Leave a gift in your Will to Headway UK A gift in your Will to Headway UK today is hope for life after brain injury

The effects can be life-changing and life-long. We believe in a future where everyone affected by brain injury has access to the help they need to live well.

A gift in your Will ensures brain injury survivors and their loved ones won’t face an uncertain future alone. It means we can continue supporting families – when they need us, for as long as they need us.

Follow the links below to learn more about the difference your Will could make, as well as all the information you’ll need to get going – including details about our FREE Will-writing service.

• Leaving a gift in your Will
• Planning your Will
• Free Will writing service
• Leaving a gift to Headway UK - the brain injury association
• Leaving a gift to your local volunteer-led Headway branch
  
• Make changes to your Will
• Let us know
• Our promise to you
• The difference your gift will make

Leaving a gift in your Will

Having an up-to-date Will is an important part of financial planning. It offers peace of mind, ensuring your wishes are honoured after your death and allowing you to provide for loved ones and the causes that mattered to you during your lifetime.

As a charitable organisation, gifts in Wills are a vital source of income for Headway UK. These generous pledges—often made many years in advance—help us plan for the future and continue supporting families facing the life-changing impact of brain injury.

If you cannot find the answers to your questions or would like to discuss your plans in more detail, please contact 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. 

Free Will writing service

We’ve partnered with expert estate planners, Octopus Legacy, so you can write or update your Will for free*.

The cost of your Will is covered by us up to £150 – so you can write or update a simple Will for free or get a Will with trust at a discounted rate.

While many supporters choose to include a gift in their Will to Headway - the brain injury association, there’s no obligation to do so when using this service.

How to write or update your Will:

Find the right Will for you. You can write your Will:

• Online
• Over the phone/video call
• In-person (at home or in-branch)

Or call Octopus Legacy directly on 020 4525 3605 and quote Headway - the brain injury association.

*Applies to simple wills only. Discounts are applicable for wills with trusts.

If you would prefer to meet with a solicitor near you, Headway has relationships with solicitors across the UK who offer Will writing services. You can find a solicitor near you by contacting our team at legacy@headway.org.uk or searching our brain injury solicitors directory.

Leaving a gift to Headway UK - the brain injury association

To include us in your Will, your solicitor or Will writer will need our charity name and number: Headway – the brain injury association; no. 1025852 (England and Wales) or SC039992 (Scotland).

Leaving a gift to your local volunteer-led Headway branch

If you wish to leave a gift in your Will to your local volunteer-led Headway branch, please ensure you include the following statement so that we can make sure your gift is allocated as per your wishes.

“I wish xxx to be left to Headway - the brain injury association registered charity number 1025852, and on trust by the charity, be wholly transferred to [insert name of local volunteer-led Headway branch] to be used for the general purposes of [insert name of local volunteer-led Headway branch] BUT IF the branch no longer exists at the date of my death or closes thereafter or cannot for whatever reason spend the funds on the objects of the local volunter-led Headway branch then I DIRECT that the funds be applied in the [insert name of region] or county or for the general purposes of the charity.”

Make changes to your Will

If you have already written your Will and would like to make any changes, it is sometimes possible to complete a simple document called a Codicil (PDF) which can be prepared and attached to your Will by your solicitor. This means you may not have to re-write the whole Will if you wanted to, for example, add Headway as a beneficiary.

Let us know

People who remember us with a gift in their Will are very important to us. Although there is no obligation to tell us of your intentions, we hope you will consider doing so. It really does help us plan for the future and enables us to thank you properly and keep you updated with our latest news and developments. A pledge form (PDF) has been included to help you do this.

Our promise to you

We recognise that your loved ones come first in your will but If you choose to leave a gift to us in the future, Headway promises to:

• always respect your privacy
• never ask you about the size or type of gift if you choose to support us in this way
• respect your choice to change your mind; there is no binding commitment to us
• understand that it is your decision and yours alone
• maximise the impact of your gift
• treat you and your family with courtesy, sensitivity and respect
• keep your surviving family informed about what we have been able to achieve with the gift if that is their wish.

The difference your gift will make

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.