National Star is a charity committed to supporting young people with complex physical and learning disabilities. The young people we support have high personal care, therapy, emotional and medical support needs, along with a range of disabilities. We have been depended on for over 50 years by young people with disabilities and their families, and today we are needed more than ever.
Remarkable medical and technological advances give young people with ever more severe disabilities and injuries the chance of a life. More premature babies are surviving major illness and accidents, but living with increasingly complex and profound disabilities.
We support young people from across the UK at our main residential base in Ullenwood, Gloucestershire along with day students from Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties. We also have day education provision in Wales and Hereford, long-term living accommodation in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Malvern and Hereford, and provide a range of work-based programs and independent travel training in several locations across England and Wales.
Get involved with fundraising: All donations will help to ensure National Star has the right specialist facilities, resources and equipment that will enable young people with disabilities to progress, grow and flourish.
Upcoming events:
Sunrise Walk 2025 – Sunday 6 April Join us for a challenging 13K sponsored walk or a more accessible 3k walk. Sunrise Walk | National Star
National Star’s Wingwalk – Thursday 5 June Take to the Cotswold Skies and raise funds for young people with complex disabilities. Wing walk | 5 June 2025 | National Star
Charity Golf Days
Friday 16 May. Play a round of golf with your team at Cotswold Hills Golf Course. Cotswold Hills Charity Golf Day | National Star
Friday 13 June. We are back for a second year at The Herefordshire Golf Course. Herefordshire Charity Golf Day | National Star
Come and work for us: We always have a range of roles at a variety of levels. To see our latest vacancies head to our webpage Careers with us | National Star | Job vacancies
If you would like to know more about the work of the Charity or to come for a tour please get in touch with the fundraising team via email fundraising@nationalstar.org or ring 01242 524478. We would love to show you around.
