Notice - December 2025
In order to ensure the continuing impact of her legacy, Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO is partnering with NewLife, the Charity for Disabled Children, to develop and promote community play schemes nationwide. As a result, we will no longer be making individual grants to other organisations with immediate effect.
Since the charity’s establishment in 1997, DPS has been proud to award several hundred thousand pounds in grants to grassroots organisations supporting children and young people with severe learning disabilities.
We have greatly valued our association with you over the years. If you are seeking support for community play schemes for disabled children, please contact NewLife directly.
We wish you every success in the future.
Our Story
Dorothy Pamela Smith, known as Pamela, was born brain-impaired and had the mental age of a child throughout her life, and required full-time care.
Pamela became a ward of court because of her mental incapacity. After Pamela's death, the residual from her estate was incorporated into the charitable trust for making grants to charities and medical research concerned with brain impairment in children.
Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO has supported;
| CYP |
| Mencap Sheffield |
| Seashell Trust |
| Playaway |
| Marches Family Network |
| Shine |
| Step by Step |
| Cerebra |
| Leeds Mencap |
| Bardwell School |
| Autism Bedfordshire |
| Down Syndrome UK |
| Ormiston Families |
| Cpotential |
| Clowns in the Sky |
| Happy Days |
| Challengers |
| The Childrens Trust |
| Mencap Keynsham |
| St Nicholas Primary School |
| Leeds Weekend Care Association |
| Diverse Abilities Dorset |
| Grove Cottage |
| Make Them Smile |
| Families United Network |
| NICE |
| Encephalitis Society |
| SCAMPS Surrey |
| SNAP |
| Thumbs Up |
| MERU |
| LIVE |
| St Peter & Paul Academy |
| Snowflake School |
| Medequip 4 Kids |
| British Disabled Angling Association |
| SPACE |
| APE |
| Brainwave |
The Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO
The Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO
Notice - December 2025
In order to ensure the continuing impact of her legacy, Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO is partnering with NewLife, the Charity for Disabled Children, to develop and promote community play schemes nationwide. As a result, we will no longer be making individual grants to other organisations with immediate effect.
Since the charity’s establishment in 1997, DPS has been proud to award several hundred thousand pounds in grants to grassroots organisations supporting children and young people with severe learning disabilities.
We have greatly valued our association with you over the years. If you are seeking support for community play schemes for disabled children, please contact NewLife directly.
We wish you every success in the future.
Our Story
Dorothy Pamela Smith, known as Pamela, was born brain-impaired and had the mental age of a child throughout her life, and required full-time care.
Pamela became a ward of court because of her mental incapacity. After Pamela's death, the residual from her estate was incorporated into the charitable trust for making grants to charities and medical research concerned with brain impairment in children.
Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO has supported;
| CYP |
| Cpotential |
| Encephalitis Society |
| Mencap Sheffield |
| Clowns in the Sky |
| SCAMPS Surrey |
| Seashell Trust |
| Happy Days |
| SNAP |
| Playaway |
| Challengers |
| Thumbs Up |
| Marches Family Network |
| The Childrens Trust |
| MERU |
| Shine |
| Mencap Keynsham |
| LIVE |
| Step by Step |
| St Nicholas Primary School |
| St Peter & Paul Academy |
| Cerebra |
| Leeds Weekend Care Association |
| Snowflake School |
| Leeds Mencap |
| Diverse Abilities Dorset |
| Medequip 4 Kids |
| Bardwell School |
| Grove Cottage |
| British Disabled Angling Association |
| Autism Bedfordshire |
| Make Them Smile |
| SPACE |
| Down Syndrome UK |
| Families United Network |
| APE |
| Ormiston Families |
| NICE |
| Brainwave |
Charity number: 1160054