Partner Charities

We have supported Professor Myra Conway in her research into dementia since 2019. Her mother was diagnosed with a form of vascular dementia at which point Myra’s work became personal and the human dimension was real. Myra offered to tell us the story of her Mam – a “Scientist’s Personal Reflection”. “As a researcher dedicated […]

We have supported Alder Hey since the Foundation was launched. In 2022 we made a  grant to support the Sunflower House project. Alder Hey’s Charli Canfer sent us this update. “Our specialist inpatient unit Sunflower House provides a safe and nurturing ‘home from home’ for children and young people with some of the most complex

Great work has been taking place at Institute in the Park in Liverpool into childhood illnesses. Professor Christian Hedrich sent us this update on an important area of research . We have supported Christian and his collegues work in Liverpool over many years. Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is a rare but very painful bone disease.

Institute in the Park is a Partner Charity. We have supported their research into childhood illnesses since 2016 and have now made six grants totalling nearly £90,000. Our latest grant was made in July 2024 to purchase a plate washer. The research into health and diseases often goes under the radar with progress appearing to

Alder Hey was our first Partner Charity and we have been supporting them since 2015. Our last grant for £9,974 funded two state of the art, high-specification defibrillators. Our total grants to the hospital are nearly £63,000. This is a long term relationship. Adam Challoner from Alder Hey told us what the new defibrillators mean

We have supported the Institute in the Park in their vital research into childhood illnesses since 2016. Our last grant of £13,773 was made in July 2024 to fund a plate washer. In total we have made grants of nearly £90,000 which have funded specialist laboratory equipment. Institute in the Park is a Partner Charity

The research into dementia led by Professor Myra Conway is part of our Parner Charities programme. We made our fifth grant in July 2024 bringing the total since 2019 to over £45,000 primarily to fund much needed specialist equipment. We asked Dr Roshita Edward, a key member of Myra’s team, to update us on progress.

Fun and play are the themes of our third project with Stockdales. We really wanted to do something different this time, having focussed previously on their residential homes, so we were excited when Emma Morris, their CEO, talked about another part of what they offer, Community projects. These schemes focus on learning life skills through

In August 2023 we made another grant to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to purchase Servo-U Ventilators. Alder Hey is a Partner Charity. Alan Newton-French from the children’s charity sent us this update. The new Servo-U Ventilators at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital have transformed patient lives this winter. This equipment has been invaluable for young patients

We have supported Professor Myra Conway’s research work on dementia since 2018. Now at the University of Derby, Myra and her team continue to make progress. We asked Dr Marcela Usmari Moraes, Senior Research Technician and key member of Myra’s team to up date us.  Marcela had this to say. “Dementia and diabetes are two