# The Palmer Children'S Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1155644 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1155644)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Accommodation / housing, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Other names: The Pct (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/palmer-childrens-trust

The Trust offers support to children with life limiting or terminal illness (and their families). We provide equipment at home and whilst in care to aid the child's prognosis. We offer transportation assistance for out patient appointments away from the child's usual hospital and hotel accommodation for accompanying family. We offer seed funding grants for translational research.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 18 Mar 2024 | £0 | £30 | not filed |
| 18 Mar 2023 | £0 | £1,095 | not filed |
| 18 Mar 2022 | £0 | £243 | not filed |
| 18 Mar 2021 | £0 | £2,251 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To relieve sickness, promote good health and assist in the treatment and care of children and young people suffering from life limiting mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation or palliative care as a result of such illness (“ill cyp”), by:a) the provision of facilities and equipment for hospitals, hospices and specialist schools that provide treatment or care for such young people; b) supporting research into life limiting diseases affecting children and young people through the provision of grants to academics and clinicians at or associated with the UK’s paediatric NHS hospitals;2. To relieve ill cyp and their families and provide respite to these families by:a) providing or assisting in the provision facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for ill cyp and encouraging their participation in society with the object of improving their conditions in life;b) providing financial and practical support and other assistance for the relief of ill cyp or their families who are in need, hardship or distress 3. To further such other purposes as are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales for the benefit of ill cyp and their families by providing financial support or grants to other charities or directly to beneficiaries as the trustees may determine

## What it funds

The Palmer Children'S Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, accommodation / housing and recreation for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Palmer Children'S Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 18 Mar 2025, it spent £3,619 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Palmer Children'S Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Palmer Children'S Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Palmer Children'S Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Palmer Children'S Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Palmer Children'S Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Palmer Children'S Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Palmer Children'S Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Palmer Children'S Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 18 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £724 a year.

### How large is The Palmer Children'S Trust?

In its latest reported year The Palmer Children'S Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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