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2 July 2025 Our 2025 Annual Report was published today. It was an exceptionally busy year and another record breaking one, with grant expenditure hitting an all-time high for the second year running of £242,000. With income from donations remaining largely static at just under £200,000, this increase in grants meant that grant expenditure exceeded […]
1 July 2025 Thanks to the fantastic fundraising efforts of the Sheriffs, the Recorder and members of the Advisory Council over the last two years, we have been able to continue to support some excellent rehabilitation projects in the London prisons, including three new projects: the StandOut project at HMP Wandsworth, Onwards & Upwards’ XO […]
1 May 2025 I am pleased to be able to report that grant applications to the Fund can now be made online. This should make the application process more accessible to probation officers and expedite the grant making process so that we are able to reach beneficiaries quicker, when they are most vulnerable and their […]
13 January 2025 I am delighted to report that an independent evaluation of the impact of the Fund, specifically the grants made to prison leavers, has confirmed the positive impact that these grants have. Of the probation officers and other practitioners researched, 71% say the Sheriffs’ & Recorder’s Fund’s grants reduce the likelihood of reoffending, 67% say the grants increase […]
12 December 2024 We were very grateful to the Governor of HMP Wormwood Scrubs for inviting us to see in action the Chess in Prisons project that we have provided some funding for. Chess is a readily available, low-cost, purposeful activity that offers inmates critical skills for life on the outside. It is a game […]
11 December 2024 The fabulous Old Bailey Choir treated us to another feast of Christmas Carols to a packed audience in the Grand Hall of the Old Bailey. Once again, thank you to the Choir and to everyone who attended and donated so generously for the benefit of the Fund.
5 December 2024 I am delighted to welcome the Reverend Jo Davies as a new member of the Advisory Council. Jo is an ordained priest in the Church of England and has been involved in Prison Ministry for over 27 years, most recently, but now retired, as Managing Chaplain at HMP Pentonville. She is a […]
29 October 2024 I am delighted to welcome Kate Fenwick, who has brought such enthusiasm and energy as an Advisory Council member over the last three years, as a new Trustee of the Fund.
28 October 2024 At the beginning of a new shrieval year in the City of London, we would like to welcome Sheriff David Chalk and Alderman Sheriff Gregory Jones KC as Presidents of the Fund. We look forward to working with them during what will be a very busy year for all concerned, especially after the […]
28 October 2024 A big “Thank you” on behalf of the Fund and its beneficiaries to the two outgoing Presidents of the Fund, Alderwoman Dame Sue Langley and Alderman Bronek Masojada who, as Presidents of the Fund during the 2023-24 shrieval year, raised in excess of £100,000 for the Fund from a variety of events. […]
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