# Piers Simon Appeal

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1109503 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1109503)
- Website: https://www.pierssimonappeal.org
- Latest income: £113; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Acts as an umbrella or resource body, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Somerset, Albania, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Burma, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Kenya
- Other names: Psa (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/piers-simon-appeal

The Piers Simon Appeal runs School in a Bag (SIAB) - an initiative that distributes rucksacks filled with stationery, learning resources and eating utensils to poor, orphan, vulnerable and disaster affected children around the world.SIAB runs many events including Home Farm Fest, a 3 day music festival held at the charity HQ in SomersetThe charity has 4 employees and 2 part time volunteers

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £113 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2025 | £612 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £589 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2023 | £541 | £499 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £2,122 | £14.6k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) The relief of financial hardship of people and communities who are suffering hardship as a result of drought, earthquake, flood, war or any other disaster or who by reason of their social and economic conditions, are in need of assistance, anywhere throughout the world and in particular (but without limitation to the foregoing) in relation to those persons and communities in Thailand adversely affected by the earthquake and tsunami disaster that occurred on 26th december 2004;(b) The relief of sickness, hardship and distress, particularly by the development of education, health and other social services, the improvement of transport infrastructure, water supplies, and other communal facilities, and the promotion of self-help activities amongst those people or communities; and(c) To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering in any part of the world in particular by the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, humanitarian long term rehabilitation and recovery programmes.

## What it funds

Piers Simon Appeal is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Piers Simon Appeal reported income of £113 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Apr 2026, it spent £15.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Somerset, Albania, Angola, Bolivia and Brazil and 35 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Piers Simon Appeal in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (pierssimonappeal.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Piers Simon Appeal open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Piers Simon Appeal is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Piers Simon Appeal fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Somerset, Albania, Angola, Bolivia and Brazil and 35 more areas.

### Does Piers Simon Appeal give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Piers Simon Appeal makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Piers Simon Appeal give each year?

The register does not break out Piers Simon Appeal's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Apr 2026 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £3,012 a year.

### How large is Piers Simon Appeal?

In its latest reported year Piers Simon Appeal reported income of £113 and spending of £0.


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