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What we offer

We help people in north east Essex face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

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How you can help us

A third of our funding comes from the NHS, the remaining two thirds is raised from the generosity and support of people like you.

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Major gifts

St Helena Hospice believes everyone living with an incurable illness has the right to live and die with choice, compassion and dignity. Families deserve to be cared for and anyone coping with loss should be supported through their grief.

Our vision is to create a community where everyone knows that at the end of their life they will be cared for and die where they choose to be; where loved ones have the opportunity to make the most of life together, surrounded by a community that cares and supports one another.

By donating a major gift you have the power to make an incredible impact on your community and the end of life care and bereavement support available for local people.

There are many different projects and services that may be of interest to support. Please contact Lizzi Hollis lhollis@sthelena.org.uk to discuss these opportunities further.

A large group of St Helena nurses smiling in the hospice garden.
Dr Ramesh Thulavavenkateswaran

Trusts and grants

Grants from charitable trusts and foundations are an important source of income for St Helena Hospice and make such a difference.

By funding both new projects and countless hours of our core services, grants enable us to continue providing high quality care to local people facing incurable illness and bereavement across north east Essex.

We are hugely grateful for every grant we receive and the impact that support has on our ability to continue to provide our services to our patients and families when they need us most.

Some of the trusts we have been fortunate to receive support from over the past few years include:

The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust

Colchester Catalyst

 Fowler, Smith and Jones 

Charles S French Charitable Trust

The Childwick Trust

Essex County Council

Essex Community Foundation

The National Lottery

Heritage Lottery Fund

St James’s Place Foundation

Essex Youth Trust

The Hospital Saturday Fund  

Hiscox Foundation

The Lesley Mary Carter Charitable Trust 

Masonic Charitable Foundation

The Wakeham Trust 

Colchester Borough Council

Colchester Fire Station  

Oak Foundation

The Colonel JD Sherwood Charitable Trust 

Tesco Bags of Help

John Walter Wynne Charitable Foundation

The Albert Hunt Trust

This list is not exhaustive.

“I'm not having birthday presents today, I'm having all of my friends and family donate the money to St Helena Hospice.”

Daisy

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“We had a hospital bed in here so we could raise it and lower it and get her more comfortable. We had some really good quality time together”

Jim

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“Neil had finally arrived in the safest, best place possible, and we were so grateful they had found a bed for him”

Pete

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“I will always be grateful to St Helena for supporting us in a dignified and individual way that let me continue to be involved”

Danielle

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Your donation, large or small, can make a big difference, giving more local people dignity and choice at the end of life.

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Processing fees

When you make a donation to St Helena Hospice, we are charged transactional fees by other companies, including fees for processing payments made to us, looking up addresses and validating bank account details.

We are very grateful to our donors who offer to offset some of these fees with a minor addition to their total amount. This is however completely optional and we are very grateful for your support whether or not you choose to contribute to processing fees.

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About Gift Aid

We are able to claim an extra 25p on every £1 on your donation amount for no extra cost to you, as long as you are a UK tax payer; have paid enough income tax or capital gains tax in that tax year; and are donating your own money. If you pay less income tax and/or capital gains tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of your donations in that tax year it is your responsibility to pay any difference. For more information about Gift Aid, please visit https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid
 

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