Active Respite has been a registered charity since the 13th of December 2022. We are a dedicated team of people who decided to make a change! Despite being from different career paths; social work, finance, HR, and even video games - we all had one common goal - to support children to follow their passion for activities they love, but haven’t had the opportunity to try out yet. We knew that by providing children with this opportunity, family members would have time to seek their own respite - and that’s how Active Respite was created.

Active Respite aims to support children in need financially, and practically. Our aim is to get children engaged in opportunities they may not have had the chance to experience yet as a result of financial difficulties. We hope that this also gives carers and siblings some time to themselves for some much-needed respite.

All of our support has been self-funded by our very own trustee Debbie’s donations over the years. This has provided us with the flexibility to make a change without prioritising fundraising for which we are eternally grateful. As a result of this increase in available time, we are able to offer various types of support to families and organisations - Clubs & Activities outside of the home for over 5s (e.g. Football, swimming, music lessons), Active Book Club, and StoryToys educational apps for under 5s in which we provide families with an annual premium subscription to an app which supports the educational well-being of the family. We also began our project with the NOVA Educational Trust in September 2025 in which we have been able to reach children within an educational setting at a level we never imaged possible.