Create a brighter future for a child with a gift in your Will

After taking care of your loved ones, a gift in your Will could help children discover the joy, confidence and opportunity that reading brings.

A baby with a dummy is crawling on the floor among books in a library setting

A baby at a Storytime session 

For generations, BookTrust has helped children develop a love of books and reading. By remembering BookTrust in your Will, you can help ensure that future children and families continue to benefit from the life-changing power of stories.

Write or update your Will for free

We’ve partnered with Octopus Legacies to offer BookTrust supporters the opportunity to write or update a simple Will free of charge.*

Writing a Will is one of the most important ways to protect the people and causes you care about. While many supporters choose to leave a gift to BookTrust, there is absolutely no obligation to do so when using this service.

How it works

Choose the option that suits you:

  • Online
  • Over the phone or by video call
  • Face-to-face with a specialist

Alternatively, call Octopus Legacies on 020 4525 3605 and quote BookTrust.

*Applies to simple Wills. Additional fees may apply for more complex estate planning requirements.

Why leave a gift to BookTrust?

Help create readers for life

A toddler is sat with a big pile of books, reading and smiling at the camera

A love of reading can open up a world of possibilities for a child.

Gifts in Wills help us plan for the future and ensure that more children have access to books, stories and shared reading that can transform lives.

Whether large or small, every gift can help ensure that every child, no matter their background, can benefit from books from their earliest days. 

How your support makes a difference

Did you know that 58% of children in the UK don’t have a bedtime story?

Through our Bookstart Baby programme, over 500,000 families received their baby’s first book

We support 1.4 million children and families  each year

Let us know your plans

Have you already included BookTrust in your Will?

There’s no obligation to tell us, but we’d love the opportunity to thank you and show you the impact your future gift could have.

Contact us at [email protected].