Almost three quarters (74%) of people have not thought about leaving a gift to charity in their will, new research from law firm Shakespeare Martineau has revealed. While charity legacy income rose by 8% to £3.9bn in the year to the end of June 2023, according to Smee&Ford, in a survey of more than 1,000 people, just 7% say they have formalised leaving a gift to charity in their will. However, a further 1 in 6 (16%) people have thought about doing so but have made no formal provisions –…
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