Credit Crunch hits Naomi House

We have made contact with the Government, asking for clarification that this sum will be honoured through the commitments they have made as part of the support package the Government announced yesterday.

Whilst the sum of these deposits is significant it does not jeopardise any of the services we offer.  We have funds in place to safeguard the continuing costs of providing support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families. Our prudent management of funds means that the Trust is in a position to continue the delivery of high quality services to families across the Wessex region, without change, for the foreseeable future.

This situation does leave a significant gap in our financial reserves at this immediate time, however we are still able to move forward with our plans to open jacksplace@naomihouse, the new hospice for young people, but we will be stretched to do so.

Professor Khalid Aziz, Chairman of Wessex Children’s Hospice Trust said "Clearly this is potentially worrying news for our families, staff, volunteers and supporters but I want assure them that everything is being done to ensure full recovery of our funds.  There will inevitably be some delay in receiving our money but we believe we have the necessary reserves in the short to medium term to weather the storm.  For all involved it is very much 'business as usual'"

We ask that the public continues its support of our fundraising activities to ensure that the Trust is able to deliver it’s support in to the future.