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The Children's Trust

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury.

The Children's Trust runs a range of specialist care, education and therapy services for children and young people from across the UK, including the UK's largest rehabilitation centre for children with acquired brain injury (ABI) and is based at Tadworth Court, Tadworth, Surrey within the M25 motorway.


The Children's Trust's celebrity Ambassadors are David Walliams, Richard Hammond, Phil Tufnell, Joely Richardson, Adam Hills, Jenni Falconer, Amanda Burton, Elaine Paige, Holly Valance, Sophia Warner and Nicholas Owen.[1]


The Children's Trust launched an online support centre in 2012 for families of children affected by acquired brain injury. This website offers practical advice and information about a condition that is often misunderstood. There is also an online forum giving families the opportunity to share their stories and experiences.


In May 2022 a coroner criticised The Children's Trust over the death of a five-year-old while under its care. An inquest concluded Connor Wellsted died in 2017 following "entrapment by a loose cot bumper" at the Children's Trust facility in Tadworth, Surrey. Coroner Dr Karen Henderson also criticised the trust for what she said was a "lack of transparency" over the death.[2] The Children's Trust is a UK registered charity, number 288018.

Residential rehabilitation for children with an

acquired brain injury

Therapy-led support in the community for children with an acquired brain injury

for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, or PMLD, at The Children's Trust School, Tadworth

Special education

Residential short breaks

Transitional care for children who are technology dependent (e.g. require long-term ventilation or have a tracheostomy)

Palliative care

The Brain Injury Hub (www.braininjuryhub.co.uk) – an information website and discussion forum for parents of children with acquired brain injury as well as teachers and health professionals.

The Children's Trust's services include:

Quality Improvement Award (Top Hospitals 2019)

Institute of Fundraising Best use of data and insight in a small to medium charity (Insight in Fundraising Awards 2019)

Highly Commended, 2019 BMA Patient Information Awards for Brain Injury Community Service animation and leaflet.

Highly Commended, 2019 BMA Patient Information Awards, Concussion in children and young people booklet

Winner 2018 BMA Patient Information Awards User Engagement Award

Charity Shop of the Year (Charity Retail Awards)

Awards won by The Children's Trust include:

Official website

Archived 2020-10-05 at the Wayback Machine

The Brain Injury Hub

Josh's Story (as seen on BBC's Children in Need)

BBC TV news story about a girl who has received residential rehabilitation at The Children's Trust following a stroke aged six

Article from The Guardian newspaper about the highly specialised education offered by St Margaret's School at The Children's Trust

Article from The Sunday Times Magazine about The Children's Trust's services