The Charity was formed in November 2003, and In the first few years, we started to find our way, and develop our systems. Serious fundraising only began in 2007, as we became more widely known, and applications began to increase rapidly. This is shown in the first graph below. As the years have progressed, this growth has tended to thankfully stabilise, but the level of requests for help still present us with new fundraising challenges each year.
We make no predictions about where we might be going next, everything depends on our supporters, the funds raised, and the extent of applications for help we receive that comply with our grant criteria. Please see our Grant Applications page.
Below are the progress charts updated to the end of June 2026
By the end of 2025 we reached £1.4 Million raised and granted, and used to help 1,184 cases, since we started in November 2003.
Application requests have been exceptional in the first half of 2026, as can be seen from the above charts.
Application requests have been exceptional in the first half of 2026, as can be seen from the above charts.