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Directory 2017 CHARITY & APPEALS DIRECTORY 2017 The funeral director’s guide to legacies and donations in memoriam Over 1,300 charities listed inside Published by DiM-Advert-2015_FST-Directory-AW_CRUK 23/09/2015 11:00 Page 1 FOREWORD / INDEX Welcome to the 2017 Charity & Appeals Directory Volunteering your time, helping a stranger and giving money to a good cause; these are the three criteria the CAF World Giving Index uses to rank Editor generosity. Despite a falling Global GDP, over the last four years the amount Sara Cork donated to good causes has been on the rise. For the first time, over half of the [email protected] people surveyed by the Index had also helped a stranger in the month prior Editorial Assistant to interview. The UK in particular stands out for its open handed approach Domonique Wilsher to giving. Of the 140 counties surveyed, we ranked among the eight most [email protected] generous. Production Assistant The hundreds of organisations listed within the 2017 Charity & Appeals Emily Clarke Directory are a sign of the public’s determination to support vital causes. [email protected] Throughout the following pages you will find outstanding organisations. These groups work hard to alleviate suffering and support those in need within Senior Account Manager multiple sectors. Many receive no government assistance and are reliant upon Suzanne Smith donations. [email protected] Our simple guide helps you to search for charities by category. The 21 chapters are colour coded for ease of use, allowing you to quickly turn to the specification of your choice. From medical research to animal welfare, we hope you manage to locate the causes with a special meaning to yourself and your clients. Thank you for the help and support you show to the charities listed within Funeral Service Times our pages and around the globe. Charity & Appeals Directory is published annually by: The Charity & Appeals Directory team Mulberry Publications Ltd. *Statistics from the CAF World Giving Index 2016. London Office: 14 Rosebery Avenue, Index London EC1R 4TD T: 020 3598 4630 Arts, culture & leisure 4 Birds & animals 8 Colchester Office: Blind & visually impaired 22 Wellington House, Butt Road, Care for the elderly 24 Colchester, Essex CO3 3DA Children & young people 32 T: 020 3598 4630 Community support 42 Ecology & heritage 48 www.funeralservicetimes.co.uk Education & learning support 52 Employment 57 Hospitals & hospices 58 CHARITY & APPEALS DIRECTORY 2017 Housing & homelessness 70 International aid 72 Learning disabilities & mental health 77 Medical research 80 Medical support 96 Military, rescue & ex-services 106 Miscellaneous 110 Physical disabilities 111 Religion 113 The editor and publisher do not guarantee the accuracy of statements made by contributors or advertisers, Social advice & welfare 120 or accept responsibility for any statement that they Speech and hearing impairment 122 express in this publication. Anyone dealing with any such advertiser must rely on their own enquiries and due diligence before entering into any contract. The opinion A-Z listing 123 of the contributors may not necessarily be the opinion of the publisher. Articles are considered for publication on the basis that they are the author’s original work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by within the following pages, details are naturally subject to change and we cannot guarantee any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or accuracy or currency. Readers are strongly advised to contact organisations directly. otherwise, without prior permission of the publishers. 3 ActOne Arts Base Birmingham Repertory 59 Down Edge, Redbourn, St Albans, The British Film Institute Hertfordshire AL3 7JR 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN Tel: 01582 621947 Tel: 020 7957 4751 Arts & Business Limited Theatre Limited Business In The Community, Centenary Square, Broad Street, 137 Shepherdess Road, London N1 7RQ Birmingham B1 2EP Tel: 0207 566 8669 Tel: 0121 245 2000 The Arts Council Of England The Black-E Foundation Trust 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3HF 1 Great George Street, Liverpool L1 5EW ARTS , CULTURE & LEISURE Tel: 0845 300 6200 Tel: 0151 709 5109 Actors’ Children’s Trust Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 58 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1R 3QT 2 Seldown Lane, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UF Tel: 0207 636 7868 Tel: 0120 264 4713 Awards for Young Musicians Brighton Dome And Festival Ltd 21a Pavilion Buildings, Castle Square, PO Box 2754, Bristol BS4 9DA Brighton, BN1 1EE Tel: 01273 260810 Tel: 0117 904 9906 Email: [email protected] Web: www.a-y-m.org.uk Bristol Old Vic And Theatre Royal Trust Limited Awards for Young Musicians is a charity working across Orchard Court, Orchard Lane, Bristol BS1 5WS the UK. We believe that all musically talented young Tel: 0117 949 3993 people