Dixie Rose Findlay Charitable Trust

The Dixie Rose Findlay Charitable Trust is a discretionary grant-making trust with a mission to advance general charitable purposes across the UK by providing reliable financial support to registered charities addressing critical health and welfare needs. Guided by values of modest reliability, hands-off trusteeship, and enduring commitment to tangible impact, it prioritizes interventions delivering direct benefits in emergency care, end-of-life support, and disability provision, believing sustainable change arises from bolstering frontline services for those facing severe health crises and sensory impairments through practical, project-focused aid.

It favors health causes including air ambulance services providing emergency medical transport for trauma and critical incidents, hospitals delivering specialized treatments for complex health needs, and hospices offering palliative care, respite care, and end-of-life support for people with terminal illness. Strong emphasis on disability support targets people who are blind or visually impaired through audio libraries, vision support services, adaptive equipment, and inclusive activities enabling independence and social participation. Additional priorities encompass dementia support services including day services, peer support groups, and carer respite; deafblind services addressing communication barriers and isolation; and community welfare initiatives like village halls fostering social cohesion for elderly residents and isolated individuals. Funding supports project costs, equipment purchases, capital improvements, and select core costs for therapeutic activities, outreach, and person-centred care models tackling sight loss, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and palliative needs in both national and local contexts.

Exclusions include individuals and non-charitable entities; no support for general overheads without project ties or duplicative services. Distinctive for its niche focus on air ambulances, hospices, hospitals, and visual impairment over broader welfare, it prioritizes beneficiaries with terminal illness, blindness, visual impairments, dementia, deafblind conditions, and emergency health crises, favoring grassroots charities demonstrating clear impact for disabled people, carers, and rural communities through evidence-based, frontline interventions.