
Smee & Ford’s annual Legacy Trends Report reveals that 38,178 charitable estates were found in wills in 2023, the highest…
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Latest Smee & Ford data shows legacy income rise to £3.9bn for England & Wales
Annual legacy income for England and Wales has risen by 7.6% to £3.9 billion, Smee & Ford has said.
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Just under 14% of probated estates with Wills currently charitable, Smee & Ford data shows
Smee & Ford data up to the end of July 2023 shows that approximately 13.8% of probated estates with Wills…
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2022 record-breaking year for legacy income in England & Wales
Reported legacy income reached £3.3bn last year in England and Wales, according to the latest Smee & Ford data, with…
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2022 saw charities receive highest number of bequests on record
Almost 16% of wills processed by Smee & Ford in 2022 included a gift to charity – 36,992 out of…
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Highest number of charities named in wills in a decade
10,670 unique charitable organisations were named in wills in 2021, the highest number on record, according to Smee & Ford’s…
