Macmillan Free Will Service

Depending on where you live in the UK, you can write your will online through Co-op Legal Services, Farewill, Irwin Mitchell and Wilson Nesbitt. Once you register, you’ll be able to get started straight away by using the link on our registration page or your confirmation email. From there, you can fill out your instructions and our trusted will writing partners will handle the rest.

You can write your will via a home visit through The Goodwill Partnership and Octopus Legacy (in England & Wales) and Wilson Nesbitt (in Greater Belfast and North Down). Once you register, we’ll pass on your details on to your chosen will writing partner who will call you within 5 working days to arrange the best time to visit you. They will take your instructions when they visit you at home and then have your will written up before posting to you for signing.

Depending on where you live in the UK, you can write your will over the telephone with Co-op Legal Services, Farewill, Irwin Mitchell, Octopus Legacy and Wilson Nesbitt. Once you register, we’ll pass on your details or you can book your appointment directly with your chosen will writing partner. They will take down your instructions and have your will written up before sending the will to you for signing.

You can write your will over a video call with Irwin Mitchell and Wilson Nesbitt. Once you register, we’ll pass on your details or you can book your appointment directly with your chosen will writing partner. They will take down your instructions and have your will written up before sending the will to you for signing.

You can write your will through the post with Irwin Mitchell and Wilson Nesbitt. Once you register, we’ll pass on your details and Irwin Mitchell will send out their will writing pack to reach you within 5 working days (subject to postal delays). You can then fill out the forms and send back to Irwin Mitchell, who will have the will written before posting to you for signing.

You can write your will in branch with a solicitor through Jones Whyte, Octopus Legacy and Wilson Nesbitt. Once you register, we’ll pass on your details to the will writing partner who will call you within 5 working days to arrange the appointment at their offices. During the appointment they will take down your instructions. Then they will write up your will and send it to you for signing.

In branch locations include: Ashford, Bangor, Batley, Belfast, Birstall, Brighouse, Bristol, Cleckheaton, Conwy, Cornwall (Helstong & Three Burrows), Exeter, Glasgow, Glenrothes, Harrogate, Jersey, Kirkcaldy, Leeds, Leicester, Leven, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Monmouthshire, Morley, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Royston, St. Albans, St. Peter’s Port and Wrexham.

Macmillan covers the cost of simple standard wills sold as part of the Macmillan Free Will Service. If your needs are complex, please read the 'What if my needs are complex and unsuitable for a standard will?' FAQ.

We rely on gifts in wills for over a third of our income. While there is no obligation to include a gift in your Macmillan free will, we do hope that you will consider leaving a percentage of your estate to Macmillan, after taking care of loved ones. All gifts left to us will help fund Macmillan's services in years to come. We're very grateful for every gift that we receive, no matter its size.

For a will to be valid, there are certain conditions that must be met.

• The will must be made by a person who is 18 years old or over.
• Your will must be made voluntarily and without pressure from any other person.
• Your will must be on paper, a ‘soft’ copy on a computer is not valid.
• Your will must be signed by you, in the presence of two witnesses and signed by the two witnesses, in your presence.
• Witnesses can be anyone over 18. They cannot be a beneficiary of your will (someone who receives money or other benefits as a result of your will), nor can they be the spouse or civil partner of a beneficiary of your will.
• Witnesses do not need to read your will or be aware of its contents.

More information on ensuring that your will is valid can be found on the Citizens Advice website.

Macmillan does not receive a copy of the will.

During the will writing process, you will be asked whether you are happy for your chosen partner to share certain information with Macmillan. This includes whether you have left Macmillan a gift in your will and the value of this gift. Having this information helps us to plan for a future where more people than ever are living with cancer.

Several of our partners offer will storage facilities and you may choose to store your will free of charge with Irwin Mitchell, Jones Whyte and Wilson Nesbitt.

If you need a will urgently, please contact your chosen partner as soon as possible to discuss the options available to you. Please note, The Goodwill Partnership cannot provide urgent wills.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that any of our partners will be able to complete a will in exceptionally urgent circumstances. In these instances, we recommend you get in touch with a local solicitor through the Law Society (England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).

To leave a gift to Macmillan in your will, you need to include the name of our charity, our address and registered charity number, all of which you can find below. It is then as simple as writing:
• ‘I leave 20% of my residual estate to…’
• ‘I leave £5000 to..."
• ‘I leave my valuable collection of teddy bears to…’

If you choose to leave a residuary gift, the value of the gift is maintained by default. If you choose to leave a pecuniary gift, we would appreciate if you would consider index linking the gift, as this means its value is maintained for the future.

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Registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). For other regions of the UK, we do not have a registered charity number but you can use any of the above to identify us.