ABRSM supports music teaching and learning throughout the world. We motivate musical achievement and encourage the development of well-rounded musicians through our authoritative exams, the professional development of teachers, and a wide range of published resources. We also actively support music education through funding and advocacy.

12/08/09

Action for Blind People is a national charity that provides free and confidential support for blind and partially sighted people in all aspects of their lives.

12/08/09

Action for Children's operational mission is: To meet the needs of children and young people who most need support to achieve their full potential. Through our work and through speaking out, we seek to break the cycle of deprivation. We challenge injustice and empower children to overcome the obstacles in their lives that hold them back. We tailor our work to local circumstances, in partnership with children and young people, families, communities and local organisations. We work with children and young people: whose families need support who cannot live with their birth families who are disabled who experience severe difficulties in their lives.

20/07/09

Whatever the issue from drug misuse to disability; youth crime to mental health; sexual abuse to domestic violence; poverty to homelessness; Barnardo’s believes we can bring out the best in every child via over 400 projects around the UK.

19/06/09

Our vision is of a world in which people do not die prematurely of heart disease. We will achieve this through our pioneering research, our vital prevention activity and by ensuring quality care and support for people living with heart disease.

24/06/09

Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality. We are part of a wider movement for social justice. We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.

02/09/09

The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. Its aims are to provide the advice people need for the problems they face, and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.

22/06/09

Diabetes UK

19/11/08

Elizabeth Finn Care supports people who are struggling to cope with sudden or unexpected changes in their circumstances - typically due to ill health, disability or marital breakdown - and the resulting financial hardship. Since Elizabeth Finn Care was founded in 1897 - then known as the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association - we have given over £130, 000, 000 to those in need. Elizabeth Finn Care provides one-off and on-going financial help, tailored to each individual's circumstances, as well as emotional support through our experienced caseworkers and national volunteer network.

19/06/09

Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people

01/04/09

We raise money to enable Great Ormond Street Hospital to provide world-class care for its young patients and their families and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illness.

03/04/09

The ability to get around on your own is vital in order to live a full life. Guide Dogs empowers blind and partially-sighted people to do that and we rely on public support to fund our services. Our Vision… …is of a world in which all people who are blind and partially-sighted enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else. Our Mission… …is to provide guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially-sighted people. There are around 4,500 working guide dogs in the UK, providing their owners with independence, confidence and freedom of movement.

29/04/09

Supporting older people at home

19/06/09

We seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.

20/07/09

Livability creates choices for disabled people and brings life to local communities. We believe that everyone should have the freedom to live their life and the chance to use their abilities. As the largest Christian disability charity in the UK, we offer a wide range of innovative services which support and empower disabled people

19/06/09

Mencap is the leading UK charity working with children and adults with a learning disability and their families and carers. Mencap campaigns to ensure that people with a learning disability get the best possible opportunities to live as full citizens. We seek to raise public awareness and support, and provide a variety of opportunities for personal and social development as well as provide a range of housing, education and employment services.

19/06/09

NFER, the National Foundation for Educational Research, is the UK’s largest independent provider of research, assessment and information services for education and children’s services. Its purpose is to make a difference to the lives of children, young people, and learners of all ages by improving the practice and understanding of those who work with and for them. The Foundation also aims to influence the research agenda in the UK and beyond by using its own centrally funded research programme to explore new research methods and subject areas, and develop innovative research-related products and services.

06/04/09

Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. This is why, for over 40 years, we have been working closely with some of the world’s poorest people using simple technology to fight poverty and transform their lives for the better. Practical Action has a unique approach to development – we don't start with technology, but with people. The tools may be simple or sophisticated – but to provide long-term, appropriate and practical answers, they must be firmly in the hands of local people: people who shape technology and control it for themselves.

01/04/09

The Prince’s Trust gives practical and financial support to 14–30 year olds, enabling them to develop skills that will help them to move into education, employment or training. Since 1976 The Trust have helped 575,000 young people and support 100 more each day. To continue the work, The Trust needs to raise around £1 million every week. For more information please go to princes-trust.org.uk

08/04/09

The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

16/04/09

Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. We were founded over 30 years ago to give a voice to people affected by severe mental illness and today, with over 8,300 members, we remain determined that this voice will continue to be heard. We help over 48,000 people every year through our services, support groups and by providing information on mental health problems. Our website receives almost 300,000 visitors every year.

17/04/09

RNID offer a range of services for deaf and hard of hearing people and provide information and support on all aspects of deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus. As a membership charity, we aim to achieve a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people. Our work involves campaigning and lobbying, providing services, training, products and equipment, and undertaking medical and technical research. We work throughout the UK.

10/03/10

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the charity that saves lives at sea.

