# Public loses interest in leaving a charitable legacy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/04/21/public-loses-interest-leaving-charitable-legacy/
- Published: 2003-04-21T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A survey for the Legacy Promotion Campaign (LPC) has found that more people than
ever will not leave a charitable bequest in their will.
NOP carried out the research
for the LPC and found that 40% of 50-65 year olds were not likely to include a charity
in their will. Fifty four per cent felt leaving charitable legacies were of “little
importance”.

The LPC reports a jump in the number of people who will not consider leaving a legacy
at all from 39% to 48% since September 2002.

What has caused this decline? The plummeting stockmarket, the pensions crisis, and
the cost of longterm care for older people are all contributory factors according
to the research.

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Theresa Dauncey, LPC’s director, said: “The research demonstrates the timeliness
of this campaign and underscores the importance of charities working together to
increase legacy income for the entire sector.”

LPC is launching a free will writing guide, produced the Society of Trust and Estate
Practitioners, to promote legacies.

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