should have the opportunity to develop that talent, not just those from well off families. That’s why we’re here British Association for Music to help young people with exceptional ability from lower income backgrounds. Many of these young musicians are Therapy (BAMT) struggling to meet the prohibitive costs of funding their gift. Our programmes help ensure that they can continue 2nd Floor, 24 – 27 White Lion Street, London N1 9PD to make music by providing vital financial backing and also helping supply the opportunities that give them the Tel: 020 7837 6100 confidence to progress. Email: [email protected] Web: www.bamt.org Ballet Rambert Limited BAMT is a national charity committed to promoting 99 Upper Ground, SE1 9PP and raising awareness of music therapy. Music touches Tel: 0208 630 0600 the lives of everybody. The charity needs more support to help improve access and availability to music therapy for Baltic Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust people of all ages, whose lives have been affected by injury, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, NE8 3BA illness or disability through supporting their psychological, Tel: 0191 440 4956 emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative and social needs, and who could benefit from music therapy. BAMT receives no financial support from trust, Battersea Arts Centre foundations or the public sector. Instead, it relies on its Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN members and the generosity of people making donations Tel: 0207 223 2223 and leaving legacies in their Wills to fund its essential work. Belgrade Theatre Trust (Coventry) Limited Your support and generosity is greatly appreciated, and will help to improve access to music therapy for all those Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, who could benefit from it. Coventry CV1 1GS Registered Charity No: 1137807 Tel: 0247 684 6758 CHARITY & APPEALS DIRECTORY 2017 CHARITY & APPEALS DIRECTORY 4 ARTS, CULTURE & LEISURE Carnival Village Trust Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru Powis Square, London W11 2AY Arts Council of Wales, Bute Place, Tel: 020 7221 9700 Cardiff CF10 5AL Tel: 0845 8734 900/029 2044 1400 City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Disability Arts Cymru CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Sbectrwm, The Old School, Bwlch Road, Fairwater, Birmingham B1 2LF Cardiff CF5 3EF Tel: 0121 616 6500 Tel: 029 2055 1040 Chichester Festival Theatre The D’oyly Carte Opera Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP Trust Limited Tel: 01243 781312 N302, Westminister Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH The Clore Duffield Foundation Tel: 0844 606 0007 Unit 3, Chelsea Manor Studios, Flood Street, London SW3 5SR Edinburgh International Festival Tel: 020 7351 6061 Cafe Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE Tel: 0131 473 2099 Compton Verney House Trust Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ The English Concert Tel: 01926 645 500 Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA Tel: 0207 759 1100 The Concertina Charitable Trust Bodfach Hall, Llanfyllin, Powys SY22 5HS English National Ballet Tel: 07880 786573 Markova House, 39 Jay Mews, London SW7 2ES Tel: 020 7581 1245 Coventry Heritage And Arts Trust The Herbert, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5QP English National Opera Tel: 024 7623 7521 London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES Tel: 020 7836 0111 Crafts Council 44a Pentonville Road, Islington, London N1 9BY Francis Bacon Research Trust Tel: 0207 806 2500 Old Rick Barn, Mill Lane, Shenington, Banbury OX15 6NB Creative And Cultural Industries Tel: 01295 678 623 Limited High House Production Park, Vellacott Close, Garsington Opera Limited Off Purfleet Bypass, Purfleet RM19 1AS Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch, London HP14 3YG Tel: 020 7015 1800 Tel: 01865 361636 Crescent Arts Centre Glyndebourne Arts Trust 2017 CHARITY & APPEALS DIRECTORY 2-4 University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5UU BT7 1NH Tel: 0044 01273 812321 Tel: 028 9024 2338 Halle Concerts Society Ctvc Limited The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester McBeath House, 310 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7LW M1 5HA Tel: 020 7940 8480 Tel: 0161 237 7000 Cutty Sark Trust Hampstead Theatre Limited National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eton Avenue, Swiss cottage, London NW3 3EU London SE10 9NF Tel: 020 7449 4200 Tel: 020 8858 4422 5 Kew Botanic Gardens Nottingham Playhouse Trust Limited Kew Foundation, 47 Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, Surrey Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AL TW9 3AE Tel: 0115 873 6245 Tel: 0208 332 3249 Opera North Limited Leicester Theatre Trust Limited The Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SB Leeds LS1
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