Leave a legacy

Your legacy will make a real difference to a person in need of help. It could provide advice to someone struggling to access pension benefits, bring sight to someone blinded by cataracts in India or fund the latest research into Alzheimer’s disease.

We promise that your legacy will be spent wisely and make a genuine difference to the people we help. You can arrange for your legacy to benefit our work internationally, nationally, regionally or locally – the choice is yours.

If you would like to speak to someone about leaving a legacy to Age UK, please contact the Legacy team on 0203 033 1421 or email legacies@ageuk.org.uk

To see how your legacy may be used, visit About our work.

How to leave a legacy to Age UK

You can leave a specific sum of money or an item such as jewellery or a piece of art. You can leave a share in, or all of, what’s left of the value of your estate after all bills have been paid and all other legacies have been distributed.

If you would like to add a gift to Age UK to an existing will, you can use a codicil. Adding a codicil to your will means there is no need to change the terms of your current will. It simply adds a new instruction.

As a rule if the change you wish to make is quite small or simple, you can use a codicil, and if the change is more significant or complex you should make a new will.

If you wish to make several changes, big or small, it is advisable to make a new will. If you have any questions around writing a codicil or updating your will, you should seek advice from a solicitor or professional adviser.

Download our codicil template (PDF, 181KB) or talk to our legacy team to add a codicil to your will.

There is suggested wording to leave a gift to Age UK in your will below.

How to make or update your Will

If you would like information on making or updating your Will, you can download a copy of our comprehensive factsheet on Making a Will (PDF 185 KB).

Alternatively, if you would like one-to-one information about making your Will, contact the Legacy team on 0203 033 1421 or email legacies@ageuk.org.uk and we’ll put you in contact with your local Regional Legacy Officer.
* Please note the Regional Legacy Officer team operate in England only

To update your will with a gift to Age UK please download our codicil form as mentioned above

Template wording for Wills

For a residuary gift:
I give the residue of my estate to Age UK, Room W3B, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9NA* (Registered Charity Number 1128267**) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer of the said charity for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift.

For a pecuniary / specific bequest:
I give the sum of £_____ (or the item specified) to Age UK, Room W3B, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9NA* (Registered Charity Number 1128267**) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer of the said charity for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift.

*a) for national gifts to benefit Wales directly, change to Age Cymru, Ty John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ
 
b) for national gifts to benefit Scotland directly, change to Age Scotland, Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR
 
c) for national gifts to benefit Northern Ireland directly, change to Age NI, 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NR

d) for gifts to local Age Concerns/Age UKs, change to Age Concern/Age UK _____, followed by full address of that Age Concern/Age UK 

** a) for national gifts to benefit Wales directly, change to Registered Charity Number 1128436
 
b) for national gifts to benefit Scotland directly, change to Registered Charity Number SC 010100
 
c) for national gifts to benefit Northern Ireland directly, change to Registered Charity Number XT14600

d) for gifts to local Age Concerns/Age UKs, change to Registered Charity Number _____ (i.e. the number which relates to that local Age Concern/Age UK)