Leave a legacy

Having a will and keeping it up-to-date helps ensure that your wishes can be respected and your property and assets benefit people and causes you really care about. We would always recommend that you speak to a qualified professional such as a solicitor, when making or amending your will.

Your solicitor will be able to advise you on the required wording to carry out your wishes. If you wish to leave a gift to Age UK East London in your will, all you need is our charity details below:

Age UK East London, 82 Russia Lane, E2 9LU
and our registered charity number 1144535

If you already have a will and you want to include a gift to Age UK East London in it, there may not be need to rewrite it. You can ask a qualified professional such as a solicitor to add an amendment (called a codicil). As a general 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.

You can leave a specific sum of money or an item such as jewellery or a piece of art. Or you can leave a share in, or all of, what's left of the value of your estate after family and friends have been taken care of. The advantage of leaving a share (also known as residuary gift) is that it remains the same over time, and you won't need to change your will to keep up with inflation.

'I give the residue of my estate to Age UK East London of 82 Russia Lane, London, E2 9LU (registered charity number: 1144535) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive of Age UK East London for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift'

'I give the sum of £ (or the item specified) to Age UK East London of 82 Russia Lane, London, E2 9LU (registered charity number: 1144535) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer of Age UK East London for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift. In all other respects I confirm my said Will'

If you are making a codicil, you should naturally take advice over the precise wording, but here is an example of the wording of a typical codicil:

'I give the sum of  (amount in words and figures) to Age UK East London of 82 Russia Lane, London, E2 9LU (registered charity number: 1144535) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer of Age UK East London for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift In all other respects I confirm my said Will. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this (date in words).

Signed by the said (name) the Testator (Testatrix) as and for a (First) Codicil to his (her) said Will dated the (date) in the presence of us both being present at the same time who at his (her) request in his (her) presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.Signatures of Testator (Testatrix) and two Witnesses, plus their addresses'

'I give the sum of £ (or the item specified) to Age UK East London of 82 Russia Lane, London, E2 9LU (registered charity number: 1144535) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive or other proper officer of Age UK East London for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift. In all other respects I confirm my said Will'