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Executor Kit

Someone has died and had crypto?

The Executor Kit takes you from "I think they had some Bitcoin" to every account claimed and valued for HMRC. No wallets to connect and no technical knowledge needed.

Get the Executor Kit · £39 See an example kit

One payment. Executors can usually pay for it from the estate.

Everything you need, in the order you need it

Ten steps, each saved as you go, and printed as one tidy file for you and the solicitor.

  1. Where to look

    Checklists for bank statements, email, phones, the home and paperwork: the places crypto gives itself away.

  2. Ask the companies

    Exchanges will search their records for you. Tick who to ask and we write a search letter for each, filled in with the details they search by.

  3. Record and value it

    Accounts, wallets and devices in one list. Paste a public address and we read what it holds, then price each coin on the date of death for HMRC.

  4. See the whole picture

    Every deadline with days left, whether the estate owes Inheritance Tax and how much is from the crypto, and what selling now would mean for tax.

  5. Claim each account

    Each exchange's bereavement steps, a letter filled in for you, and what to do if the account is locked, empty or the company has gone bust.

What's in the kit

  • Before you start: what not to do, so nothing is lost or moved too soon
  • Where to look: 34 places to check, ticked off as you go
  • Ask the companies directly: search letters for Coinbase, Kraken, Binance and nine more, plus any you add, with each reply tracked
  • Lawful routes into their records: Google, Apple and Microsoft accounts, their phone, their accountant and tax software
  • What you've found: every account, wallet and device, with progress for each
  • Claim steps and letters for Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, Revolut and any other exchange, asking for the balance and the full transaction history
  • Found an account but can't get in? Why you never need their password or codes, and what to do if it's locked, empty, closed or the company has gone bust
  • Values on the date of death, with prices looked up for you and a table for your solicitor
  • The estate at a glance: key deadlines with days left, an Inheritance Tax estimate with the crypto's share, what the crypto is made of, how its value has moved since the death and the Capital Gains Tax if it's sold
  • How thorough your search has been, from the places checked and the companies asked
  • If you find a recovery phrase: how to keep it safe and when to use it
  • Scam warnings: the fake "recovery" firms and messages aimed at grieving families
  • Tax for the people who inherit: why there's no Capital Gains Tax on death, and the figure they'll need later
  • The whole kit, or a single letter, printable at any time
Get the Executor Kit · £39 See Margaret's example kit
If anyone contacts you offering to recover the crypto for a fee, or asks for a recovery phrase, it's a scam. Always.

The kit helps you organise the estate's crypto. It isn't legal or tax advice. For a large or complicated estate, use it alongside a solicitor.

Get the Executor Kit

One payment of £39. We email you a link so you can come back to it on this device.

Payment is handled by Stripe. We never see your card details.

Questions executors ask

What's an "estate"?

Everything the person owned when they died, minus what they owed: their home, savings, pensions, belongings and crypto, less debts like a mortgage or credit cards. As the executor, your job is to gather it up, pay any tax and debts, and pass on what's left. Inheritance Tax is worked out on the whole estate, which is why the kit asks about the home and savings as well as the crypto.

Do I need their phone, passwords or wallet?

No. The kit works from what you can find: statements, emails, paperwork and public wallet addresses. You never sign in as them, and you never type a recovery phrase into our site.

Can the estate pay for it?

Usually, yes. Reasonable costs of dealing with the estate can normally be paid from it. Keep the receipt we email you, and check with the solicitor if one is involved.

What if the date of death was a long time ago?

We look up prices automatically for about the last year. For older dates, the kit shows you where to find the price and you type it in.

Will it get the crypto back for me?

It shows you exactly how, and fills in the letters. The exchanges release accounts to the executor once they have the documents. A wallet can only be recovered with its recovery phrase, and nobody can bypass that.

We're not sure there's any crypto at all.

Start with our free guide, finding crypto as an executor. If you find signs of it, the kit takes it from there.