Our Strategy and Impact
See how Jessie's Fund has used music to transform the lives of seriously ill and disabled children across the UK and find where we're heading next.
A long-term partnership with Martin House
Our first partnership, 30 years ago, was with Martin House Children’s Hospice, working with their head of care and new music therapist to buy instruments. We have been working together ever since, and recently supported them with a grant to develop their music therapy provision.
Lucy has been attending Martin House since getting a diagnosis of a rare gene defect that makes her unable to move her limbs, affects her sight and hearing, and causes painful muscle spasms. For her family, music therapy sessions offer ‘a bit of peace and normality. She enjoys hearing and experiencing music and singing in her music therapy sessions.’ Being able to leave Lucy with experienced music therapists gives her family a little bit of time in the day to think, organise, go for a walk, and take her brother to the playground while Lucy enjoy songs and music.
2024-2025 impact numbers
In 2024–2025, Jessie’s Fund celebrated 30 years of helping children through music. During the year, we continued to deliver music therapy and creative projects across UK hospices, hospitals and schools, including a new partnership at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and 21 projects in specialist and early years settings.
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910
Music therapy sessions funded
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113
Children participated in sessions
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22,100
Views of our YouTube videos
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49
Attendees to our training courses
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345
Creative music workshops facilitated
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1,090
Children participated in a music workshop
2024-25 fundraising numbers
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025, Jessie’s Fund raised £336,549 - 84% came from voluntary income, 6% came from fundraising activities, 3% came from investments and 7% came from charitable activities. We spent £367,387, 92% of this was directly spent on charitable work to support children through music and 8% was spent on further fundraising initatives.
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£5,825.56
From sponsored events
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£12,199.99
Donated at concert/gigs
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£20,342
Donated through the Big Give
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£43,330.89
Raised through gifts in wills
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£17,107.27
Raised through Gift Aid
Previous annual reports and accounts
Our previous Annual Reports can be downloaded below or through our Charity Commission page.
Our future plans
Our vision: Every seriously ill or disabled child in the UK experiences music as communication, learning, and therapy.
Through our strategy we aim to:
- Reach more children across the UK through new and existing partnerships and an expanded digital library.
- Extend our impact through staff training, and creating a new schools network and accreditation framework.
- Uphold the high-quality delivery we’re known for.
- Secure our future for the next 30+ years through sustainable income and strong reserves.
Help us reach even more children
Transform lives through music for years to come.