nnual Report 2009/2010 - The Sick Children's Trust

ANNUAL REPORT
1 st APRIL 2009 - 31 st MARCH 2010

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Welcome
Chairman’s statement
About us
Our house managers
Family
Our homes
Working together
Plans for 2010-2011
Our volunteers
Fundraising
PR and communications
Facts and figures
Auditors’ statement
Thank you
Contact details

Welcome
The team worked together against this financial
backdrop and produced a fantastic fundraising
result that superseded all previous efforts.
In November 2009 we revisited our strategic
plans to identify what needs to be achieved in
the next five years. New projects are currently
being discussed, and we have set ourselves goals
and targets, potentially increasing our capacity
by over 50% by 2012. We will be working closely
with our stakeholder partners to respond to their
demands and further improve our services.
Also this year, the new Eckersley House relocation
project at the Leeds General Infirmary got
underway, providing a 22-bedroom facility, an
increase of six bedrooms. It is vital that our work
in Leeds continues , as at the old Eckersley House
at St James’s Hospital, occupancy was regularly
over 90% with a waiting list for families with
nowhere to go. At least now with the extra
capacity we will be able to provide more families
with direct access to The Sick Children’s Trust.
Over the last eleven years, whilst working
for The Sick Children’s Trust, I have seen the
amazing impact our work has had ensuring
families with sick children are supported.
This year is no exception. We have recorded
national house occupancy at 90%, and continue
to give vital support to families with a sick child
in hospital.
With the help of a dedicated
workforce we continue to make a
difference. This year they have faced
additional challenges operating in a
difficult economic climate.
We have managed to achieve some wonderful
results and rejoice in our successes. These are set
out in this Annual Report. We remain focused on
the challenges ahead and look forward to the
further development of supporting families whose
children are receiving treatment in hospital.
Together we can support the family in our
homes and bring hope into their lives.
Claudette Watson
Chief Executive
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Chairman’s statement
It is a true privilege to serve as the
Chairman of The Sick Children’s Trust.
I am proud to be associated with a
charity that provides such a necessary
service: high-quality accommodation,
or what we call ‘Homes from Home’,
for families of children who are
hospitalised due to serious illness.
I am also proud to state that The Sick Children’s
Trust has completed its most successful year in
terms of fundraising.
Our biggest capital appeal to date, ‘The Big
Move’ appeal, was launched in June 2009 to raise
£1.7 million. These funds will be used to relocate
our home in Leeds, Eckersley House, to Leeds
General Infirmary.
Our first Big Chocolate Tea Party – where families
and friends across the UK got together for a cup
of tea and a chocolate treat – raised more than
£14,000. We will be holding a similar campaign
in 2011.
Our ability to help families of sick children
depends on the generosity of our donors and
the many volunteers who organise all the
fundraising events that help finance our work.
I wish to express my sincerest thanks to both
our donors and our volunteers for their generosity
during the past year. I would also like to thank
the staff of The Sick Children’s Trust for their
continued good work which provides support for
so many families.
Despite the success of the past year, our work
continues as we attempt to increase the number
of families we are able to help. In 2011
we hope to build a new ‘Home from Home’
with 20 bedrooms at the Freeman Hospital in
Newcastle upon Tyne to provide accommodation
for families of children receiving treatment in
the hospital’s Heart Unit. We will also be working
with the Rosie hospital in Cambridge to create
a new eight-bedroomed house and one of our
three London houses, Stevenson House, which
serves the Royal London Children’s Hospital,
will be extended so that we can help even more
families. As a result of this extension, our head
offices will also be relocated to a new site.
Through your continued generosity, I am
optimistic that we can reach our goals.
Stephen Catlin
Chairman
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The Sick
Children’s
Trust
For every £1 we
spent this year,
we raised £7.19
Crawford House,
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
The Royal Victoria Infirmary
Eckersley House, Leeds
St James’s Hospital
Treetop House, Sheffield
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Acorn House, Cambridge
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Stevenson House, London
Royal London Children’s Hospital
Rainbow House, London
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Guilford Street House,
London
Great Ormond Street Hospital
About us
The Sick Children’s Trust was established
in 1982 to provide support and
accommodation to the families of seriously
ill children at hospitals around the country.
We now provide seven ‘Homes from Home’
for families across the UK. Rainbow House,
our first Home from Home, opened its doors
to families with children undergoing
treatment at Great Ormond Street
Hospital in 1984.
Since then we have built houses varying in
size and layout but the key elements remain
the same: homely accommodation close to
the children’s wards with private family
bedrooms and communal living areas.
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“The Sick Children’s
Trust ensures that
the very best of all
medicines, family
love and support,
has a chance
to work.”
Michael Crawford, OBE
President, The Sick Children’s Trust
Our President
Critically acclaimed actor and singer, Michael
Crawford OBE, has been a supporter of The
Sick Children’s Trust for more than 23 years.
Michael has always been very active in his
support for the charity and when he is in the
UK he always makes sure that he visits one of
our ‘Homes from Home’. In 2009, he visited
Eckersley House in Leeds and took time out
to chat with the families staying there and sit
down and read a story to the children.
His impact on the charity is huge and we are
very grateful to him for his ongoing support.
Objectives
Promote and further the care, relief and
treatment of sick children at any hospital
in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Promote the treatment and recovery of
children in hospital by providing essential
accommodation and amenities for parents,
guardians, relatives and friends in need
thereof when visiting such children.
To purchase and provide toys, games and play
facilities for children being treated at hospital
and any child visiting them.
To provide facilities and assistance to parents,
guardians, relatives and friends of sick children
in order to promote the welfare of such children.
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“My family and I would have sunk without this house.
Thank you.”
Kerry Ogston, stayed at Rainbow House
Our team of house managers continue to work
together with families who have sick children
who are staying in hospital. They are at the
heart of our work.
With responsibility for the smooth running of
the house, they ensure that the parents’ needs
are met so that they can spend more time with
their children.
When families first arrive at our ‘Homes from
Home’ it is essential that they are met with a
friendly face and a cup of tea. We want families
to feel relaxed as soon as they step through
our door.
