Leicester Children’s Holidays

Registered charity 1190204 · since 2020lchcharity.co.uk·Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

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

This funder does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative application falls outside how it works.
Schools are central to its process: partner schools nominate children, and a school that is not yet a partner can email the charity to discuss working with it.
Its stated priority is the East Midlands, including Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, and its purpose is children aged 6-17 facing poverty, disability or other disadvantage, so a project should clearly serve that group.
No grant range or annual giving figure is stated, and nothing is said about timing, so ask the charity about likely amounts before planning a request around one.

Overview

Leicester Children’s Holidays is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1190204).

Leicester Children's Holidays is a registered charity that aims to relieve the needs of children aged 6-17 who are in need because of poverty, disability or other social or economic disadvantage. It does this mainly through respite, short breaks and holidays in Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands. Its four programmes are Broadening Horizons, Rested Minds, Family Matters and Time Away.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Leicester Children’s Holidays supports disadvantaged children and young people across the East Midlands, removing financial barriers so they can take part in school trips and educational experiences alongside their peers. It provides access to regular local enrichment activities and hobbies, and to family experiences; it also arranges holidays, day trips and short breaks. Its programmes provide recycled school uniforms and essential items, as well as specialist therapeutic support, including art, music and play therapy for children facing mental-health difficulties, anxiety or trauma. Schools are central partners: they identify and nominate children, while the charity works with activity providers, holiday providers and charities to deliver support. Its approach is to broaden opportunities, build confidence and wellbeing, and create positive childhood memories.

Themes

School trips
Creative therapy
School uniforms
Essential items
Enrichment activities
Family experiences
Holidays and short breaks

Geographic Focus

Priority: The East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and 3 more counties in United Kingdom.

How to apply

School partners apply for School Adventures funding through the School Partner Nomination Page. Schools that are not yet partners can email the charity to discuss working with it.

Who can apply:

Broadening Horizons: All of our partner schools can nominate children and young people who would benefit from the programme.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Leicester Children’s Holidays.

The David Wilson FoundationInvitation onlyGave £480k The J Reginald Corah Foundation FundRollingGave £205k Thomas Harley's Estate Charity (The Harley Trust)Fixed deadlinesGave £242k Leicestershire & Rutland Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £239k The Florence Turner TrustNo public processGave £159k The Marian Elizabeth TrustNo public processGave £1.2M Charity LinkInvitation onlyGave £910 Leicestershire and Rutland Masonic Charity AssociationMixed deadlinesGave £289k Exmouth and District Round Table Gordon Mather House Charity The Helen Jean Cope CharityRollingGave £113k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 July 2021	£74,887	£97,586	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2021
year to 31 July 2022	£88,909	£163,534	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2022
year to 31 July 2023	£170,029	£243,740	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2023
year to 31 July 2024	£244,707	£270,840	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£390,301	£379,124	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 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.