These are the charities that have grown and moved on from our platform, achieving remarkable milestones along the way.
It’s a success for us when one of our charities passes the £2m income threshold we use to define a small charity (prior to 2022, this threshold was £1.5m).
Most of the charities below have done just that.
Average year-on-year growth of our charities while on the platform:
22% increase in fundraising income
20% growth in the number of children and young people supported.
Little Village
Providing emergency baby supplies to struggling parents
Since joining the Raise Your Hands platform in 2020, Little Village has grown from a single drop-in centre in South London to the UK’s leading baby bank — directly supporting tens of thousands of families with the essential items their young children need to thrive.
We are proud to have supported Little Village in their early days and honoured to stand alongside them as they keep growing.
Football Beyond Borders
Using the power of football to engage young people in education
We first met the three original founders of FBB in 2017. We were immediately impressed.
FBB’s growth over the years has been phenomenal, from a South London start-up to national organisation with significant impact and influence supporting thousands of young people to date.
Grief Encounter
Helping children through bereavement
Grief Encounter were of the six original charities selected by Raise Your Hands in 2015.
Over that time they saw a steady growth in the number of bereaved children they support through counselling, workshops, retreats and a national helpline that opened in 2019.
In 2021, fundraising efforts kept pace with that demand — raising over £3m and outgrowing our platform. We couldn’t be more proud.
Papyrus
Working to prevent young suicide
Papyrus joined Raise Your Hands in 2018.
The following year they launched a groundbreaking campaign, increasing awareness of the biggest killer of under 35 males in the UK.
In the same year they more than doubled their income.
“Raise Your Hands donations have contributed to opening a London office and growing our team there, increasing the reach of our work. It has really made a huge difference.”
Kidscape
Help With Bullying
After 40+ years of high-impact anti-bullying work, Kidscape joined Coram in 2026 to continue its programmes as Coram Kidscape.
Part of the Raise Your Hands family since 2016, we’re proud of the thousands of children they’ve supported and the lasting difference they’ve made.
Create
Sparking creativity, igniting change
Raise Your Hands is proud to have supported Create since 2016. In 2025, this long-standing charity stepped away from the platform, having evolved its focus towards supporting adults through the arts.
We’re grateful for the partnership and excited to see how Create continues to bring the power of creativity to those who need it most.
Jessie May
Children’s Hospice at Home
Jessie May provide respite and palliative care for children with life-limiting and terminal conditions in their own homes — supporting the whole family through every stage: in life, at the end of life, and in bereavement.
With children’s hospice care across the UK under increasing pressure, in April 2026 Jessie May took a courageous decision, becoming a subsidiary of Children’s Hospice South West to protect their at-home service and ensure they can continue to stand by the families who need them most.
We’re proud to have played a part in their journey, and we wish both organisations every success as they move forward together.
