About us

What we do

Our vision at Caudwell Children is to create a world where all disabled children and their families have choice, opportunity, dignity and understanding. We do this by doing whatever it takes to provide disabled children and their families practical and emotional support through compassionate and efficient services throughout the UK.

2020 marks 20 years since our inception and in that time we have supported over 45,000 children and their families with over 652 medical conditions. This equates to over £43,000,000 worth of services. All of the team's hard work and dedication led to the opening of the Caudwell International Children’s Centre in 2019, the UK’s first independent purpose-built facility dedicated to autism and neurodevelopmental disorders. From our incredible new home, we provide our CCAS (Caudwell Children Autism Service) that provides assessment, intervention and support for children with ASD and their families.

The charity’s management and running costs are covered by a kind benefactor so every penny of donations we receive go directly into transforming the lives of disabled children and their families. We will continue to do whatever it takes to achieve our vision and ensure all disabled children get the support they need and lead active and independent lives reaching their full potential.

Our services

Family support	Giving families practical support and guidance at home, in hospital or on the phone at the point of diagnosis and/or during treatment

Equipment	Mobility, sensory and specialist equipment that some children need to live fulfilled, happy, independent lives: • Powered wheelchairs • Specialised buggies & storm/rain covers • Therapy tricycles • Specialised car seats & car harnesses • Multi-sensory equipment • Disability sports equipment

Treatment	Providing access to treatments which could dramatically change or save a child’s life

Therapy	Access to potentially life-changing therapy programmes for children with cerebral palsy, brain injuries and other neurodevelopmental conditions

Short breaks	Teaching practical life skills through activity programmes

Autism service	Providing practical and emotional support for children with autism and their families. Multidisciplinary assessment, intervention and research aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families living with autism delivered from the purpose-built Caudwell International Children’s Centre in Keele.

Our vision, mission and motto

Vision: A world where all disabled children and their families have choice, opportunity, dignity and understanding
Mission: Practical and emotional support through compassionate and efficient services.
Motto: Whatever It Takes

Our aims

• To change the futures of all disabled children providing access to the services, equipment, therapies and treatments they need
• To increase awareness and understanding of the needs of disabled children across the UK
• To enable disabled children to lead an active and independent life reaching their full potential
• To enable disabled children to lead ordinary lives