Charities

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home rescues and rehomes lost, abandoned and unwanted dogs and cats and has been since 1860.

Beamish is an open air museum which tells the story of life in North East England in the early 1800s, early 1900s and 1940s. The museum is embarking on a 4-year development plan to recreate a north eastern 1950s town, complete with homes, shops, community centre and working cinema, as well as additions to the Georgian landscape including a coaching inn where visitors can stay overnight.

Beat is the UK's leading eating disorder charity. We support people affected by eating disorders, their family members & friends, and campaign on their behalf.

We provide information, education and support to bowel cancer patients, their families, the general public and the medical profession. We publish a range of free information booklets, and can provide telephone support to patients, from other patients.

Behçet’s UK (formerly Behçet’s Syndrome Society) represents all Behçet’s patients in the UK including those yet to be diagnosed. We strive to secure the best care for all Behçet’s patients and assist their carer’s, parents and relatives. Reducing time to diagnosis, adopting consistent criteria, is our top priority; sitting alongside ensuring that members diagnosed with Behçet’s receive access to timely effective treatment together with best practice care and pathways. Raising comprehensive awareness of Behçet’s amongst all clinicians within NHS primary, secondary and tertiary care is vital in achieving these outcomes, together with promoting research into the cause, effects, treatment and management of this rare, complex and debilitating lifelong disease. Having helped to establish 3 Behçet’s Centres of Excellence in England, we now lobby for proper comprehensive care in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Believe Organ Donor Support is a charity established by Anna-Louise Bates in memory of Stuart and Fraser (Bear) Bates aiming to educate people on the subject of Organ Donation across Wales and beyond and support organ donor families and recipients.

Bendrigg Trust specialises in delivering high quality adventure activity courses for disabled and disadvantaged people. We aim to promote inclusion, encourage independence and build self-confidence through the safe provision of adventurous activities. Everyday we see the impact of our adventure residential courses for our participants. It’s no secret that pushing yourself out of your comfort zone can work wonders for personal development. There are also a number of studies which show the benefits of being outdoors for mental health. People with additional needs, don’t often have the opportunity to experience outdoor adventure activities. So for them it’s no exaggeration to say that a trip to Bendrigg can be truly life changing. Family members, teachers or carers often attend a residential alongside the participant – they too can gain a huge amount from the experience and by seeing this person achieve through adventure it often changes their perception of just what the person is capable of.