It costs us £25
to provide a room
for a family for
one night.
The house managers provide the type of
welcoming, warm environment that families
seek, offering their experience and support to
help get them through this traumatic time.
We firmly believe that the house managers and
their assistants are as important to our ‘Home
from Home’ network as the buildings themselves.
Each family staying with us deserves as much of
our time as they need and it is our amazing house
staff who are on hand, so that families can be
there for each other.
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spends long periods of time in the hospital and
then can go home for a few weeks, only to return
back to the hospital to continue their treatment.
We try to be there for the families and build a
relationship with them so that they know that
we will do our best to support them in their
hours of need.
Jane McHale (pictured) has worked for The Sick
Children’s Trust for eight years and been a house
manager at Eckersley House in Leeds for five
years. Jane says:
“My role as house manager
takes me on many different
paths; no one day
is the same.
“Most families who use our services are initially
in shock as their child has been newly diagnosed
with a major illness. We offer them a’ Home
from Home’ whilst they need it and you can
see the relief on their faces when we mention
that both mum and dad along with siblings can
stay together at the house. Here in Leeds we have
quite a few ‘return families’ who, once diagnosed,
have a lengthy treatment ahead, where their child
“Often we spend time listening to parents’
concerns as they often feel that they can’t ask
questions on the hospital ward. Obviously we
encourage families to ask as many questions
as possible to the nursing staff but we are
always here for them with a listening ear or a
shoulder to cry on. Families build a bond with
us and we feel honoured that they can relax in
our presence and we can help them feel secure
in our ‘Homes from Home’.
“It’s the little things that can often mean the
most. For example, being able to cook a family
meal, spending time together watching the
family’s favourite TV programme, playing a board
game or just being able to do their own laundry.
Things you take for granted at home.
“As we offer our services free of charge, families
often want to fundraise for us when they go
home, letting all their friends, family and work
colleagues know of the work of The Sick
Children’s Trust, which can lead on to even
more publicity and fundraising. The more
people know about what The Sick Children’s
Trust does the better.
“ Our strapline ‘We’re here, so you can be there’
really does exemplify what we at The Sick
Children’s Trust are all about.”
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‘Homes from Home’ are arguably as fundamental to the
well being of children and their families as any other
aspect of a child’s medical and nursing care.
Dr George Rylance, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Victoria Infirmary
We believe that family is the best medicine.
By enabling families to stay together at
their most vulnerable times we believe we
can make a real difference to a child’s
recovery. The parents have the peace of
mind that they are close by to the hospital,
whether it be to give their child a goodnight
kiss, read them a story or just hold their
hand when they are scared.
“Our son Harrison was just four weeks old when
he was suddenly taken ill and subsequently
rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
After various tests he was found positive for
Group B Strep which had led to meningitis. This
was an incredibly stressful time for us and there
were moments when we thought we’d lose him.
He stayed at GOSH for a total of 12 days before
being transferred to a neurological ward for
another week.
“During this time we stayed at Rainbow House
and were extremely grateful to The Sick
Children’s Trust for supporting us as it gave
us the opportunity to be as close as we could
to our son.
“We would not have been able to travel
backwards and forwards to GOSH as we live
in Essex, which is a round trip of three hours;
undertaking this daily would have wiped out any
energy my husband Richard and I had left and
we needed to save all our strength to get
Harrison through this horrible time. We looked
into the possibility of staying in a hotel but this
wasn’t financially feasible for us. The only other
option was sleeping on the sofa in the family
room, something I know that GOSH would have
preferred we didn’t do, but wild horses wouldn’t
have made us leave our son. As a mother I
needed to be as close to him as possible to bond
with him.
“When we heard about Rainbow House it was like
our prayers had been answered. It allowed us to
catch some sleep and re-charge our batteries for
each day, which was what we desperately needed
after some of the dreadful days we had with
Harrison. The house gave us a sense of normality.
We brought a couple of meals into the kitchen to
heat up and it was a godsend. The kitchen was
so well equipped with your own storage space if
needed and it was good for our first cup of tea in
the morning to wake us up!
“The house also gave us privacy for much
needed discussions, tears and just moments of
desperation that we didn’t want to share with the
other families going through their own traumas.
“After a week in the hospital we were told some
news that left us having to face the decision of
turning off our son’s life support. As you can
imagine this was the most desperate situation
we could have ever faced. Having just one family
room at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
meant that you would go off into corridors or
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find quiet spots to break down, discuss and relay
information. They gave us a private room on the
worst day to talk with our families but Richard
and I needed time to be alone with our thoughts
and to discuss our feelings and options. Coming
home to the house gave us that much needed
release to really break down and have a “proper”
melt down. It got me through the day knowing
that I would have privacy at Rainbow House at
the end of very hard days.
“Staying at the house was not only a relief for my
husband and me but also took the pressure away
from our families worrying about whether we
were getting any rest and sleep whilst away from
them, where we were sleeping and that we had
somewhere to keep the mountains of belongings
gradually being brought up to us. It also kept our
family unit together as we were allowed to have
our other son Fletcher stay with us. This helped
reassure him that we were there for him too as we
were missing him desperately but Harrison was so
unwell that we daren’t go back to our home.
well. We know that he has permanent brain
damage and what that means for him in the
future we don’t know. But he is here and we
have him home. He is our little miracle when
we think of where we were at one point. Our
family is doing well and we have fantastic
support from lots of healthcare professionals
monitoring him and brilliant families around
us. We can’t thank The Sick Children’s Trust
enough for being there for us during this
extremely stressful and frightening time;
they made it just that little bit easier
to cope.”
Kelly Grahame, Harrison’s mum.
“Even though Harrison was so young that he
didn’t know what was going on, I am sure he
knew that we were there as much as possible.
When he was conscious, we were there when he
went to sleep and there when he woke up. It also
meant that we were getting the rest we needed
to be at our best for him when he needed us the
most. The staff at GOSH encouraged us to go to
sleep at night rather than keep vigil by his bed,
so that we could build up our energy for the day
that he would eventually wake up. This was sound
advice, something we passed on to many new
families arriving at GOSH PICU while we were
there. The situation that we were dealing with
was enough to take all of your stored up energy.
