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Registered charity 1089893 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£3.4m
Grants listed (FY2025)
66
Listed grants total
£1.8m
Accounts grants total
£1.5m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
  • Disability (36 grantees)
  • Education/training (28 grantees)
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (19 grantees)
  • General Charitable Purposes (16 grantees)
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science (13 grantees)
  • Amateur Sport (9 grantees)
  • Recreation (6 grantees)
  • Other Charitable Purposes (4 grantees)
  • Economic/community Development/employment (4 grantees)
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (3 grantees)
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (17 grantees)
  • Throughout England (6 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (5 grantees)
  • Scotland (5 grantees)
  • Throughout London (4 grantees)
  • Herefordshire (3 grantees)
  • Lewisham (2 grantees)
  • Leeds City (2 grantees)
  • Haringey (2 grantees)
  • Dudley (2 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
African Palliative Care AssociationFY2025£328kTowards the costs of administration of the Africa Small Grants Programme and towards the costs of recruitment for the new Executive Director.
Palliative Care Association of MalawiFY2025£252kTowards the new Ya Onse project, a five-year piece of work to consolidate key gains in palliative care delivery in the Malawi health system with a particular focus on children’s palliative care and availability of essential palliative care medicines.
Heard Organisation Ltd (formerly On Road Media)FY2025£170kTowards further work to increase understanding of children’s palliative care.
Island Hospice & HealthcareFY2025£162kTowards a project to integrate palliative care into health systems in Mashonaland East; Towards the organisation’s core costs.
Africa Small Grants ProgrammeFY2025£91kThe Africa Small Grants Programme supports the development of local palliative care services across the continent. It is administered by the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) which publicises the scheme, supports potential applicants and reviews applications with the help of a panel of independent experts. The programme has been running since 2009 and this year we undertook the 29th and 30th round of grants.
Childhood Bereavement NetworkFY2025£70k
SignalFY2025£70k
Jessie May TrustFY2025£65k
SibsFY2025£64k
King's College London – Cicely Saunders InstituteFY2025£53kTowards the costs of a parent co-chair for the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Group at the Cicely Saunders Institute.
SLOW - Supporting Bereaved Parents and SiblingsFY2025£43kTowards the costs of SLOWSibs, a service for bereaved siblings.
Chelsea & Westminster Health CharityFY2025£31k
Oily CartFY2025£30kTowards a set of resources to inform educational professionals about the need for children with palliative care needs to access education.
The Sainsbury ArchiveFY2025£30kTowards annual running costs. The Sainsbury Archive documents the history of Sainsbury’s supermarket since its foundation. The collection includes much on the Sainsbury family history and is supported by many of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts.
Heart n SoulFY2025£30k
University of SunderlandFY2025£26kTowards the costs of research to link and analyse data on disabled children across health, education and social care.
True Colours Data ChampionFY2025£14k
Hearts of OakFY2025£13kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
North of England Activities and TrainingFY2025£10kBereavement support
The Maypole ProjectFY2025£10k
Jolly JoshFY2025£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
ClearVision ProjectFY2025£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool AssociationFY2025£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
IcandanceFY2025£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Inclusive Sports Academy CICFY2025£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Skylight Circus ArtsFY2025£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Camp JojoFY2025£9kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Nourish Support CentreFY2025£9kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Shropshire Inclusive DanceFY2025£9kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Herefordshire Riding for the DisabledFY2025£8kBereavement support
Bermondsey Community KitchenFY2025£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Sandwell Parents for Disabled ChildrenFY2025£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Sibling SupportFY2025£7kMinibuses
Malvern Special FamiliesFY2025£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Cambridge Rare Disease NetworkFY2025£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
SEND Socials Birmingham CICFY2025£6kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Balloons (Devon)FY2025£6kMinibuses
Corali Dance CompanyFY2025£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Dalmar Heritage and Family DevelopmentFY2025£6kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
The VIP Club - The Very Inclusive Play Club CICFY2025£5kBereavement support
Children's Respite TrustFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Ayrshire Deaf ClubFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
JIGSAW ThornburyFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Leicester Wheels for AllFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
PAL Fitness Education CICFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
WeLoveCarers LtdFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Parent House TrustFY2025£5kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
PeepsFY2025£5kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
SENAC – Special Educational Needs Advice CentreFY2025£5kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Liquid ListeningFY2025£5kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
STARS (Social Therapy and Recreational Services) CICFY2025£5kBereavement support
Turning HeadsFY2025£5kBereavement support
The Peter Pan Centre for Children with Special NeedsFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Highland Disability SportFY2025£5kBereavement support
The Saturday Cafe ClubsFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Rhondda Polar Bears Disabled Swimming ClubFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Association for Paediatric Palliative MedicineFY2025£5kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
My Kind of BookFY2025£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
KAYAKS - Kids and Young Adults Klub Special Needs Support GroupFY2025£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Fantastic Journeys CICFY2025£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Climb SnowdoniaFY2025£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
The Banana TrustFY2025£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Leeds Weekend Care AssociationFY2025£3kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Swansea Parent Carer ForumFY2025£2kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Cowes Sailability ClubFY2025£2kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Strathpeffer Residents’ AssociationFY2025£1kBereavement support
African Palliative Care AssociationFY2024£600kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
Chelsea & Westminster Health CharityFY2024£520kTowards Phase 3 of the National Lead Nurse in Neonatal Palliative Care Programme.
