The Daisy Garland

Registered charity 1106530 · since 2004thedaisygarland.org.uk·United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Daisy Garland works only with children and young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy and their families, so a project should fit that focus before you apply.
Neither the annual report nor the register gives a usable grants figure, and no grant range is stated, so nothing here shows what size of request is realistic; ask the charity directly before you set a figure.
Its applications are rolling.
Families can apply for a night-time breathing monitor grant if they live in the UK and meet the eligibility conditions, while hospitals must be referred by their responsible consultant, who contacts the charity once a need is identified, and must put a business case to the hospital Trust for continued funding.
Organisations that do not work with children or young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy, and families living outside the UK seeking monitor grants, should not apply.

Overview

The Daisy Garland is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1106530).

The Daisy Garland is a national registered charity, set up in memory of a daughter, that exists to support children and young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy and their families. It funds night-time breathing (SATs/epilepsy) monitors for use in the home. It also offers pump-prime funding, usually for 2/3 years, for ketogenic services.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Daisy Garland works exclusively for children and families whose lives have been touched by drug-resistant epilepsy. It funds ketogenic dietitians and dietetic support workers in NHS hospitals countrywide, helping hospitals develop and expand ketogenic services and making the diet available free to families. A hospital that identifies a need can request pump-prime funding through its responsible consultant; the charity expects a business case evidencing the service's success to be put to the hospital Trust so continued funding can follow. It also gives grants for night-time breathing monitors for use at home, to help keep children safe while sleeping and reduce SUDEP risk. Monitor grants are for eligible UK families whose child has epilepsy and regular seizure activity despite daily anticonvulsant medication and/or is on the ketogenic diet. It provides positive support for families and carers too.

Themes

Ketogenic diet services
Night-time breathing monitors
Family support

Geographic Focus

UK.

What they don't fund

The Daisy Garland is a national registered charity working exclusively for children and young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
The Daisy Garland night-time breathing (SATs/epilepsy) monitor programme only: The programme is open to families living in the UK only

How to apply

Hospitals can request ketogenic-service funding: once a need is identified, the responsible consultant contacts the charity. The charity expects a business case evidencing the service's success to be put to the hospital Trust, so continued funding can be available after its pump-prime support ends.

Who can apply:

Daisy Garland monitor grant
- The programme is open to families living in the UK only.
- If you live in the UK and your child has been diagnosed with epilepsy, is having regular seizure activity despite taking daily anticonvulsant medication and/or is on the ketogenic diet, you may be eligible to apply for a Daisy Garland monitor grant.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£326,583	£224,022	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£288,255	£410,948	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£420,177	£286,927	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£293,273	£185,372	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£341,645	£301,351	—	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.