St Martin
Originated in 2007 as the Voluntary Organisations Group of the Disability Forum, renamed Guernsey Disability Alliance in late 2008. Community Champion runner-up in Lloyds Bank Foundation Charity Achievement Awards 2015.
Twenty-five disability charities — oldest 1969, newest 2018; 15 of 25 carry a verified founding year. 22 registered charities, seven limited by guarantee. Concentrated in St Peter Port (9), St Sampson (6), St Martin (5). Grow has supported adults with learning disabilities on the St Sampson vinery site since 1984. —
St Martin
Originated in 2007 as the Voluntary Organisations Group of the Disability Forum, renamed Guernsey Disability Alliance in late 2008. Community Champion runner-up in Lloyds Bank Foundation Charity Achievement Awards 2015.
St Martin·Charity
✦Active since 1976
MS Society Guernsey is a coordinating team that works to ensure those affected by MS in the Bailiwick receive accurate and up-to-date information. The Guernsey Group is a founding member of the Guernsey Disability Alliance, an organisation committed to improving the lives of…
Vale
Part of National Autistic Society
National Autistic Society - Guernsey Branch is a local branch of the National Autistic Society, operating as a charity within the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It champions the rights and interests of all individuals with autism and their families on the island. The NAS Guernsey Branch…
St Martin·Est. 2012
Autism Guernsey, established in 2012, is a non-profit organisation. It offers services such as the Early Bird+ and Teen Life programmes for parents, a Clinical Sleep Programme, and a Transition to Adulthood programme. The charity also provides social groups, sensory assessment…
Vale·Est. 1969
✦Oldest in this niche
Guernsey Gateway Club LBG is a registered charity providing social and leisure activity for adults with a learning disability. The club was formed in September 1969 and is affiliated to Royal Mencap. It is run by volunteers and financed entirely by fundraising events and…
St Peter Port·Est. 2010
Only Fools and Donkeys is a registered charity that was set up in 2010. The charity supports children, young people and adults with learning difficulties and physical disabilities. The rides have raised over £260,000, with all money staying on the Island to support local…
St Sampson·Since 1984
Founded in 1984 by Maurice Lihou on the vinery site in St Sampson's. Underwent a £4 million redevelopment starting in 2021, creating a modern two-story Facilities Centre with life-skills kitchen, accessible workshops, boardroom, training room, and two large recycled greenhouses. One of Guernsey's pioneering organisations for adults with learning disabilities.
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Guernsey Beach Wheelchairs is a charity project that provides specially designed manual beach wheelchairs for use on the beach. It is for any person who finds they have difficulty walking on the beach. The scheme is at Pembroke bay and is promoted by The Guernsey Wooden Spoon…
Castel·Est. 1985
Guernsey Jumbulance Holidays is a registered charity that creates life-enhancing holiday experiences for people living with disabilities, complex medical needs, or frailty. The charity aims to provide memorable holidays for at least ten individuals each year who may be unable to…
St Martin·Est. 2014
Part of Macular Society (UK)
Founded after co-founders Bill Gardner and Tilly Fisken met at Southampton Hospital in 2014 and recognised the lack of local support for macular disease sufferers in Guernsey
St Peter Port·Est. 2015
Won inaugural virtual boccia inter-insular between Guernsey and Jersey; team members Mel Edwards, Andy Lemee, Alex Adamson, Lee Vaudin, and Tom Clough received the Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Trophy
St Peter Port·Est. 1999
Wigwam Support Group is a Guernsey-based charity established in 1999 by parents to provide friendship, support, and advice to families of children and young people with additional needs. They offer individual family support through home visits by a family support coordinator…
St Sampson·Charity
Moved from Northside of the Bridge to Southside in January 2024; new premises officially opened by Lt-Governor on 13 June 2024
—·Charity·No longer trading (2026)
Merged with Guernsey Hard of Hearing LBG
Guernsey Deaf Children's Society supports families with children and young adults who have any level of hearing loss. The society organises events and supplies specialist equipment to members with a hearing loss. It campaigns on behalf of the children and their parents to strive…
St Sampson
Part of Guernsey Community Foundation
Guernsey Employment Trust is a registered charity supporting disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for, find and maintain paid employment in Guernsey. The services are easily accessible, not time limited, and are provided free of charge. The Trust provides a Job Club…
St Peter Port
Guernsey Hard of Hearing LBG is a local charity supporting D/deaf and hard-of-hearing adults across the Bailiwick. The charity offers hearing equipment support, fire alarms, and one-to-one guidance.
St Sampson
Guernsey Mencap LBG is a company limited by guarantee, formed from the Guernsey Society for People with Learning Disabilities at the start of 2010. It is a small local charity run entirely by unpaid volunteers and receives no funding from the States of Guernsey for its own work…
St Peter Port
Part of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Guide Dogs - Guernsey Branch are here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. It is a working name of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Guide Dogs is the world's largest assistance dog organisation, breeding and training guide dogs in the UK. The…
St Peter Port·Charity
Operating for over 50 years supporting Guernsey people with disabilities; formerly known as Ron Short Centre, rebranded to UnLtd Guernsey
Vale
Wheels for You is an unincorporated charitable association in the Vale. It is listed as a Disability charity on the Association of Guernsey Charities register. The organisation offers accessible cycling sessions on a range of adapted tricycles and bicycles at Les Beaucamps High…
St Martin
Changing Faces (Channel Islands) LBG is a company limited by guarantee in Guernsey. It supports and represents people throughout the Channel Islands who have facial differences or disfigurements of the face or body, from any cause. The organisation offers a free skin camouflage…
St Peter Port
Guernsey Disability Swimming LBG provides supervised, protected swimming facilities for people with a range of disabilities. It is listed as a Disability organisation on the Association of Guernsey Charities register. The organisation offers weekly exclusive hire of Beau Sejour…
St Peter Port
UK-based child development specialist visits twice yearly; long-term goal is to secure a full-time specialist in Guernsey
St Peter Port
Guernsey Specials Gym Club LBG is a company limited by guarantee, registered as a charity on the Association of Guernsey Charities register. It provides after-school gymnastics activity for children with special needs. The sessions are run by British Gymnastics qualified coaches…
St Sampson
Supported the Delancey Community Kitchen Garden and college learners with LDD for over 5 years as of 2017