Heard Organisation LtdFY2024£437kTowards its work to change how people talk about and support children’s palliative care, to make it better for families; and towards its work to create flagship media content to demonstrate good framing of children’s palliative care.
Jessie May TrustFY2024£195kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
SibsFY2024£194kTowards the charity’s work with young siblings.
African Palliative Care AssociationFY2024£96kRe-granting to Small Grant recipients in Africa.
Heart n SoulFY2024£90kTowards the costs of the organisation’s work with children and young people.
University of Navarra – Atlantes Global Observatory of Palliative CareFY2024£50kTowards a researcher for one year to analyse, document and promote the comprehensive assessment of palliative care development across Africa.
ContactFY2024£48kTowards the costs of a piece of co-produced research into the social care and support needs of disabled children from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups; towards the costs of Listening Ear, a helpline for parents and carers.
Island Hospice & HealthcareFY2024£43kTowards the integration of palliative care into Zimbabwe’s public health system; towards its response to the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe; and towards the organisation’s core costs.
True Colours Data ChampionFY2024£34kTowards the continuation of the True Colours Data Champion role.
Acorns Children's Hospice TrustFY2024£33kTowards a six-month pilot to deliver 24/7 specialist advice services for children’s palliative care in the West Midlands.
The Maypole ProjectFY2024£30kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
Face Everything and Rise (FEAR)FY2024£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Muscular Dystrophy UKFY2024£10kTowards updates for the Changing Places website and map.
Pepper FoundationFY2024£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Thomas's FundFY2024£10kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Arts Minded CICFY2024£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Learning LibraryFY2024£8kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
Friends and Families - Empowering Families with Disabled ChildrenFY2024£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Palliative Care Association of MalawiFY2024£7kTowards the costs of wheelchairs for 10 palliative care patients; towards its audit costs in 2024; and towards equipment to support the integration of palliative care into the health system.
Together Space CICFY2024£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
UnderWired ProductionsFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Forward FacingFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Interplay Theatre TrustFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
SNAP Specialist PlaygroupFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
The A.P.E Project CICFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Worcestershire Parents & Carers CommunityFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
SpoonsFY2024£5kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions.
Aoife’s Sensory Bus CharityFY2024£5kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
Escape Support GroupFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
British Disabled Angling AssociationFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Javan Coker FoundationFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
CHIPS - Children's Integrated PlayschemesFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Boomerang Multi-Sensory Play CentreFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Skills and Volunteering CymruFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Overstrand HospiceFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
St Helena Sandveld HospiceFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
SikhethimpiloFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Msunduzi Hospice AssociationFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Ladies of HopeFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Nyeri HospiceFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Palliative Care Association of ZambiaFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Bumbuli Lutheran Hospital Palliative Care UnitFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
MCK Meru North Disability Community CentreFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
The Sisters of Our Lady Queen of AfricaFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Najojo Better Living Mission AssociationFY2024£4kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
Aiming Higher for the Disabled CommunityFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Training and Sensitisation in Palliative Care Association Senegalaise de Soins Palliatifs et d’accompagnement (ASSOPA)FY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
GreAsFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Uganda Reach the Aged AssociationFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Hospice EthiopiaFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Kabale Christian CentreFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Mengbwa: Actions JeunesFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Ndimoyo Palliative Care TrustFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Ongata Ngong Palliative Care Community OrganizationFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Christian Way ChurchFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Grahamstown HospiceFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Organisation Jeunesse pour le Développement Communautaire (ORJEDEC)FY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Hands on CareFY2024£4kSmall Grants Africa - Re-grant via APCA.
Special FamiliesFY2024£4kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions.
Jeremiah's JourneyFY2024£4kBereavement support.
Embracing ArtsFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
The Mentor RingFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Life and Soul KitchenFY2024£4kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
Friends for LeisureFY2024£3kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball ClubFY2024£3kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
SEN Family SaturdaysFY2024£3kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Clydesdale Riding for the DisabledFY2024£2kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets.
Sir Stanley Matthews FoundationFY2024£1kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s CharityFY2023£250kTowards the costs of academic posts supporting the new Professorial Chair in Palliative Care for Children and Young People at UCL GOS ICH.
Heard Organisation Ltd (formerly On Road Media)FY2023£233kTowards a project to scale up and embed better communication about children’s palliative care across the sector.
SignalFY2023£225kTowards its work on hearing impairment in Uganda with SignHealth Uganda.
Childhood Bereavement NetworkFY2023£190kTowards the core costs of the Childhood Bereavement Network and National Bereavement Alliance.
King’s College Hospital CharityFY2023£120kTowards the costs of translating bereavement resources into Ukrainian, Arabic, Persian and Tigrinya and towards the costs of promoting and sharing new resources in Ukrainian to support bereaved children.
