Fundraising progress so far

We already have an NCIL Grant of £244,000 from Westminster City Council

earmarked for the construction of the Barge.

Caring for Carers trust is hoping to raise £280,000 additional funding by the end of January 2027 to equip and install the barge, and connect it to hospital services.

Sonia Friedman has kindly and very generously made available 500 seats at a very discounted price for us for one special fundraising performance on the 14th December 2026 at 7 pm of the Olivier award-winning 

Paddington Bear -the Musical (see below) at the Savoy Theatre which should raise a substantial sum, and by the end of April 2026 we had donations and promises amounting to a total of £36,000 from the following donors:

Bridget Crabbe

Carlo Gebler

Henry & Mary Kent Trust

Louisa Lane-Fox

Charles Martin

Charles Rifkind

The Two Cycle Trust

Adrian Osborn

& 

pro bono help from:

Imran Khan KC, Alfred Munkenbeck, The House of Bricoleurs, Sonia Friedman Productions Ltd &

Charles Williamson of Inyougo

Paddington Bear the musical at the Savoy theatre special fundraising performance on Monday 14th December 2026 at 7.00pm

If you would like to contribute by buying premium tickets at £375 each for this Olivier award winning musical and get early access before general sales are released in the autumn please e-mail Caringforcarerstrust@gmail.com 

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These tickets are likely to sell out rapidly.

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For individual donations see DONATE PAGE