The history behind The Harley Jae Trust
January 1, 2006 In 2006, The Harley Jae Trust was founded by Harley’s Nanny who set up the charity to provide equipment for Harley. Any money left over from the fundraising was donated out to similar causes.
February 9, 2009 In 2009 Joe climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for Harley.
February 22, 2013 On the 22nd of February 2013, Harley sadly passed away. A memorial plaque was placed on a bench in Hiltingbury Lakes, Eastleigh.
February 1, 2014 In 2014, a year after Harley passed away, his dad Joe began the process of registering the Harley Jae Trust as an official charity.
July 10, 2014 In order to be registered as an official charity Joe had to raise £7,000, to help him achieve this goal he enlisted the help of 5 friends to volunteer as trustees for the charity.
December 17, 2014 Between 2014 and 2015 Joe and the trustees arranged a number of fundraising events in order to raise their target amount of £7,000. Triathlons Tough Mudder Football Tournament Reaching out to the community for support and help
February 2, 2015 In February 2015 The Harley Jae Trust was officially registered as a charity – Charity No: 1160377.
January 1, 2016 Annual report for the financial 2015-2016. As our first year registered as an official charity we saw a huge amount of support. The goals we set for the year were; Raise £50,000 Establish a strong relationship with Nottingham Children Hospital Increase visibility and strength in the brand Fundraising events included; Annual charity ball in March 2015 Social Media and newspaper campaigns Raising the charity profile within the general public Summer of 2015 we made an appearance on the national show ‘GMB’ Attracted a lot of fundraising support from members of the general public Donated £12,784 to the Nottingham Children’s ward December 2015 – Harley Jae Trust provide Christmas decorations to the Paediatric critical care unit at Nottingham Children’s Hospital Click here to view our full report: Annual report – 2015/16
January 1, 2017 Annual report for the financial 2016-2017. Throughout the second year of being a registered charity we saw a huge increase in support with fundraising events. The goals we set for the year were; To provide equipment that aids of relieves the symptoms of children that suffer with ill health due to a life limiting or life changing conditions To provide equipment and support to medical units that enables them to provide high quality care for children with life limiting or life changing conditions To raise awareness of life limiting conditions that affect children through promoting community involvement in fundraising initiatives Fundraising events included; Annual charity ball in March 2017 Christmas Present Dash in December 2016 – 30 children did a 2 mile walk to deliver presents to children with life limiting conditions in the Nottingham Children’s ward An increase in public lead fundraising events, raising a phenomenal amount Further social media and news campaigns increasing brand awareness March 2016 – We…
March 28, 2023 FINAL SIGNED REPORT 21-22
The Harley Jae Trust Founded
Joe climbed Kilamanjaro
Harley sadly passed away
Official charity registration process
The journey began…
Fundraising commence!
Official charity status
Annual report 2015/16
Annual Report 2016/17
Annual report 2021-2022