Palliative Care Association of MalawiFY2023£110kTowards the continuation of palliative care development in Malawi and towards the organisation’s emergency response to Cyclone Freddy.
King’s College London – Cicely Saunders InstituteFY2023£107kTowards the costs of a literature review to research the barriers to referral for children’s palliative care and, towards the costs of a project to develop best practice guidelines for healthcare, charity and other organisations which involve or engage parents of children with serious or life-limiting illness or bereaved parents.
African Palliative Care AssociationFY2023£99kRe-granting to Small Grant recipients through the Africa Small Grants Programme.
Together for Short LivesFY2023£70kTowards the cost of a project to develop a revised approach to determine which children would benefit from palliative care.
Child Bereavement UKFY2023£18kTowards the costs of a Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist – a new post at King’s College Hospital.
Surfability UK CIC, SwanseaFY2023£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
The Parent House Trust, LondonFY2023£10kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Phoenix Children’s Foundation, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LeicestershireFY2023£10kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets
Scottish Cot Death Trust, GlasgowFY2023£10kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
York Inspirational Kids CIC, YorkFY2023£9kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Island Hospice & Healthcare, ZimbabweFY2023£9kTowards phase 3 of the strategy to integrate palliative care into Zimbabwe’s public health system.
OmnisCircumvado CIC, Holmfirth, West YorkshireFY2023£9kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
EAV Centre, CoventryFY2023£8kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Flexicare (Oxford and Abingdon), OxfordFY2023£8kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Tenterhooks, Dunoon, Argyll and ButeFY2023£8kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Exim Dance Company CIC, PlymouthFY2023£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
SocietyLinks, LondonFY2023£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Bag Books, LondonFY2023£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
The Family Place Foundation, Hay-on-Wye, PowysFY2023£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Under The Trees, Falkirk, StirlingshireFY2023£7kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Marlow Opportunity Playgroup, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireFY2023£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Summat Creative CIC, Bingley, BradfordFY2023£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Accessible Arts & Media, YorkFY2023£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Dyfodol Powys Futures, Llandrindod Wells, PowysFY2023£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
As You Are Centre Limited, Southwick, West SussexFY2023£6kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
Haworth Riding for the Disabled Association, West YorkshireFY2023£6kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Walsall Bereavement Support Service, Walsall, West MidlandsFY2023£5kBereavement support
Carousel Music & Movement CIC, Rufford, LancashireFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Entrust Care Partnership CIC, Harbury, WarwickshireFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Horizon Sports Club, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Incredible Kids, BristolFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Me2 Club, Wokingham, BerkshireFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Next Door But One CIC, YorkFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
SNAAP (Special Needs Advisory & Activities Project), Herne Bay, KentFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
STAND North Wales CIC, Bodelwyddan, DenbighshireFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Surface Area Dance Theatre CIC, Newcastle upon TyneFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
The Woodland Centre Trust (Camp Mohawk), ReadingFY2023£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Reaching Families, Littlehampton, West SussexFY2023£5kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
A Child of Mine, Stafford, StaffordshireFY2023£5kBereavement support
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Perth and Kinross Association, PerthFY2023£5kMinibuses
Eswatini Hospice at Home, EswatiniFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Women Relief Aid, South SudanFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Zambia Tuberculosis and Leprosy Trust, ZambiaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Kibera Community Self Help Programmes, KenyaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Vines, KenyaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, TanzaniaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
Knysna Sedgefield Hospice, South AfricaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
Leratong Hospice, South AfricaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
Nightingale Hospice, South AfricaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
Ranchhod Community Services and Hospice, ZambiaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
St Cyril Cancer Treatment Foundation, NigeriaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
St Francis Hospital, UgandaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
The PlettAid Foundation, South AfricaFY2023£5kEquipment and Palliative Care Medicines
KidzCan, ZimbabweFY2023£5kProviding paediatric palliative care
Zambian Childhood Cancer Foundation, ZambiaFY2023£5kProviding paediatric palliative care
Bulongwa Lutheran Hospital, TanzaniaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Helderberg Hospice, South AfricaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Associação Moçambicana de Cuidados Paliativos, MozambiqueFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Laikipia Palliative Care Centre, KenyaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Stroke Foundation, UgandaFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Centre Hospitalier Aru Cité, DRCFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Meru Hospice, via the African Palliative Care AssociationFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Uganda Reach the Aged AssociationFY2023£5kProviding palliative care at community level
Multicultural Resource Centre, Rochdale, Greater ManchesterFY2023£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Apple Tree Farm Services CIC, High Bickington, DevonFY2023£4kSensory rooms
Belvoir Cricket & Countryside Trust, GranthamFY2023£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families
Cake Club, Westcliff-on-Sea, EssexFY2023£4kFamily support for parents of disabled children and children with life limiting conditions
CYCALL, Worthing, West SussexFY2023£1kSpecialised equipment, including sensory and play equipment and accessible toilets

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This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 1833124 vs reference 1457334 (25.8% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.