We would have fallen apart without the rest that
we got at night at Rainbow House.
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Home is where
the heart is.
It’s the small
touches that
make the
difference.
Average stay per
family per house:
Acorn House: 11 nights
Crawford House: 11 nights
Eckersley House: 11 nights
Guilford Street House: 9 nights
Rainbow House: 4 nights
Stevenson House: 10 nights
Treetop House: 17 nights
Our ‘Homes from Home’ are a place where
families can take a step back from their situation
and feel safe and relaxed in a welcoming and
warm environment. Here they can gather their
thoughts and face the day or night ahead of
them without having to worry about the smaller
things in life, staying together as a close knit
family unit.
All our houses have private family bedrooms so
family members can get a good night’s sleep
and communal living and kitchen areas so that
families can have some stability of normal family
life, sharing a family meal or watching a favourite
DVD. Families also gain comfort from sharing
their concerns with other families with similar
worries. A house manager is also on hand to offer
both practical support and a shoulder to cry on.
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“The house offered us a stress-free
environment during a very difficult time for my
family. We could cook, eat and just generally
relax – it helped us keep our family unit together.
It also meant my seven year old son, David, and
our new baby, William, could stay with us, which
brought my husband and me immense comfort.
I baked millionaire’s shortbread with David and
cooked healthy meals for my family, rather than
relying on takeouts from the hospital canteen.
Sometimes even, whilst we were watching
DVDs, my young son would play with another
young child who was staying in the house.”
Dominic, stayed at Acorn House
“Staying at Rainbow House allowed us to be
close to GOSH so we could visit Harry as often as
we liked but also gave us a break away from the
hospital environment. The phone in our room was
reassuring as we knew that the hospital could
contact us even if our mobiles were out of
battery. Being on the ward 24 hours a day can
get you down but having the house to go back
to whenever we wanted a break was lovely.”
Natalie, stayed at Rainbow House
We know that providing a telephone in every
bedroom directly linked to the children’s ward
is essential in reassuring our parents and
helping them to relax during their time with us.
“Having somewhere to get away from the ward
allowed us to gather our thoughts and refocus
when things hadn’t gone to plan. Although it was
great being able to be with Liam whenever we
wanted, it was such an intense time that it was
essential that we had breaks and the house was
perfect for this. Also, because we had a direct link
to the wards with the phones in the house, we
never really felt out of the loop with Liam, and
knew we could be there in moments, should,
god forbid, anything go wrong.”
Craig, stayed at Guilford Street House
Many of the families whom we have helped let
us know the benefit they get from being around
other families in the same situation, swapping
stories over a cup of tea, drawing strength
from each other and realising that they are not
alone.
“Having other people around us gave us company
too - a shoulder to cry on and someone to share
our own experiences with. I have built up very
strong friendships with a few people, whom we
will remain friends with forever. It also gave us
a chance to have adult conversation and talk
about something other than our children, as
after being at the hospital for as long as we
were, we sometimes needed a bit of normality.”
Laura, stayed at Treetop House
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Working together with our supporters we can help families
through one of the most traumatic experiences of their
lives. Together we can make a real difference to the lives
of children who are seriously ill in hospital and their
families who want so badly to stay close by to them.
In Leeds, we have been working closely with Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since the beginning
of 2008 to enable the transfer of all paediatric
services from St James’s Hospital to the Leeds
General Infirmary. By June 2010, our ‘Home
from Home’, Eckersley House, will have been fully
recreated on the Leeds General Infirmary site by
completely refurbishing a terrace of three houses,
increasing the number of bedrooms currently at
Eckersley House from 16 to 21 plus a self
contained flat for families of transplant patients.
The bedrooms will vary in size and include four
rooms with en-suite facilities. The house will
provide three fully equipped kitchens, lounge
areas and a laundry room.
The layout of the new house was carefully and
sympathetically designed by Swanke Hayden
Connell Architects in close liaison with LTHT
Corporate Planning & Design Team and William
Birch & Sons (Construction) Ltd were appointed
following the tender process.
We also continue to move forward working with
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in our
bid to provide accommodation at the Freeman
Hospital for the families at its Heart Unit.
The Centre for Paediatric Cardiac Care is one of
four Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Units
Family stay by home county
0.23% Avon, Shropshire & Wiltshire
3.80% Beds, Berks & Bucks
5.13% Cambridgeshire
0.86% Cornwall, Devon, Dorset & Somerset
9.67% Cumbria, County Durham
1.45% Derbyshire
10.96% Essex
0.82% Gloucestershire & Herefordshire
7.09% Greater London
1.06% Hampshire
3.76% Hertfordshire
0.16% Isle of White
2.35% Kent
3.41% Lancashire, Merseyside & Cheshire
3.72% Lincolnshire
7.28% Norfolk & Suffolk
1.68% Northants, Leicestershire, The Midlands
9.98% Northumberland & Teeside
0.82% Nottinghamshire
0.16% Oxfordhire & Worcestershire
1.25% Surrey
0.63% Sussex
18.64% Yorkshire
1.57% Northern Ireland & Eire
1.37% Scotland
0.70% Wales
1.45% Other countries
in the UK, and one of only two units which use
the Berlin Heart – a Ventricular Assist Device that
works for the child’s heart and/or lungs until
corrective or transplant procedures can be
carried out.
As catchment areas run from the Scottish
Borders, coast to coast to Yorkshire as well as
receiving referrals from Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool
and Sweden, our role here will be vital to families.
The unit consists of a 10-bedded paediatric
intensive care unit and an 18-bedded ward.
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Accommodation currently provided by the
NHS on the site will be demolished in a
redevelopment programme and consideration
is being given for us to provide a new stand
alone ‘Home from Home’ on this site offering
a 20-bedroomed house.
We will also begin working with the Rosie hospital
in Cambridge which is doubling its size as part of
its multimillion-pound redevelopment. As a
referral centre for women and babies who have
complex medical problems from the East of
England, the hospital receives more than 1,000
admissions a year but unfortunately only has
three rooms available to support families
and parents.
