Thank you for considering leaving a gift in your Will to St John Ambulance - we’re incredibly grateful. Your support can help us create a future where no one suffers for the lack of first aid. Even just 1% of the remainder of your estate could make a huge difference to funding our vital life-saving work for the future.

Making your Will is one of the most important things you’ll ever do. It ensures that your money and belongings will go to the people and causes you care about when you die.

You'll find lots of information here to help make the process much easier.

To leave a gift to St John Ambulance, you will need:

  1. Our registered charity number: 1077265/1

  2. Our registered address: St John Ambulance, 27 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4BU

We understand that some of our supporters want their gift to go to their local St John Ambulance unit or region. While this is possible, if the unit should disband, we may be unable to receive the gift - so we recommend that you make any gift to our National Headquarters. This way, we can ensure donations are spent where they’re needed most.

Some supporters may also be thinking of donating an item in their Will to the Museum of the Order of St John. Unfortunately, the Museum has limited space and so we are not always able to accept items left in Wills if the intention is for them to be displayed. If you are thinking of donating an item, we ask that you or your solicitor contact us first so we can ensure we will be able to follow your wishes. You can email  legacy@sja.org.uk or call us on 020 7324 4148.

Get your free Gifts in Wills guide

Our guide is full of practical information to help you ensure that your money and belongings go to the people and causes you care about.

Help with making your Will

Leaving a gift in your Will is straightforward, but we recommend that you get advice from a legal professional, to ensure that your wishes are clear and can be carried out once you’re gone. This could be from your family solicitor, or our trusted partners at Bequeathed who can help you write or update your Will for free.

To make a Will, you will need to:

  1. Estimate the potential value of your estate. This is everything you own (such as property, stocks, shares, savings, personal items), minus any outstanding liabilities (debts, such as a mortgage or loans). In some cases inheritance tax may be payable.

  2. Think about what you would like to happen to your estate and what gifts you would like to make. In addition to providing for your family and friends, you may also choose to leave a gift in your Will to St John Ambulance, helping to save lives in the future.

  3. You’ll also need to think about how you’d like certain matters to be handled after your death, for example, your funeral or appointing legal guardians for your children.

  4. You may want to talk to your family about your wishes and plans. In our experience, most families are proud of the gifts their loved ones leave to St John Ambulance. Read our guide on how to talk to your family about your Will.

  5. Make an appointment with a solicitor or legal professional to write or update your Will. Our trusted partners at Bequeathed can provide a basic Will for free - please see below for more information.

Make your Will online for free with Bequeathed

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We’ve teamed up with the experts at Bequeathed to offer you a convenient way to write a Will online, from the comfort of your home.

With detailed guidance and advice from Bequeathed, you can confidently make a good basic Will online for free. Or, within the same process, you can choose a more detailed Will, if it's necessary.

If you want legal advice at any stage, just ask. Bequeathed will connect you to a solicitor who’ll help you to complete your Will face-to-face or over the phone. 

There’s no obligation to leave a gift in your Will to us. But after making sure loved ones are looked after, it would be wonderful if you chose to support us in this special way.

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How to talk to your family about your Will

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