• Glad we were able to help October 13, 2026 - Dear Biscuits Fund Team, Thank you very much for your email. I hope you are doing well. We are very grateful for the support you provide to vulnerable people, and specially to Mrs. X.  Your assistance was  both timely and practical, and it has made a real difference to her circumstances and wellbeing. Thank you… Continue Reading
  • Lovely feedback for a Tuesday in October October 6, 2026 - The young person was so, so grateful for your help.  She told me yesterday was a good day....she was able to go home and have dinner, and she applied for a new job and was invited to come for a training activity. A light at the end of the tunnel. When young people hit rock… Continue Reading
  • Another busy week for us September 16, 2026 - As the title says, we have been busy. Lots of cases sent to us, each one more desperate than the one before. People are genuinely struggling. Not just people in receipt of benefits, but workers too, that are on minimum wage and limited hours so their income is topped up by Universal Credit. It just… Continue Reading
  • It’s been a busy week September 9, 2026 - We reopened earlier this week, after closing for summer holidays. It has been so busy though, with lots of people still struggling, as we all are these days, with the cost of living ever on the increase. We have helped a number of families, coping with the return to schools, which always brings with it,… Continue Reading
  • Summer Closure August 10, 2026 - We are closed now for referrals until we reopen on 7th September, 2026. This allows our staff and volunteers to take a well deserved break, as well as making sure that our funding has a chance to rebuild itself prior to us reopening. We know we say this all the time, but we receive no… Continue Reading
  • We are temporarily closed for referrals May 15, 2026 - We are so sorry but we have had to close the fund down temporarily. We had a set number of cases that we knew we could safely cover this month, but we have hit that number sooner than we expected. We will reopen on 1st June 2026. Again it will be a limited number of… Continue Reading
  • Give as you live! April 23, 2026 - Many are struggling to find enough to live on themselves, without then considering how to continue to give to charity as well. We have a Give as you Live link you can use, then when you buy things at over 6,000+ places,  you can give the donation that is offered (at not extra cost to… Continue Reading
  • We are currently closed for referrals March 30, 2026 - We are closed for two weeks over Easter holidays to allow our staff to have a break, as well as being closed a further week to allow time for our monthly donations to come in. We need help now more than ever, as currently the requests we are receiving are far outweighing the number of… Continue Reading
  • Temporary Closure February 18, 2026 - We are having to close the fund for a week to allow our bank account to recover and hopefully to allow some more donations to come in. We have received an unprecedented number of referrals of late and these have wiped us out financially. We reopen Monday, 2nd March 2026. Continue Reading
  • A lovely note of thanks February 11, 2026 - I just want to say thank you for this on behalf of the client, they have contacted me this morning and as a result of your support been able to put in Gas and electric and the child is able to return home comfortably today. Continue Reading