We will build a new eight-bedroomed house
to provide further accommodation increasing
the capacity supported from 20 families per
month to 50.
Working together in
the community
A kind-hearted team from local construction
company Morgan Sindall carried out
improvements to Acorn House free of
charge in February.
The team worked with two of its regular
subcontractors to create a new outdoor area,
replace two broken window sills and repair
signage at Acorn House. In a second goodwill
gesture, Morgan Sindall’s suppliers also
donated a large amount of cleaning materials.
The team will also re-visit later in the year to
sand, varnish and polish the existing floor at
Acorn House.
Our relationship with The Royal London Children’s
Hospital will continue to strengthen with the
addition of an extension to Stevenson House.
As one of the largest acute children’s hospitals
in London which sees over 100 children a day in
its A&E department and delivers approximately
4,500 babies a year, this will provide crucial
support to families and parents of children
being treated.
This demand will also be added to as the three
rooms currently accessible to families with
children in Paediatric Critical Care will no longer
be available when the hospital moves to a new
location within the new grounds and the number
of intensive care beds increases from 7 to 10.
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Plans for 2010-2011
Looking to next year, we are currently
developing plans to work on a number of
projects with different working partners to
create new services. This reinforces our purpose
and will lead to more families being supported
during what is often a traumatic time.
We will continue to strengthen our relationship
with the NHS Trusts as we look to improve our
existing houses, and build new ‘Homes from
Home’ across the UK.
The Big Chocolate Tea Party campaign presents
an ideal opportunity to attract media attention
as well as involving the general public. More can
be made of this next year, including the creation
of an online community website for our
supporters. This will provide them with a portal
to share recipes and see where events in their
area are happening.
With our new brand now firmly in place we will
continue to take a more proactive approach with
our public relations, researching potential media
opportunities and through our established
campaigns maximise existing profile-raising
awareness opportunities. The goal is to help
build our brand awareness as well as
contributing to the annual fundraising target.
In the next financial year, we also hope to expand
our events programme supporter base through a
new family-centred Christmas carol service.
The event will include readings by some of our
celebrity supporters, as well as from a family who
have stayed in one of our ‘Homes from Home’.
We are also aiming to engage with a younger
audience at our first London comedy night. This
comedy night will replace our annual ‘Stars
Behind Bars’ event and will bring on board new
supporters who we hope will continue to be
involved with us as we grow. Plans are also in
place to develop an exciting programme of
events to celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2012.
The Sick Children’s Trust had the most successful
fundraising year in its history, with good income
growth in many areas of fundraising and we will
look to continue this in the future.
We look forward to what we believe will be a very
exciting time for the charity. A strategic review is
to be carried out of the fundraising department
and a new five year plan of activities will
be established.
We will also look to build on our digital media
presence through social networking sites
such as Facebook and Twitter. This will be
achieved through ongoing interaction with our
fans and followers, providing them with an insight
into our work and encouraging them to spread
the word amongst non supporters.
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The fundraising department
faces three main challenges
in 2010/11:
to meet the running costs
of our existing seven
‘Homes from Home’
to raise the £1.9m required
if we are to build a new 20-
bedroomed facility at
the Freeman Hospital in
Newcastle upon Tyne for the
families of children receiving
treatment in the Heart Unit
to initiate and prepare
capital appeals for a new
eight-bedroomed ‘Home
from Home’ at the Rosie
hospital in Cambridge and
for the extension of Stevenson
House at The Royal London
Children’s Hospital
The fundraising department is currently made up
of six full time and one part time staff. As we look
to the future, and in order to meet the increased
running costs and prepare for our forthcoming
capital appeals, a full time researcher/fundraising
assistant has been recruited to support the team
and we are looking to employ a regional
fundraiser in Newcastle to help with the ‘It
Matters’ appeal for the Freeman Hospital.
We will continue to develop our existing areas
of fundraising to ensure that we maximise our
income from traditional sources and aim to
increase the proportion of long term funding.
We will also look to research new areas of
fundraising for the charity, whilst continuing
to encourage unrestricted funding.
We want our supporters to feel actively engaged
in our work so that they become fully involved
for the long term. We will continue to ensure
that all our supporters receive regular updates
and feedback and feel appreciated so they know
how much we value their contribution.
As a result of ‘The Big Move’ appeal we will see
the successful relocation of our existing ‘Home
from Home’ in Leeds, Eckersley House, to Leeds
General Infirmary in summer 2010.
We will seek to encourage existing corporate
relationships, create new long-term ones as
well as seeking out new Charity of the Year
partnerships. We will build on the existing
fundraising events and make necessary
improvements to suit our supporters’ needs
which will aid the continuing trend of fundraising
growth and success. We will also look to
implement successful new events into the
fundraising calendar and carry them on for
future years.
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Our volunteers
There are many people who kindly volunteer hours of their
time to support The Sick Children’s Trust.
This is how Suzanne and Vicky help…
I joined The Sick Children’s Trust in May
2009. I was introduced through a friend and
even though I didn’t know that much about
the charity when I first met some of the team
for a cup of coffee, I instantly fell in love with
their passion and enthusiasm for their cause.
My role here is to assist the events team one
day a week with any jobs that need doing for
upcoming events. This can be anything from
stuffing envelopes to meeting suppliers but
most of my time is spent on collecting product
donations for raffles and silent auctions, as
that’s something I can do from home.
The first event I helped out with was the
glamorous Stars Behind Bars. After having worked
in beauty PR for a couple of years, where it’s quite
a struggle to receive any positive feedback on
what you are promoting, I was overwhelmed by
companies’ generosity and keenness to support
The Sick Children’s Trust. We received fantastic
donations such as a designer handbag by Anya
Hindmarch, a night at the 5* Metropolitan Hotel
and a round of golf for four people at Stoke Park.
It was a hugely successful night and raffle; we
raised a lot of money and received heaps of
positive feedback from supporters who were
delighted with the prizes. Since then I’ve also
helped out with the Christmas Quiz and the
Spring Ball.
And after 12 months I still absolutely love
volunteering for The Sick Children’s Trust,
especially after meeting Stephen Ormrod at the
Spring Ball who explained to me first hand how
The Sick Children’s Trust made a difference to his
family when his daughter was taken into hospital.
