Cerebral Palsy Plus

Registered charity 1070079 · since 1998cerebralpalsyplus.org.uk·Bristol·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Up to £1,000

Grant range

From the funder's website

12 weeks

Typical decision time

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Cerebral Palsy Plus is a small grants scheme for members, primarily individuals with cerebral palsy, offering up to £1,000 towards things that improve quality of life, such as holidays, equipment and aids, home furnishings, IT and communication aids, relocation, sensory toys and short breaks, and it also helps with hardship such as food and utilities.
Individual applicants must be members of Cerebral Palsy Plus, have a BS postcode and have cerebral palsy, and a grant can go to the same individual only once in any 3 year period, so requests outside these terms will not fit; retrospective grants are not normally considered.
The scheme is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so the first step is to find out how to be invited rather than sending a cold application.
Applications need a completed form, a professional recommendation (ideally from a social worker, occupational therapist or GP) and a supplier quotation, and they should be in before a monthly trustee meeting, which takes place except in August and December; the charity says decisions take up to 3 months.

Overview

Cerebral Palsy Plus is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1070079).

Cerebral Palsy Plus is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1070079), set up to promote the care, welfare, interest, treatment, education, employment and advancement of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Its small grants scheme gives members up to £1,000 towards anything that will enhance their quality of life, and it also offers short breaks that give carers respite or strengthen family bonds, along with hardship funds for necessities such as food and utilities. The annual report gave no readable grants figure, so the charity's total giving and how it divides between these programmes cannot be stated.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Through its small grants scheme, Cerebral Palsy Plus provides financial assistance to members, primarily individuals with cerebral palsy and occasionally groups. The scheme supports needs intended to improve quality of life, including holidays, equipment, home furnishings and white goods, IT equipment and communication aids, relocation and sensory toys. The charity also describes support for assistive technology and disability aids, short breaks for carer respite or stronger family bonds, and hardship assistance with necessities such as food and utilities. Members may be helped to complete forms to obtain additional or larger amounts from other grant-makers. For individual applications, the published criteria require membership, a BS postcode and cerebral palsy, alongside professional support and a supplier quotation.

Themes

Holidays
Equipment and aids
Home furnishings and white goods
IT equipment and communication aids
Relocation
Sensory toys
Short breaks

Geographic Focus

Bristol area.

What they don't fund

Access a Grant only:
- Retrospective grants are not normally considered
- You are a member of Cerebral Palsy Plus
- You have a BS postcode
- You or the person you are applying for has cerebral palsy
- We can only provide a grant to an individual 1 time in any 3 year period

How to apply

The grants scheme accepts individual applications and occasional group applications. Applicants submit a completed form, a professional recommendation and a supplier quotation; office staff can help with form-filling.

Deadlines: Applications should be submitted ahead of the monthly trustee meetings, which take place except in August and December.

Who can apply:

You are a member of Cerebral Palsy Plus
You have a BS postcode.

What to send:

A completed application form
A letter of recommendation from a professional who works with you, ideally a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or GP. This letter should confirm a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, that the individual lives in Bristol and most importantly that the individual will benefit from the grant.
A quotation from the supplier for the cost of the grant.

Applying again: We can only provide a grant to an individual 1 time in any 3 year period.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Approved recipients must adhere to the monitoring and evaluation requirements set out in their funding confirmation.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Bristol

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Cerebral Palsy Plus.

The Dorset Children's FoundationRolling The Portishead Nautical TrustRollingGave £67,973 The National Benevolent CharityFixed deadlinesGave £537k Easton Christian Family CentreNo public processGave £7,484 Colchester Catalyst CharityRollingGave £258k Grateful SocietyMixed deadlinesGave £137k Spielman Charitable TrustNo public processGave £246k B&A ChurchNo public processGave £165k Bristol Ecclesiastical CharityRollingGave £462k Bristol Older People's Funding Alliance (BOPFA)Mixed deadlines

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£183,135	£122,212	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£163,660	£140,668	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£232,748	£191,695	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£172,426	£212,983	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£225,454	£271,196	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.