Leave a legacy

How to leave a legacy to Hertford

Leaving a legacy to Hertford is an easy way to make a hugely meaningful contribution to the next generation of students to pass through our gates – without compromising your current finances.

There are types of legacy gifts that allow you to put your family first while still making a provision for Hertford and other causes close to your heart. Our legacy brochure will advise you on legacy giving and the best way to record your intentions in your will.

A lasting gift: how your legacy can shape Hertford’s future

If you are planning on remembering Hertford in your will please let us know by getting in touch on development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk or by completing the legacy pledge form.

A PDF copy of the legacy brochure is available here, and the accompanying letter from the Principal can be found here.

Geoffrey Warnock Society

The Geoffrey Warnock Society was created in 1999 to recognise the generosity of our alumni and friends who have included Hertford in their will.

Geoffrey Warnock was the Principal of Hertford College for seventeen years; he was also elected Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1981. Warnock left a legacy to the college – and his commitment and dedication to its future is the reason the society created to thank our legacy donors has been named in his memory.

All alumni and friends of the college who choose to leave a legacy to Hertford are invited become members of the Geoffrey Warnock Society, and receive a stag pin to mark their generosity.

All members are invited to lunch in college once a year to enjoy an afternoon together with friends, Fellows and students; members are also invited to events thanking donors.