Charities

We help families in conflict, especially those divorcing or separating, to turn their arguments into agreements. National Family Mediation has 40 years’ experience providing expert, professional services. We work in over 500 locations across England & Wales. Family mediation is quicker, more cost-effective and less stressful than heading to court. It reduces conflict, and you stay in control of your arrangements over children, property and finance. If you would like guidance or advice on what to do next please call us on 0300 4000 636 or email us.

The National Federation of Women's Institutes plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a variety of activities and to campaign on important issues. The WI celebrates its centenary in 2015 and currently has over 210,000 members in and around 6,600 WI's.

The National Film and Television School aims to train and educate the best creative talent to the highest professional standards for tomorrow's screen industries. Many of the most successful and internationally acclaimed feature films include our graduates such as Nick Park, creator of Wallace and Gromit; Roger Deakin, director of photography of No Country for Old Men and Dario Marianelli, composer for Atonement. Training these talented individuals would not be possible without private support.

The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals is a UK registered charity that supports the owners of retired dogs and horses from the Police; Fire & Rescue; Prison; Border Force; National Crime Agency; and NHS services by offering financial assistance with vet and medical costs. When an animal retires all public funding stops, and the animals become the legal property of either their handler, or a new and loving home. Because of their training and age, meaningful insurance is almost impossible to find and, as the years advance, inevitable vets fees occur and the owner has to pay for these in full. Some veterinary expenses can mount up, and the NFRSA is proud to be there for these extraordinary animals and their families, by providing financial grants to help cover the costs of all procedures and medications. Our motto is ‘Protecting Our Protectors’ - we passionately feel the dogs and horses of our services have kept the public safe in ways we could never possibly imagine, and it is our duty to offer the same peace of mind to their owners in their retired service animal’s golden years. The financial relief we give owners is invaluable, not just from the perspective of helping cover the costs and alleviating financial hardship, but also improving the mental health of the owners, by offering advice, compassion, reassurance, and emotional support when their beloved service partners fall ill. The charity is largely run by volunteers to ensure overhead costs are low. Our service is swift and efficient, and we are proud to note that since May 2022, when we launched, to July 2024 we have awarded over £80,000.

The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,300 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK's best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors we have donated more than £74 million to our beneficiary charities, and in 2024 made donations of over £3.5 million. Founded in 1927 to support district nurses, we are now the most significant charitable funder of nursing in the UK and our beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’ UK, Carers Trust and The Queen’s Institute for Community Nursing. The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We fund Community Gardens and projects that promote gardens and gardening as therapy, and in 2017, we launched our annual Gardens and Health Week to raise awareness of the topic in May each year. Our funding also supports the training of gardeners and offers respite to horticultural workers who have fallen on difficult times.