18/03/09

The RSPB is passionate about wildlife and wild places. With over a million members, we’re the largest wildlife conservation charity in the UK, speaking out for nature – not just birds but other wildlife too.

06/02/09

Sadler's Wells is a theatre with a strong, dynamic contemporary programme, uniquely dedicated to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London audiences. The present building on Rosebery Avenue in Islington opened in 1998, after a major fundraising programme, supported by Lottery funding. Sadler's Wells breaks new ground in theatre design with its stylish, accessible front-of-house areas, flexible auditorium and purpose-built entertaining and meeting spaces. But behind the stylish glass, brick, wood and steel of the new theatre is a history of over 300 years and six previous theatre buildings which have all carried the Sadler's Wells name and occupied the same site since the very first Sadler's Wells theatre opened in 1683.

19/06/09

We Save the Children will you

25/03/09

Our vision is that every disabled and disadvantaged person has the opportunity for work

14/10/09

Sightsavers International – who we are and what we do Sightsavers International works with local partners in over 30 countries in the developing world, combating avoidable blindness and providing essential rehabilitation services for adults and children who are blind or have low vision.

19/06/09

Founded in 1838, St Andrew’s is a leading provider of specialist secure care for adults, older people and adolescents with mental health problems, learning disabilities and acquired brain injury.

17/04/09

Supporting blind ex-Service men and women For almost a century, St Dunstan’s has been giving invaluable physical and emotional support to blind and visually impaired ex-Service men and women. With the help of our unique expertise, experience and comprehensive range of services, we enable them to lead independent fulfilling lives.

02/02/09

St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity, committed to caring for the nation’s health and wellbeing. Every year our 43,000 trained volunteers dedicate more than five million hours of their time to save, treat and care for those in need. As well as providing first aid services, we help the emergency services during times of crisis, we support and care for local communities, we provide young people with development opportunities and we offer high quality first aid and health and safety training.

18/05/09

Sue Ryder Care

19/11/08

The Blue Cross mission: Provide care, promote companionship, enhance animal and human lives The Blue Cross is a registered UK animal welfare charity. Our aims are to: • ensure the welfare of animals by providing practical care • highlight the benefits of companionship between animals and people • promote a sense of respect and responsibility towards animals in the community We provide support to the nation's pets and their owners by: • treating pets whose owners cannot afford private veterinary treatment • finding permanent homes for unwanted or abandoned animals • educating the public in responsible animal ownership

20/07/09

The College of Law is the UK’s leading provider of legal education.

18/05/09

The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the world's leading cancer research organisations and is internationally renowned for the quality of its science. The ICR is a college of the University of London and works in partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

08/04/09

The National Trust is Europe’s biggest conservation organisation and looks after special places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for ever, for everyone.

18/03/09

The Royal British Legion is a UK charity that provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. The Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-Service community and over 380,000 members continue to ensure that this voice does not go unheard. Although the needs of ex-Service people have changed over the years, we are there to safeguard their welfare, interests and memory. We are probably best-known for our role as the nation's custodian of Remembrance and for the Poppy Appeal which we organise.

11/11/09

The Royal Society

05/02/10

Called to be disciples of Jesus Christ, The Salvation Army United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland exists to save souls, grow saints, and serve suffering humanity. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we will be a Spirit-filled, radical growing movement with a burning desire to lead people into a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, actively serve the community, and fight for social justice

08/07/09

Every five minutes someone in the UK has a stroke.

26/06/09

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. UNICEF was established in 1946 to meet the emergency needs of children in post-war Europe, China and the Middle East. Headquartered in New York, UNICEF supports children by providing health care, nutrition and education. It protects children affected by crises including war, natural disasters and HIV/AIDS. The heart of UNICEF’s work is in the field, with staff working on the ground in more than 150 countries. UNICEF UK works to champion children’s rights and to win support and raise money for our work with children everywhere. All of UNICEF's programmes are entirely dependent upon voluntary contributions as we receive no funding from the UN.

11/05/09

United Response supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or physical disabilities to live in the community, across England and in Wales. We do this in many different ways, from supporting people in their own homes to working with people to access training and work opportunities. Set up over 30 years ago, we now work with around 1,500 people at any one time.

29/04/09

WaterAid – water and sanitation for all

22/04/09

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading charity dedicated solely to the protection of our native woodland heritage.

18/05/09

WSPA’s vision is of a world where animal welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends.

03/04/09

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

03/07/09

WWF

09/09/09

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. The Society aims to achieve a world where animals are valued, and their conservation assured. To promote and achieve its mission the society supports 2 living collections at ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, the Institute of Zoology and Conservation Programmes across the globe.

19/06/09