Philip Green Memorial Trust

The Philip Green Memorial Trust (PGMT), was formed in 1985 by Cyril Paskin following the death of his close friend and fellow philanthropist, Philip Green.

Supported by a group of his close friends, they pledged to continue the good work Philip had begun in the East End of London, England where he grew up. Philip's daughter Rosalind died at a very young age from meningitis, so it was decided that the majority of the Trust's efforts would be directed in helping children.

The primary source of funds comes from the annual Boxing Dinner which originally attracted around 250 people. Nearly two decades later it has increased that figure to nearly 1,000 people. They also now hold an annual Quiz party hosted by Trust Patron Jeremy Beadle which has ventured north of the Border with a Boxing Night now being held in Glasgow as well.

Since the Trust's inception, it has distributed in excess of £2,000,000 to over 200 organisations and individuals. The major beneficiaries of the Trust's fundraising over the last few years have been the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington; the PACE Centre at Philip Green House in Buckinghamshire; Philip Green Memorial School in Dorset; Churchtown in Cornwall; Oakleigh School in Barnet and Richard House Children's Hospice in London's East End.

The Trust not only responds to the needs of large projects but to the daily exasperation of individuals and smaller organisations for whom a little money can make dreams come true. For instance, we provided a holiday for some Mencap children whose hard earned funds were stolen by thieves.

The Trust has no independent source of funds and relies fully on charitable donations.

In 2008 the British National Party published a report on the trust, detailing the fact that the it donates money to the Community Security Trust, the Searchlight Educational Trust and the Educational Action Challenging Homophobia organisation, and questioning how these charities help sick and disabled children, the purpose of the trust. [cite news|url=http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/02/27/childrens-charity-investigated/|title=Children’s Charity investigated|publisher British National Party|date=2008-02-27]

External links

* [http://www.pgmt.org/ Philip Green Memorial Trust]
* [http://www.bristolclipper.com/pgmt.htm PGMT Charity Fund Raising]
* [http://www.dcthomson.co.uk/mags/post/hospice/240202_1.htm Out of tragedy grew a wonderful thing]
* [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2003/10/07/rowing.htm Hoping to raise US$50,000 for children's charity, The Philip Green Memorial Trust]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_02.pl?Code=&Mode=Z&School=8356020 Philip Green Memorial School]

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