It keeps us fighting the ongoing fight challenging the stigma attached to all areas of our work: addiction, homelessness, unemployment and life during – and after – prison. It allows us to offer the second chance that some people need to secure lasting change to live well again – but can’t do it on their own.
Your legacy will empower us to offer a healthier and better-lived life to future generations of people whose challenges root them in unhealthy lifestyles they can't escape from without outside help.
Since 1991, we’ve worked with around 28,000 vulnerable people every year — offering care, support, and inspiration to help people break free from the cycles of addiction, crime, and disadvantage. In 2025, this amounts to about 925,00 people.
Many of our clients go on to inspire others, showing that recovery and rehabilitation are possible. In fact, over 30% of our workforce have lived experience of the very issues we address.
With your support, the people we work with can continue to create real, lasting change and live life to the full again.
Without a Will, the government decides how your estate is distributed. This can cause unnecessary stress and complexity for your loved ones. Having a Will ensures your wishes are known and respected – and delivered upon.
Leaving a legacy means that you’re leaving money for someone or something once you have passed away.
Writing a Will is simpler and more affordable than you might think – especially with our free Will-writing service devised with our respected partner: Kwil.
Although the idea of writing a Will – no matter what age we are – can sound a bit scary, writing or updating it doesn’t have to be complicated.
We understand that including The Forward Trust is a personal decision, so we’ve partnered with Kwil to offer you a free Will-writing service as a thank you.
Writing a Will through our respected partner, Kwil, you create a legally binding Will. It’s done online or over the phone in just 30 minutes.
Why choose Kwil?
Start writing your Will for free: Kwil’s Free Will Service.
If you’d like to understand a bit more about how this works, watch the video below.
If you’ve already decided to leave a gift to The Forward Trust – thank you. While it’s entirely up to you whether you let us know you plan to do this, knowing about your pledge helps us plan for the future. We’d love to keep you updated about how your legacy will support our work — just let us know your preferences.
Contact us at fundraising@forwardtrust.org.uk.
