Why gifts in Wills makes a difference

Gifts in Wills fund a third of Cancer Research UK’s research and the charity is so grateful to those who choose to leave a legacy. There are many different types of gift you can leave:

Residuary gift – When you leave a share – or, after taking care of loved ones, the remainder – of your estate to us. This is less likely to be affected by inflation.

Pecuniary gift – When you leave an exact sum of money to us.

Specific gift – For example jewellery, stocks and shares or a property.

Over the past 40 years survival has doubled, thanks to the great progress research has made. With the help of generous supporters, Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of progress, and its ambition is to continue to accelerate this progress and see three in four people surviving the disease by 2034.