Since 2024 we have helped numerous charities make a difference,
Here are some examples of the organisations we have worked with.
Hope Central Handforth in Cheshire.
The Food Bank in Handforth provides emergency food parcels each containing 3 meals a day for 3 days a
week for each member of a family household. Hope Central received a £10,000 grant from the
foundation, which funded one part time member of staff and 25 volunteers. This enabled the food bank
to operate for 5 months providing funds to employ the Food Bank Manager, rent and food purchases.
Over 280 people were supported through our grant.
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"I write to thank you and the team at Hope Central for all your encouragement, advice and support over the last few months. I have really been struggling recently and the food hampers you have provided have literally been life saving for me.
I also really appreciate the faith you have personally shared with me at times when I have felt particularly low. Your kindness and prayers have kept me going and allowed me to remain positive. I never thought I'd be in this position however I am and I now know how difficult times can be for people who are in the same position. The kindness and support provided by all at Hope Central is invaluable and I can't praise you all enough for the fantastic work you do.
I will always be thankful for what you have done for me and will never walk past a food donation point again without making a donation."
British Liver Trust
The British Liver Trust received a grant for £10,000 in June 2024 to fund an outreach worker for the North West of England.
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Thanks to our grant, we have supported 30 unique individuals from the North West through support groups in the last 6 months. The British Liver Trust provided free liver screening and information to 517 members of the public through the "Love Your Liver" North West Roadshow in November 2024. In addition they have met circa 500 additional people in the North West through participation in community events.
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Following a diagnosis from liver disease or liver cancer, many patients feel extremely isolated and anxious, and there is a gap in mental health support. Coupled with this there is a great deal of stigma surrounding liver conditions which can hamper access to earlier detection, treatment and care.
Having a dedicated North West Outreach Officer is helping to raise awareness of the services in a region with very high prevalence of liver disease. This approach is based upon working with local NHS hospitals to provide emotional support alongside medical care. In the last 6 months our support of the outreach worker, has helped develop relationships with Manchester Royal Infirmary, Leeds St James Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. This is helping to increase patients being signposted to appropriate services and patient support groups where they can meet regularly with peers with shared experiences.
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Rabbit Rescue Northwest
Rabbit Rescue received a grant for £2000 in December 2024. As a rescue they treat all rabbits accordingly on advice from a number of vets used across the north west. Vet bills continue to be the highest expenditure for the charity,
and they do not foresee this changing as the neglect rabbits experience and arrive in their care continues to be high. Our grant has helped make a difference to pets who do not have a voice. One such rabbit was "Faith".​​
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"Christmas Eve night we received a call about a rabbit who had been dumped in a cardboard box in a car park. We of course took in the rabbit who we named Faith. She arrived extremely overweight (4.8kg) and had a severe flea infestation, a very dirty bum covered in faeces, long nails and numerous sores from scratching due to the fleas. Faith has been vaccinated but is currently on a diet regime to help her lose weight so she can be safely neutered and then finding her, her forever home.
Faith visited the vets at the earliest opportunity to have her matts removed, a health check and to be vaccinated. We are also continuing to treat her flea infestation for a number of months based on veterinary advise. I am pleased to say Faith has since lost just over 1kg in weight and is enjoying her time with her foster carer receiving the treatment and diet she requires. It will be another few months before we can consider neutering faith safely."
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