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Piers Simon Appeal

Psa

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1109503
Status
Registered
Registered
May 17, 2005
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Worldwide

Address

Address
HOME FARM
MAIN STREET
CHILTHORNE DOMER
YEOVIL
BA22 8RD

Activities

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

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.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Albania, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, Eswatini, Fiji, France, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 30, 2025 £612 —
April 30, 2024 £589 —
April 30, 2023 £541 £499
April 30, 2022 £2,122 £14,559
April 30, 2021 £53,802 £93,938

Trustees

Name Appointed
Celia Simon
Caroline Jean Reeves July 22, 2019
Julia Lowe
Roger Henry Simon