# Legacy income falls under Brexit ‘fog’ - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/06/legacy-income-falls-under-brexit-fog/ - Published: 2019-03-06T08:00:49+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Legacy income fell 2.3% among Legacy Foresight’s consortium members last year, it has revealed.**   Its latest Legacy Bulletin shows that its 80 Legacy Monitor members received £1.46 billion in legacy income in 2018, with an almost even split between those that experienced an increase, and those that saw a decrease, at 41 versus 39. ## Advertisement   Bequest numbers have also dropped over the last three quarters, with numbers now totalling 54,325 for 2018.   [Legacy Foresight](http://www.legacyforesight.co.uk/) puts the decline in growth down to a number of factors, including the ‘fog of Brexit’ continuing to hamper economic activity. It is warning that a no-deal Brexit could see legacy incomes drop to £1.2bn lower over the next five years than it would if a deal is reached.   Other reasons identified for the decline are a slowdown in the growth of the number of deaths, which has resulted in a slowdown in bequests numbers, along with a slight change in the bequest ‘mix’, with residual numbers lagging cash gifts (pecuniaries). * **[Sector bodies unite in joint letter to Justice Minister on probate fee concerns](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/12/sector-bodies-unite-joint-letter-to-justice-minister-on-probate-fee-concerns/)**( 12 March 2019) * **[Legacy stewardship gaining more prominence, Legacy Foresight research reveals](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/21/legacy-stewardship-gaining-more-prominence-legacy-foresight-research-reveals/)**( 21 March 2019) * **[Dogs Trust, National Trust & Cats Protection top league for charities perceived as most in need of legacies](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/29/dogs-trust-national-trust-and-cats-protection-perceived-of-as-most-in-need-of-legacies-league-table-shows/)**( 29 April 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)