It’s real life stories like these that convince me
even more that this is a great cause to volunteer
for. But I also enjoy it tremendously. I’ve found
out that I love working on events, and the team
at head office are so kind and welcoming and
their enthusiasm, energy, open-mindedness and
positivity is very contagious.
Suzanne van der Werf
Volunteer
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When my 15 month old son Riley contracted
meningitis and renal failure in October
2007, I gained first hand knowledge of
the wonderful work The Sick Children’s Trust
undertakes. Our family stayed at Eckersley
House in Leeds for three weeks whilst Riley
was being treated at the intensive care unit
at St James’s Hospital.
Once my life got back to a sense of normality a
year later, I started voluntary fundraising for The
Sick Children’s Trust. I use my time to raise funds
for Eckersley House under the guidance of its
regional fundraiser, Vicki Smith. I am particularly
happy with the help I have given for ‘The Big
Move’ appeal to relocate Eckersley House from St
James’s Hospital to the Leeds General Infirmary
as Riley was treated at both of these hospitals.
I love to fundraise in different ways. I have six
charity boxes in local shops and public houses
and last August bank holiday myself and a couple
of friends did a fancy dress pub crawl which raised
£65. I have also held a chocolate tea party last
October as part of the charity’s Big Chocolate
Tea Party campaign. I am also a strong advocate
of The Sick Children’s Trust merchandise and
try to encourage my friends and families to
buy something new each year, not to
mention attending other fundraising events –
I had a wonderful time at The Sick Children’s
Trust’s bingo night.
I have been volunteering for two years now and
love it. This is such a worthwhile cause and I am
proud to be part of the charity, especially given
the profound impact it had directly on my life.
As I am expecting my second child later this year,
I may have to put the fundraising on hold for a
few months, but I will be raring to get back into
it after the birth. If I can help raise money or
awareness of The Sick Children’s Trust so that
other families can be supported like I was, it will
make all my hard work worthwhile.
Vicky Shiel
Volunteer
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Fundraising
The Sick Children’s Trust has had a very successful
fundraising year, with good income growth, in a year in
which there was only one major capital project to fund.
The newsletter and direct mail appeals continue to ensure the charity’s profile is maintained amongst our
valued donors whilst acting as a strong source of revenue. The donors continue to give generously to the
charity year on year. In 2009/10 our direct marketing appeals raised a total of £19,950, an increase of
47% on the previous year. It is hoped that this source of income will continue to rise in 2010/11. Our first
Big Chocolate Tea Party was also considered a big financial success and raised more than £14,000.
Charitable Trusts
and Foundations
Charitable Trusts and Foundations again this
year was our largest source of income, raising
over£806,118 in generous donations, which is
an increase of 35%. This was largely due to our
capital appeal in Leeds, ‘The Big Move’ appeal,
which accounted for 78% of the total
Trust income.
Community Fundraising
We enjoyed another great year with our scores
of loyal supporters around the country (and
some even from overseas!). A whole range of
events were organised, from skydives and running
events to coffee mornings and charity quiz
nights. In addition to this we had many personal
donations and our number of regular givers
(donating an amount monthly or annually)
reached 180!
Major Gifts
We are growing our Major Gifts programme
with the aim of encouraging long term supporters
of The Sick Children’s Trust who can make
significant donations to our work. We have
seen some success in this area this year and
will continue to target this area of fundraising.
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Sporting Events
April 2009 saw the Flora London Marathon take
place and once again we had a great team of
runners taking on the challenge to raise money
for The Sick Children’s Trust. We had 14 runners
in this event and together they managed to raise
£33,780.58.
This year we were lucky enough to be given
places in the London Triathlon in August by our
Chairman’s company Catlin. Over the event’s
two days, eight individuals and five teams of
three swam, cycled and ran through and ended
up raising £10,051.78! The Sick Children’s Trust
staff couldn’t resist getting involved and formed
two teams of their own. We were all there to
cheer them on at the ExCeL Centre in London’s
Docklands area and a great weekend was had
by all.
Fundraising Families
Each year we receive amazing donations from
families who have gone out of their way to
organise fundraising events on our behalf, and
this year was no exception. Marcus and Laura
Leverton stayed at Treetop House in Sheffield in
September 2009 while their son Harry was being
treated at Sheffield Children’s Hospital for viral
infections. Treetop House became invaluable to
the family during their two week stay, especially
when Harry had to have major surgery and
Marcus and Laura wanted to be near him 24
hours a day. After they returned home, the family
decided they wanted to do something to help
so that Treetop House could continue to provide
for families like them in desperate need. They
decided to organise a black tie evening in
February 2010 at the local pub and bistro
where Laura worked as an events coordinator.
They drummed up local support for the event
by enlisting the help of their friend Rik Makarem,
who stars in Emmerdale, and the evening was a
great success, raising in excess of £7,000.
Marcus says: “We were very lucky we only
needed to stay for two weeks at Treetop House
and our baby boy has made a great recovery
but others are not so fortunate. These facilities
are vital and we must all do what we can to
make sure that they receive the necessary funds
to run each year.”
Marcus and Laura hope to make this an annual
event and wish to continue supporting Treetop
House and The Sick Children’s Trust in any way
that they can.
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Fundraising
Special Events
The Sick Children’s Trust was pleased to further
extend the events programme this year to
include a number of chocolate evenings,
themed quiz nights and a Valentine’s auction.
In addition, we hosted our last ‘Stars Behind Bars’
in June, where once again celebrity bartenders
helped raise over £5,000 and ensured the charity
national press coverage.
Our third ‘A Magic Moment’ was held at The
Magic Circle Headquarters in February and raised
£59,000. This has become an established event,
with many guests returning year after year,
cementing their long-term support of the
charity. Special thanks go to our sponsors,
Bordeaux Index and the Michael Crawford
International Fan Association.
During March, we worked closely with Charity
Events Ltd who hosted their first fundraiser, the
‘Spring Ball’ at the Hurlingham Club in London.
