I am proud to be the Founder and Chairman of The Victoria Foundation, a registered charity based in Richmond which has a local and national reach.

The Foundation’s objectives are very broad, but firmly medical, with the overall aim of transforming lives where there is an opportunity to do so - either through medical provision or by ensuring that those young people destined to become the future generations of doctors are not thwarted by financial restrictions.

The focus of the Foundation is on four main donation strands, which the Trustees identified as gaps in provision by the State.

  *   Mobility Aids
  *   Accessible Transport
  *   Toolkit Grants & Elective Bursaries
  *   Medical Equipment and Support

However, this is not to say that we’ve identified them all, and so the Foundation is willing and able to consider applications on a case-by-case basis which fall outside of the four main donation strands.

Our goal is to help as many people as we can now but not, by so doing, jeopardise our ability to help many more people in the future. In the current economic climate this balance is especially important.

As Chief Executive, I can promise our donors that every penny donated will be spent on our beneficiaries and not used for administration.

We have the ability to be creative in how we support our beneficiaries, and welcome interaction and challenges from both donors and those we assist.

To our existing supporters, I say thank you. To our prospective supporters, I ask you to contact us, learn more about us and allow us to give you the unique opportunity of making a real difference.

Thank you.

Graham Ball

Founder and Chairman