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Leave a gift in your Will
By leaving a gift in your Will, you will help fund critical research that will plug gaps in medical knowledge for generations to come.
Together, we can build a fairer, healthier future for every mind and every body.
Write or update your Will for free with Octopus Legacy
We’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy so you can write or update your Will at no cost to you*. While there is a small cost to the charity – you can write or update a simple single or mirror Will for free, or get a Will with trust at a discounted rate. Plus, Octopus Legacy are offering an option of a £10 a year subscription fee to make any future amendments to your Will.
While many supporters choose to include a gift in their will to Medical Research UK, there’s no obligation to do so when using this service.
How to write or update your Will:
You can write your Will:
- Online
- Over the phone/video call
- In-person (either at home or in-branch)
Start for free with Octopus Legacy
Our partnership with Octopus Legacy means you can write or update a simple single or mirror Will for free.
Start your WillBy the time my donation reaches [the charity], it’s impossible to know the biggest health challenges we’ll be facing. But I know it will be focused on areas with the greatest need, when the time comes.Frances Rawle, who pledged a gift in her Will to us in 2018
The impact of gifts in Wills
Funding life-changing research
Gifts in Wills help the charity to fund vital areas of life-changing research that are often overlooked, filling knowledge gaps and protecting human health for the future.
Supporting an independent and agile charity
As an independent charity with strong ties to the Medical Research Council, we fund high-impact studies and respond swiftly to emerging health challenges.
Championing the brightest scientific minds
We also support early-career scientists when funding is hardest to find, helping them make discoveries that could transform medicine and save lives for generations.
A gift in your Will can make the difference.
Our Gifts in Wills information pack
What's in the Gifts in Wills information pack?
- Six easy steps to leave a gift in your Will to us
- FAQs that supporters commonly ask about gifts in Wills, and their answers.
- Information about the different types of gifts you can leave in your Will.
- Details on the vital medical research that we fund, and the impact that your gift will have.
- Information on our strategic research themes, how we decide which research to fund, and how your gift is crucial to supporting science that can change people's lives.
- Details of an opportunity to write your Will for free in partnership with Octopus Legacy.
Further information about including a gift in your Will
What information do I need, in order to include a gift in my Will to Medical Research UK?
All you need are the following details, which would be shared with your solicitor:
Registered name: Medical Research Foundation
Registered charity number: 1138223
Find out more about your options when it comes to writing your Will, including how you can do this at a low cost (or for free), and how we can support you with it.
Further questions
If you have any further questions on gifts in Wills or the impact you could have, please contact our Fundraising team on 020 4581 2404 or email legacy@medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk.
Hear why Professor Nick Lemoine CBE is leaving a gift in his Will to us
Professor Nick Lemoine CBE served as our trustee since 2011 and became Chair in 2015. After stepping down as Chair in October 2023, Professor Lemoine explains why he's leaving a gift in his Will to us:
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