HORIZON SCANDAL FUND
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The Post Office Scandal is still ongoing
We are helping Subpostmasters rebuild their lives

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Helping Subpostmasters rebuild their lives

On April 23 2021, the Court of Appeal overturned the convictions of 39 Subpostmasters who had been wrongly accused and prosecuted by the Post Office using evidence from a faulty software system called Horizon.

Over a period of 15 years the Post Office prosecuted more than 700 people and ruined the lives of many more, by taking away their livelihoods and savings under threat of prosecution. Many people suffered years of guilt, shame and financial hardship. Families were torn apart and in many cases the stress of the situation induced severe mental health trauma.

The Horizon Scandal Fund exists to help people by disbursing grants to those in need. The grants could be for counselling, therapy, respite breaks, hardship alleviation and much more. We are entirely independent of the Post Office or any other Government agencies. 

If you are a subpostmaster who needs some help, you can read more about how to apply for a grant here. ​

If you wish to support our activities you can make a donation here.

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How we are funded

The initial funding came from the proceeds of sales of the book -  The Great Post Office Scandal - donated by the publishers and the author.  We can also take donations from the public. 
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What we WILL do with the money

We will consider all applications from those who have been directly or indirectly affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal. The specific wording on our registration application to the Charities Commission states:

​The Objects of the Charity are such purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine, in particular (but not exclusively) the relief or prevention of hardship, poverty, sickness and distress among those people affected by the conduct of Post Office Limited and/or those associated with Post Office Limited in connection with a computer accounting system commonly known as Horizon.

who we are

Our patron is Lord Arbuthnot and there are currently eight trustees. Find out more about them here. 
Horizon Scandal Fund is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
Bank details: HSBC; Sort code: 40 09 19; Account number: 22827549
Company registered in England and Wales: 13739654
Charity registered in England and Wales: 1199595
Address: 27 Charmouth Road, Bath BA1 3LJ
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01225 577810

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