# TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144022
- **Other names:** ACT & CHILDREN'S HOSPICES UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1144022


## Contact

- **Address:** Together For Short Lives, Suite 1B Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, BRISTOL, Avon
- **Postcode:** BS1 2NT
- **Phone:** 01179897820
- **Email:** info@togetherforshortlives.org.uk
- **Website:** www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, AND ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO, PROMOTING, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE-LIMITING AND LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT:SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE AS FULFILLING LIVES AS POSSIBLE; ANDSUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE THE BEST CARE AT THE END OF LIFE

**Activities:** Providing information to families about the range of care support availableSupporting organisations to continue to offer the highest standards of careRaising and distributing essential funding to care organisationsGiving a powerful voice to children, families and providers, ensuring their views influence Government policy

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £6027895 | £6595638 | £2851361 | 43 |
| March 31, 2024 | £6901670 | £7629175 | £3397370 | 49 |
| March 31, 2023 | £6131788 | £6179946 | £3972879 | 39 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3153150 | £3366311 | £4143354 | 27 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3208122 | £3235272 | £4313665 | 25 |



## Trustees

- **Andrew Heywood Hughes** (Chair) — appointed March 31, 2025
- BRAD MCLEAN — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Dr Lynda Brook — appointed April 23, 2026
- Jeremy Mark Evans — appointed March 27, 2024
- Joanna Laddie — appointed Nov. 5, 2019
- Kirsty Murray — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Mark Winston Smith — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Robert William Lightfoot — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Sarah Lorking — appointed March 27, 2024
- Sarah Morgan — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Susan Kathryn Hogg — appointed July 30, 2019