A gift in your will

Leaving a legacy is easy

Having an up-to-date Will is sensible financial planning. It ensures that your wishes will be carried out once you are no longer there.  Making a Will gives you the peace of mind that you have provided for family, friends and causes that you believe in.

When the time is right for you to draft your Will, and after you have taken care of family and friends, please consider Headway – the brain injury association. We rely on voluntary contributions, including gifts in Wills, to help fund our work supporting families struggling to cope with life after brain injury.

It is easy to include Headway in your Will - simply give your solicitor our charity name and number: Headway – the brain injury association; no. 1025852 (England and Wales) or SC039992 (Scotland).

If you cannot find the answers to your questions or would like to discuss your plans in more detail please contact Julie Hallam on legacy@headway.org.uk.

Planning your Will?

We have lots of information which can be downloaded (see the Related resources section) such as a useful Will Planner (PDF), Frequently asked Questions (PDF) and Glossary of Terms (PDF) to help you prepare all the information needed by your solicitor to draft your Will. 

Already written your Will?

If you have already written your Will and would like to add Headway as a beneficiary, you might not need to rewrite your Will completely. A simple document called a Codicil (PDF) can be prepared and appended to your Will by your solicitor.

Pledge form

If you do decide to leave us a gift, we would like to thank you properly and keep you up-to-date with Headway's news and developments. A pledge form (PDF) has been included to help you do this, although there is no obligation to tell us of your intentions. 

Discounted Will writing service for Headway supporters

We offer a discounted Will writing service to Headway supporters. You do not need to include Headway in your Will to take advantage of this service, but we would be very grateful if you did.

Headway are part of The Goodwill Partnership scheme who offer home visit, Facetime, Skype or phone appointments for solicitor written, discounted (£125+VAT) wills to Headway supporters. Find out more below:

https://www.thegoodwillpartnership.co.uk/headway

Headway's promises to you

Our Promises to You (PDF) stipulates six ways in which Headway will ensure that you are treated correctly and appropriately if you choose to leave a gift to us in your Will. 

Been inspired? 

Read about those who have supported Headway through gifts in their wills.

Gary Winter’s family were filled with pride when they discovered his wishes.

Daniel Lingard’s mother and sister feel that he lives on through the help that he is giving others.