The event was a huge success and raised £62,000
for The Sick Children’s Trust. The evening was
hosted by television and radio presenter,
Gabby Logan, and attended by her husband,
international rugby union player, Kenny Logan
and Strictly Come Dancing star, Karen Hardy.
Our gratitude goes to Alison Sagar and her
dedicated committee, who worked tirelessly
to produce a first class event.
The forthcoming year will be an exciting time for
special events, with highlights to include our first
Christmas carol service at St Bride’s Church in the
City of London and our fourth ‘A Magic Moment’
in Euston.
Our Local Fundraising
Committees
It was yet another successful year for the
Cambridge Fundraising Committee, who hosted
a multitude of events throughout the year and
raised an amazing £36,000 for Acorn House.
The Committee’s loyal members, the Friends of
Acorn House, were treated to a visit to the House
in November, where they enjoyed tours given
personally by the house manager Joy Worship
and had a chance to meet some Sick Children’s
Trust staff members and trustees. The event was
also attended by the Cambridge Fundraising
Committee’s Patron, the Countess of
St. Andrews, and Mary Archer.
Sadly one of our fundraising committees, the
Friends of Eckersley House, disbanded at the
beginning of 2010. However they managed to
raise just over £400 throughout 2009 and made
one final donation of £1,419.26 to go towards
‘The Big Move’ appeal.
However, every cloud has a silver lining, and
some members have now formed a new
committee, the Eckersley Heroes, which has
so far raised just over £200.
We need to raise £1 million
this year to keep all our
houses open.
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Fundraising
“The ongoing support of The Sick Children’s Trust in
providing first-class ‘Home from Home’ accommodation
at Leeds General Infirmary is essential.”
Dr. Adam Glaser, Consultant Paediatrician, St. James’s University Hospital
Capital Appeal
‘The Big Move’
In June 2009, we launched our biggest capital
appeal to date, ‘The Big Move’ appeal, with a
target of £1.7 million. Due to the NHS Trust
moving all of their children’s wards from St
James’s Hospital to Leeds General Infirmary, we
also have to move our Leeds ‘Home from Home’,
Eckersley House, or hundreds of sick children will
be receiving treatment without their families
being close by.
We will move into our new and improved 22-
bedroomed Eckersley House at the end of June,
extending the capacity so we can help more
families in their time of need.
Average stay per family
is 12 nights.
Almost a year on and we are delighted to
announce we have passed the million mark,
though we still have a bit of a way to go in
reaching our target. The response from our
supporters has been amazing with families and
local communities organising their own events,
holding collections and making donations direct
to the appeal. We are also proud to announce
new creative ventures which were launched to
boost fundraising for ‘The Big Move’ appeal: a CD
was recorded featuring the Leeds Rhinos rugby
league players and the RJP Community Choir,
the Great Yorkshire Dinner Party campaign invited
supporters to get together with friends and get
cooking to raise funds, and we also introduced
our inaugural tower run at Bridgewater Place,
the 2010 Tower Power Challenge, in May 2010.
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Corporate Fundraising
2009 saw continued backing from our loyal
and valued corporate supporters such as Catlin,
Barclays Capital, GMS Estates and Salomon
Oppenheimer. We also received the second of
three annual financial instalments from CHK
Charities Ltd and a brand new contribution
from AstraZeneca.
The last year also saw us develop our existing
relationships. Yorkshire Building Society (YBS)
in Sheffield were fantastically helpful and hosted
several fundraising events, including an open
day with Sheffield United Football Club where
Sheffield United’s mascot, Captain Blade,
stopped by to lend a hand (pictured bottom
right with Denise Salter, branch manager of
YBS Sheffield). This relationship led to further
talks with Sheffield United Football Club and
an application to become one of its official
regional charity partners is currently being
reviewed. We have developed strong links too
with Bibby Distribution in Leeds, who are
hosting a fundraising golf day for us in August.
In December we were invited to join
individuals from Colchester Castle Museum
(pictured below, second from right, with
our corporate fundraiser, Rob Clark) in a fancy
dress fundraiser. The theme was Peter Pan with
special guest appearances from Elvis and Michael
Jackson too. Together with Ipswich Museum they
raised money for The Sick Children’s Trust in
support of colleague Liz Bowell whose family
stayed at Acorn House while her little boy Alex
recovered from a serious road accident.
Just before our 2009/10 financial year closed we
were contacted by a department within Barclays
to confirm that they had agreed to support The
Sick Children’s Trust. The department providing
the support is ORIP (Operations, Regulatory
Implementation and Planning) which is
responsible for delivering business critical,
regulatory solutions across all business units of
Barclays and is run by Paul Fabara, the former
CEO of Barclaycard. The Barclays volunteers
have been using their business skills to help our
team develop cost-saving and business ideas,
which are proving to be very beneficial. In terms
of fundraising activity we hope this will include
a sponsored stair climb up One Churchill Place,
the headquarters of Barclays located at Canary
Wharf in London. All this comes with the added
bonus of the generous Barclays matched
fundraising scheme. Exciting times ahead!
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PR and communications
Press Coverage
The Sick Children’s Trust’s presence in the
media has remained strong over the last year
with articles appearing in national and regional
newspapers, broadcast media and a number
of charity and specialised trade publications
and online.
The Big Chocolate Tea Party attracted press
interest both at the national and regional level
and online. Our supporters were interviewed on
local BBC radio and coverage was achieved in
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, The
Independent and The Guardian website as
well as trade publication, Third Sector.
The campaign was considered a big success
financially as well and raised more than £14,000.
The press campaign for ‘The Big Move’ appeal
was launched by Michael Crawford making a
personal appearance at Eckersley House with
a superb media response. Coverage included a
double page spread in the Yorkshire Post, a full
tabloid page in Yorkshire Evening Post, and a full
page in Yorkshire Life, with a host of online hits.
Television coverage included BBC Look North and
Calendar News, as well as Radio Leeds.
Claudette Watson, our Chief Executive, appeared
alongside House Managers Tina Thake and
Sandra Williams on cable TV channel OHTV
during its Giving Week in December 2009, which
featured the work of a select few charities and
also provided a good opportunity to appeal for
fundraising. The footage ran numerous times
over a week period.
