THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — grant history
Latest income
£431k
Grants listed (FY2024)
10
Listed grants total
£117k
Accounts grants total
£166k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2024 accounts
What this funder supports
Causes funded
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
- Economic/community Development/employment
- General Charitable Purposes
- Amateur Sport
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Throughout England
- Northern Ireland
- Cameroon
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Bristol City
- Ireland
- Cambridgeshire
- Devon
What changed: FY2023 → FY2024
| Change | Grantee | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | REFUGE | — | £25k |
| new | NORWICH CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION | — | £15k |
| new | The Larder, West Lothian | — | £15k |
| new | YMCA Sandwell | — | £15k |
| new | The University of Exeter’s South West Social Mobility Commission | — | £15k |
| new | The Schools Outreach Company | — | £9k |
| new | CARDIFF CITY FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | — | £8k |
| new | Swansea City FC Community Foundation | — | £8k |
| not listed | PLACE2BE | £50k | — |
| not listed | LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CHARITY | £50k | — |
| not listed | The Place, York (formerly the Westfield Centre) | £33k | — |
| not listed | Young Minds Matter, Stratford Upon Avon | £20k | — |
| not listed | Hungry Minds, York | £20k | — |
| not listed | Saints Foundation, Southampton | £20k | — |
| not listed | Rachel House Children’s Hospice, Kinross | £20k | — |
| not listed | FEEDING BRITAIN | £10k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refuge | FY2024 | £25k | Donation to kickstart a fundraising campaign to purchase a safehouse for women they support. |
| Norwich City Community Sports Foundation | FY2024 | £15k | Funding families who are struggling with the cost of living to enjoy sports facilities and eat nutritious healthy meals. |
| The Larder, West Lothian | FY2024 | £15k | To empower the most disadvantaged children, young people, adults and communities to improve their life chances, through access to learning and good food. |
| YMCA Sandwell | FY2024 | £15k | To build life skills and inspire employment prospects by broadening their existing limited view of potential opportunities. |
| The University of Exeter’s South West Social Mobility Commission | FY2024 | £15k | To lead and co-ordinate efforts to transform social mobility and improve life prospects for disadvantaged young people across the South-West peninsula. |
| The Schools Outreach Company | FY2024 | £9k | To maximise the exposure and visibility of job opportunities for all school students across the UK, acting as a conduit between employers and potential employees to develop fully inclusive and diverse talent pipelines. |
| Cardiff City FC Community Foundation | FY2024 | £8k | To change lives and transform communities by improving health and wellbeing, supporting learning and skills, and building stronger communities. |
| Swansea City FC Community Foundation | FY2024 | £8k | To inspire and engage people from all backgrounds from across South-West Wales, using Swansea City AFC as a force for positive change within their communities. |
| The Create Streets Foundation | FY2024 | £5k | Not specified in the list of grants paid. |
| The Story of Christmas | FY2024 | £3k | Not specified in the list of grants paid. |
| Place2Be | FY2023 | £50k | mental health support to children and young people in schools |
| Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity | FY2023 | £50k | support the MakeItVisible on-site initiative |
| The Place, York (formerly the Westfield Centre) | FY2023 | £33k | community-embedded learning centre to improve educational attainment and social mobility |
| Young Minds Matter, Stratford Upon Avon | FY2023 | £20k | educational and mentoring support to young people |
| Hungry Minds, York | FY2023 | £20k | provides free breakfasts for lower-income families in York schools |
| Saints Foundation, Southampton | FY2023 | £20k | promotion of community participation in healthy recreation |
| Rachel House Children’s Hospice, Kinross | FY2023 | £20k | respite, relaxation and support services for those in need |
| Feeding Britain | FY2023 | £10k | projects across affordable food clubs, Healthy Holidays, fuel banks and Pathways from Poverty |
| Street Child | FY2023 | £10k | helping to educate children who are not in school |
| The University of Salford’s Friends of Energy House 2.0 Impact Fund | FY2023 | £10k | supports programmes and initiatives in climate change and poverty |
| Whizz Kidz | FY2023 | £10k | provides mobility-impaired children and young people with equipment, training and advice |
| Children’s Hospice South West | FY2023 | £10k | full family support services for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions |
| 2wish, Llantrisant | FY2023 | £10k | support and counselling service to young people who have lost loved ones |
| Band of Builders | FY2023 | £5k | help members of the construction industry and their families in their hour of need |
| LandAid | FY2023 | £5k | mission to end youth homelessness |
| The Story of Christmas | FY2023 | £3k | relieves poverty amongst homeless individuals |
| Great Yarmouth 221 Squadron, Royal Airforce Air Cadets | FY2023 | £1k | |
| Create Streets Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | Advancing education in subjects related to the built environment |
| Pancreatic Cancer UK | FY2022 | £10k | Research programme to develop a breath test for pancreatic cancer |
| The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) | FY2022 | £6k | Suicide prevention charity |