20th October 2025
Acorns is celebrating 28 years of generous support from The Eveson Trust.
In just under three decades, The Eveson Trust has gifted an incredible £1.5 million to Acorns, supporting thousands of children and families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire.
The Trust was established in 1994 and is the legacy of Mrs Violet Eveson. Trustees have since awarded over £80 million in grants to charitable organisations across the region. Find out more about the incredible work the Trust has funded.
Acorns deeply values the longstanding support The Eveson Trust has shown as we have evolved and grown over the years. From our three hospices across the West Midlands, we provide rehabilitative respite, pain and symptom management, emergency and end-of-life care, as well as community nursing and family support in homes and local communities. It costs over £35,000 each day to provide this care and support.
In April this year, we were fortunate to receive a grant of £95,000 from The Eveson Trust to support the core running costs at our hospices.
At a time when more families need our care and support than ever, with demand for end-of-life care increasing by 47% in the last year alone, we couldn’t be more grateful for this gift. Thanks to The Eveson Trust and their latest grant, we can continue to provide the care children and families deserve during the darkest times.
At Acorns, less than a third of our income comes from statutory sources, meaning we rely on the generosity of the community and charitable organisations, like The Eveson Trust, for more than 70% of the funds we need to deliver our services.
Their support helps empower parents like Karen and Jonathan, by giving them a chance to say goodbye in their own time, supported by a compassionate team of specialist nurses, in a comfortable environment. When their daughter Thea died, she was just 23 days old.
Thanks to the support of The Eveson Trust, we can provide medical care to children like Thea and be there for their families, by helping them create special memories to treasure and by providing vital post-bereavement support.
“Acorns is incredibly grateful for the generosity shown by Claire Bowry and the Trustees. Their steadfast commitment to supporting children with life limiting conditions is incredibly moving, and it’s clear they have made a significant positive impact on the lives of thousands of children.
On behalf of our children and families and our Care team, Acorns would like to thank The Eveson Trust for all that they have made possible. Thanks to their forward thinking and flexible approach to supporting organisations like Acorns we can continue to be there for children and families, whenever and wherever they need us.”
The Eveson Trust has also contributed to major improvements in our facilities. Their support funded the refurbishment of corridors at our Black Country hospice, creating extra-wide spaces for children using wheelchairs and mobile beds. They’ve also help fund ultra-modern heating.
At our Worcester hospice, the Trust funded the multi-sensory room and a purpose-built adolescent room, creating tailored therapeutic spaces.
Throughout the challenges of Covid-19, and the ongoing fight for secure statutory funding, The Eveson Trust has remained steadfast in its commitment to seriously ill children and their families. From supporting the delivery of end-of-life care, to funding major facility upgrades, The Eveson Trust has been a cornerstone of Acorns community.
We are deeply grateful for their commitment to supporting children with short lives and their families.