Our Family Ambassadors continue to provide a
credible third party voice for the charity in both
consumer and regional press. Using their case
studies and images helps us to highlight the work
we are doing and why it is important that the
charity exists. House Managers have played a
key role in rallying house users to become
ambassadors and ensuring the information
is sent over to the communications team to be
used as soon as possible, ensuring the freshness
of the story.
These case studies also provide a valuable tool
for the fundraising teams when applying for
fundraising applications.
Coverage for ‘The Big Move’ appeal has been
continuous throughout the year, achieving
significant coverage every month. In depth
coverage included a full page feature outlining
the appeal in the Yorkshire Post, movingly written
by Stephanie Smith, a mother of two who used
Eckersley House when her son underwent cancer
treatment.
The official house opening will happen on July 1
2010, enabling us to highlight once again the
importance of The Sick Children’s Trust in the
local community.
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Merchandise
The Sick Children’s Trust’s merchandise collection
has been created as an additional fundraising
stream and also to raise awareness of the charity
on a larger scale. The current range includes pens,
pencils, bags, bibs, t-shirts and mugs which are
being sold online and through our houses.
Website
The website continues to develop. In the last
year we have added the scrolling news section
function and users can now also download a
selection of our fundraising documents and
marketing materials. This continues to be a great
portal for information for our supporters and
potential supporters alike as well as providing
a visual insight into the work of the charity.
Intranet
In a bid to improve internal communication, a
secure intranet style website portal has been
developed to house important communal
documentation including budgets, staff contact
details, current family ambassadors, marketing
materials and administration documents. This is
a work in progress and it is hoped in future this
can be developed to include separate house
pages where each House Manager can use it to
update other staff as to what is happening in
their house as well as including discussion forums.
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The Sick Children’s Trust
and online social media
An online media campaign was also launched
during 2009/10 with The Sick Children’s Trust
setting up a Facebook page, a Twitter account
and a blog. It also created an e-card generator
on the website to link The Sick Children’s Trust
with occasions throughout the year, such as
Easter, Valentine’s Day and Christmas, and to
help generate publicity around specific issues.
Followers of The Sick Children’s Trust Facebook
page has continued to grow since it was
established in April 2009, the Twitter account
has also increased ‘followers’ to 78+ and there
have also been a number of positive comments
made in reference to The Sick Children’s Trust
events and campaign postings.
Facebook
• This has continued to provide an excellent
platform to interact with our audience
• We currently have more than 1,500 fans
and have approximately 60 interactions
with our fans on average, per week.
Twitter
This has proven useful for generating extra
publicity for The Sick Children’s Trust as well
as tracking our fans and health and charity
related stories. It is also helping The Sick
Children’s Trust in identifying potential
campaign supporters and patrons in the
media and keeping an eye on other
organisations’ activities.
Blog
This has not been attracting comments but it is
contributing to ways to showcase the work of The
Sick Children’s Trust and provides an opportunity
to give a personal insight into the work of The
Sick Children’s Trust staff and volunteers.
A better option would be to have the blog
integrated as part of our website but this is
not financially viable at the moment.
THE SICK CHILDREN’S TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - 2010

Facts and figures
Income sources and expenditure 2009-2010
Fast Facts
During the year the
charity generated income
of £2,185,472, £765,439
more than last year. This equates
to an increase of 54%.
£397,016 was raised through
a variety of events held by
The Sick Children’s Trust, our
supporters and sponsored
activities, which is 22%
more than last year.
£806,118 was raised through
generous donations from
Charitable Trusts and Liveries
which is an increase of 35%.
£85,183 was raised through
corporate fundraising -
an increase of 5%.
Charitable Trusts/Liveries £806,118
Corporate/Corporate Foundations: £85,183
Individual Donations & Gift Aid £152,745
Sponsorship £57,956
Supporters’ Events £201,454
Events by the SCT £137,606
Legacies £9,149
Donations in ‘Homes’ £89,353
Hospitals £132,850
Merchandise Sales £5,435
Bank Interest £7,623
Other £500,000
Unrestricted income was
lower than last year and
restricted income was 104%
higher than in 2008-2009,
an increase of £833,427.
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Expenditure
Expenditure increased overall by £2,469 (0.2%).
The property costs of the ‘Homes from Home’
decreased from £245,775 the previous year to
£125,624 this year, a decrease of 48%.
Capital Costs
Capital expenditure increased this year by
£736,856 totaling £1,146,146. These Costs
were attributed to ‘The Big Move’ appeal.
Costs of generating
voluntary income
This cost has increased by 11% on last year.
Fundraising efficiency figure equal to a cost
of 14p spent to raise £1.
Reserves
There has been an increase in reserves due to our
capital fundraising campaign and income being
received towards the end of the financial year.
The charity policy aims to maintain six months’
sufficient unrestricted reserves (£550,000 approx)
to meet its operating and administrative costs,
and this year our free reserves are £1,203,132. At
the end of this financial year there was an income
shortfall for ‘The Big Move’ appeal of £250,000.
If this money is not available then it will come
out of the free reserves amount.
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Income and expenditure, account and statement of
financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2010
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total 2010
£
Total 2009
£
Incoming Resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
545, 794
1,626,620
2,172,414
1,369,751
Activities for generating funds
5,435
/
5,435
3,004
Investment income
1,906
5,717
7,623
47,278
Other incoming resources
/
/
/
/
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
553,135
1,632,337
2,185,472
1,420,033
Resources
Costs of generating voluntary income
303,988
/
303,988
274,558
Charitable activities
423,530
466,403
889,933
917,111
Governance costs
9,500
/
9,500
9,283
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
737,018
466,403
1,203,421
1,200,952
Net incoming Resources before transfers
(183,883)
1,165,934
982,051
219,081
Transfers between funds
1,374,694
(1,374,694)
/
/
Net Movements in funds
Funds at 1 April 2009
5,043,707
427,691
5,471,398
5,252,317
Funds at 31 March 2010
6,234,518
218,931
6,453,449
5,471,398
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Balance sheet at 31 March 2010
Current Assets
2010 2009
£ £
£
£
Fixed Assets
3,135
5,031,386
35
4,184,876
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments
591,018
96,778
Cash at bank and in hand
868,051
1,240,408
1,459,069
1,337,186
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year
3,135 35
(37,006)
(50,664)
Net Current Assets
1,422,063
1,286,522
Net Assets
6,453,449
5,471,398
Represented by:
Restricted Funds
218,931
427,691
Unrestricted Funds
Designated funds
General Unrestricted Funds
5,031,386
1,203,132
4,184,876
858,831
TOTAL FUNDS
6,453,449
5,471,398
The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are not the full statutory accounts but are a summary of the information which
appears in the full accounts. The full accounts have been audited and given an unqualified opinion. The full accounts were approved by
the Trustees on September 21, 2010 and a copy has been submitted to the Charity Commission and Registrar of Companies.
