Due to the reduction in government funding and corporate giving we have to be increasingly active and creative in sourcing funds.

Our commercial income covers around 30% of our costs. We cannot realistically increase this share, partly because our warehouse space is limited and partly because we already work as efficiently as we can while putting the wellbeing of our service users first.

To bridge the gap, we rely on fundraising, grants and donations.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about our finances and how your grant or donation will be used.

You can donate via our Crowdfunding page or Just Giving, or support us via the Swindon Lottery, which costs as little as £1 a week and adds up to make a big difference!

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supports us.

Fundraising

We are always looking for exciting new ideas – please get in touch if you have a good idea for us – we are up for most things!

We love prizes for online raffles and auctions – anything from fruit baskets, to hampers, to experience days, to free stays in fancy houses! Please get in touch.

Thank you to the following wonderful organisations for helping with our fundraising – letting our volunteers collect donations at matches, helping with free tickets, holding raffles and auctions or donating prizes:

 

Hiking for Phoenix

Each year we do a fundraising hiking challenge and we would love you to get involved!

On 14th June 2026 we will hike from Stonehenge to Avebury.

The plan is we will park at Avebury, a coach will take us to Stonehenge, and we’ll walk the 26 beautiful miles back to Avebury.

The good news is people don’t need to walk the full distance – they can be ‘rescued’ part way and get a lift back to their car if necessary. This makes the challenge accessible to all!

We are very much hoping lots of people will join us and raise much needed funds for Phoenix (target of £100 per person).

If you’d like to find out more, email info@phoenixenterprises.co.uk.

 

Stonehenge
Silbury Hill
Avebury

 

Our Past Challenges

In 2025, 19 of us raised £8,920 on The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge – a demanding yet rewarding trek that covered the 24-mile (38.6 km) circular route. Most bravely accomplished all 3 peaks in one day, with a couple of us achieving it in two.

2024 saw a team of 22 people hiking Scafell Pike. At 3,209ft feet (978 metres) it’s the tallest mountain in England and arguably our toughest challenge to date. There were some tears, but also enormous pride, not least due to the £9,007 raised.

A group of 19 of us climbed Ben Nevis in 2023. Some of the team romped up and skipped down in just 5 hours and others bravely struggled through 11 hours – but we ALL MADE IT!!! And we raised a wonderful £9,200.

Our first challenge, raising £5,929, was Snowdon in 2022. At 1085m above sea level it’s the highest mountain in England and Wales. From Llanberis 16 of us walked the 9 mile spectacularly rugged and breathlessly beautiful Snowdon Horseshoe.

 

A huge THANK YOU to everyone that has supported our hikers over the years!!

 

Snowdon team at start
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Ingleborough

 

Snowdon Georgie, Kim, Anne
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Snowdon lake

 

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Snowdon Team 1 descending