Elsie’s Story Charitable Trust was established

Ware UK and Socius Network raised an incredible £5,000 for Elsie’s Story at their annual dinner, becoming our very first fu

Following the sale of over £5,000 worth of hoodies through friends and family, we launched our Elsie’s Story hoodies to the public. They continue to be incredibly popular and remain one of our most recognisable and successful fundraising products.

We awarded our first grant, helping a little boy celebrate the end of his leukaemia treatment with a trip to Disneyland Paris.

More than 250 runners took part in the Liverpool Half Marathon for Elsie’s Story. Our community came together in force, showing strength, unity and support

David ran his first ever marathon for Elsie and Elsie’s Story. We were incredibly proud to have 11 runners representing the charity in our very first year.

We secured our first corporate charity partnership with Jaguar Land Rover Halewood.

We launched our limited-edition tie-dye T-shirts, raising more than £2,000. Each one was hand-dyed by our very own Becky in her bath tub!

We launched our very first candle, a product made even more special by being designed and sourced by Elsie’s Godmother, Aunty Loz.

Our inaugural charity dinner – a very special evening to celebrate Elsie, reflect on our first year and thank those who have supported us along the way.

Following the success of our original candle, we launched our large three-wick candle.

We partnered with Hayley and the Shine Programme to deliver our first funded wellbeing programme for young people.

As the charity continued to grow, we formed a new Board of Trustees and introduced an eight-week grant cycle to ensure applications were reviewed promptly.

Our first Mini London Marathon team took on the challenge. We were so proud of every single one of them.

We launched our fundraising hoodies, designed by our young fundraisers. Designed by you, worn with kindness.

Creating smiles to fill every page. 🩷

This is Elsie's Story.