Why Donate to Yellow Submarine


We are a young but dynamic charity which was named “Best new voluntary or community group set up in the past two years” at the OCVA awards.

The problems we are seeking to address our significant. People with learning disabilities are increasingly isolated within their communities and afraid to venture out of their homes. High profile cases of bulling and ‘mate crime’ towards people with disabilities, leading to the murder of individuals such as Gemma Hayter and David Askew have made the front pages of the newspapers this year.

Due to cuts in funding, day services and charity projects are closing leaving people with learning disabilities very few places where they feel safe, even to do the basic things in life such as use a bus, go to a shop or meet a friend in a cafe. This in turn is putting greater pressure on family carers who are getting less respite, leading to what a recent Mencap report described as a ‘breaking point.’

Yellow Submarine is aiming to provide the life skills and confidence to help reduce this ‘incarceration at home’. Our residential breaks and training events give individuals the opportunity to take steps towards becoming more independent and to engage with the community. At the same time we’re providing families with valuable respite, allowing parents and siblings to crucially recharge their batteries to avoid breaking point.
Yellow Submarine is extremely cost efficient which makes the donations and grants we receive go very far. We maximise our output by involving volunteers whenever possible, organising group trips which benefit from economies of scale, seeking out free opportunities wherever we can such as with office space, and through the dedication of our staff (in 2010/11 staff donated 10% of their annual salaries back to Yellow Submarine).

Our manager has both personal experience of learning disabilities within his family and substantial commercial experience successfully running small businesses. Running the charity in an efficient and economic yet effective way is of key importance to the trustees.

Pound for pound we punch substantially above our weight but we’re ambitious to do more. Demand for respite care is greater than ever and with a small amount of financial support we can help significant numbers where the state is turning its back.

Together we can make a real difference to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Please support our vital work going forward into 2012 in any way you can.

If you'd like to make a one off or a monthly donation you can do so online by clicking on the image below:

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Alternatively you can send a cheque to our postal address or pay directly into the Yellow Submarine bank account (please email us asking for bank details).

Finally you can donate by SMS. Text YSUB22 £5 to 70070. (Note: it doesn't need to be £5, it can be any amount between £1 and £10)

You can also help us by fundraising through any number of ideas that might suit you such as running a marathon, a sponsored silence etc etc. Learn more.

If you're interested to know how money is spent (such as what percentage on staff, admin costs etc) please look at our annual return.

Many thanks.