About the Trust
Children on long hospital stays spend weeks, sometimes months, on a ward. We bring real space engineers to them. Over six weeks, a crew of children plans a satellite mission of its own, and a real satellite photographs the places they choose.
Play teams already do brilliant work keeping childhood going on the ward. Star Chasers gives them something new: a space crew, run with them. Nothing a child sees from us is about being unwell. It’s about rockets, orbits and a picture of somewhere they love, taken from space.
How it’s governed
We’re being set up as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. A CIO is run by its trustees, who are legally responsible for making sure the charity does what it says and spends money properly.
There will be at least three trustees. Fennar Ralston, our founder, will chair the board, and we’ll list every trustee here once they’re appointed. There are no paid staff.
- Safeguarding policy. Approved by the trustees and published here before the first session.
- Privacy. The short version, while the full policy is reviewed.
- Accounts. On the Charity Commission’s website once we’re registered.
- Yearly report. One page on what we did and where the money went. The first covers 2027.
What we hold ourselves to
Fun first
Everything we make for children is about curiosity and things to look forward to.
Hope, never illness
To a child, Star Chasers is a space crew.
Real people
Children hear from the engineers who do the work, not from a script.
Safe, always
We work through hospital teams, follow their rules, and put children’s safety and privacy ahead of publicity.
Open about money
We say clearly where it goes, every year.
For everyone
Science, not politics. Supporters from every background are welcome.
I work in the space industry, surrounded by people who build satellites and launch rockets. They love explaining it, and most of them have never been asked by a ten-year-old.
Play teams on children’s wards are always looking for new things to get children curious. Star Chasers puts the two together.
Fennar RalstonFounder