These summarised accounts may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the Company.
For further information the full annual accounts, including the auditor’s report and trustees’ report, which can be obtained from the
Company’s offices, should be consulted.
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Auditors’ statement
Independent Auditors’
statement to the trustees
of The Sick Children’s Trust
We have examined the summarised financial
statements of The Sick Children’s Trust.
Respective responsibilities
of Trustees and Auditors
The Trustees are responsible for preparing
the summarised financial statements in
accordance with United Kingdom law and the
recommendations of the charities’ SORP. Our
responsibility is to report to you our opinion on
the consistency of the summarised financial
statements with the full financial statements and
the Trustees’ Annual Report. We also read the
other information contained in the summarised
Annual Report and consider the implications for
our report if we become aware of any apparent
misstatements or material inconsistencies with
the summarised financial statements.
Neil Finlayson
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Kingston Smith LLP,
Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants
and Registered Auditors
Devonshire House
60 Goswell Road
London
EC1M 7AD
Basis of Opinion
We conducted our work in accordance with
Bulletin 2008/3 issued by the Auditing
Practices Board.
Opinion
In our opinion the summarised financial
statements are consistent with the full financial
statements and the Trustees’ Annual Report of
The Sick Children’s Trust for the year ended 31
March 2010.
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We currently have 94 rooms, 1 bone
marrow transplant transitional flat and
1 liver transplant transitional flat, so are
able to help 96 families each night.
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Thank you
We would like to thank all our donors without whose
support our work would not be possible. We are very
grateful to all the individuals, charitable trusts and
companies that supported our work in 2009/10.
Donations of £5,000
or more
Alex Kinloch
AstraZeneca
Barclays Capital
Candlelighters’ Trust
Catlin Underwriting
CHK Charities Ltd
George Stancliffe
GMS Estates
Felicity Wilde Charitable Trust
Fells Angels
Freddie Athill
Marcus and Laura Leverton
North East Promenaders Against Cancer
P F Charitable Trust
Phil Lis
Salomon Oppenheimer Philanthropic
Foundation
Sobell Foundation
The 29th May Charitable Trust
The Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
The Evan Cornish Foundation
The John Ellerman Foundation
The Hartlepool Mail
The Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund
The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust
The Wolfson Foundation
‘The Big Move’ appeal
Alistair and Camilla Hamilton
BBC Children in Need
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
Evans Property Group
Lord Barnby’s Foundation
Merril and Dolores Halpern
Michael Crawford Children’s Charity
Scotshill Trust
Simon Eckersley
Sir Hugh and Lady Catherine Stevenson
The C Charitable Trust
The Childwick Trust
The Constance Green Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation
The Helen Roll Charity
The Henry Smith Charity
The Peacock Charitable Trust
The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation
The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
The Welton Foundation
Valerie Glass
Wooden Spoon
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Supporters
Abstract Securities
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
Adrian Wood
Aon Benfield
Alix Smith
American Express
Andrew Hennessey
Anna Epps
Anne Folan, John Lewis
Barclays Bank ORIP
Barts and the London Charity
Ben Bolton
Ben Pewter
Bibby Distribution, Leeds
Bordeaux Index
Bridgewater Place Management
Cambridge Fundraising Committee
Charity Events Limited
Craig Harrod
Friends of Eckersley House
Graham Austin
Graham Pewter
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Ian Tomlinson
John Barwick
John Carroll
John Lewis Partners, London
Leeds Rugby Community Foundation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Charitable Foundation
Leeds University
Liz Holmes
Mark Glatman
Mark Hester
Mars in the Community
Martin Hicks
Michael Crawford Friendship Club
Michael Crawford Intl Fan Association
Mike Balcombe
Nishaat Jahan
Ormrod Family
Rachel Jenkins
Reed Elsevier
Robert Fletcher
Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity
Sheffield Fundraising Committee
Shelley O’Halloran
Steve Coyles
St James’s University Teaching Hospital Trust
Suzanne van der Werf
Theresa Peasgood
The Eckersley Heroes
Veolia Environmental Services, London
Veolia Environmental Services, Sheffield
Vincent Holding
Weetwood Hall
Yorkshire Building Society, Sheffield
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Contact details
Head Office
80 Ashfield Street
London
E1 2BJ
T 020 7791 2266
info@sickchildrenstrust.org
Charity Reg No. 284416
A company limited by guarantee,
registered in England: 1618435
President
Michael Crawford OBE
Vice Presidents
Peter Baldwin
Dame Judi Dench
Loyd Grossman OBE
Carmel Kinnear
Gary Lineker OBE
Christopher Timothy
Trustees
Gary Boom
Stephen Catlin (Chairman)
Peter Cunard
Stephen Masters
Portia Mischcon
James Rigby
Michael Robinson (started December 2009)
Pernille Tholstrup
Soren Tholstrup
Elizabeth Warren (resigned 26 May 2009)
Chief Executive
Claudette Watson
claudette@sickchildrenstrust.org
Interim Head of Fundraising
Jane Featherstone
jane.featherstone@sickchildrenstrust.org
House Operations Manager
Sue Cartwright
sue@sickchildrenstrust.org
PR & Marketing Manager
Sarah Wallace
sarah@sickchildrenstrust.org
www.sickchildrenstrust.org

We are able to help over
4,000 families every year.
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