Reports
April 15, 2026 by ltadmin
Dear Committee members, Friends and Supporters, I would like to start by thanking everyone who has supported the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children over the past 12 months namely our benefactors, sponsors, members of the public and a large special thank you to our volunteer taxi drivers and committee members – all those who […]
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April 15, 2026 / April 15, 2026 by ltadmin
I would like to start my 2025/26 Treasurer’s Report by thanking the Chairman, Secretary, and my fellow Committee Members for their support during another successful year for the LTCFC. I would also like to thank all our volunteer taxi drivers and supporters for their continued efforts and support during 2025. This year has once again […]
General
March 18, 2026 / March 18, 2026 by ltadmin
The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 8th April 2026 at 7:00pm at the Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre, 235a Westferry Road, London E14 3QS. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting should contact our Honorary Secretary Malcolm Shaffron via email on m.shaffron@ltcfc.org.uk
Events
January 25, 2026 / February 19, 2026 by ltadmin
On Sunday, 18th January 2026, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC) hosted its 52nd annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the iconic Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane. This cherished tradition welcomed over 670 children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), along with their carers, for a spectacular afternoon of laughter and […]
Appeals
November 8, 2025 / February 19, 2026 by ltadmin
In August 2024, the charity was contacted by Hatton Special School in Woodford Green Essex asking if we could help them with a new sensory room for the children. We knew the benefit of such a room from dealings with previous schools and so decided to take a look and see if we could help. […]
The Committee
October 19, 2025 / February 19, 2026 by ltadmin
It is with great sadness that we have to inform that our fellow member and past Chairman of the charity Simeos “Sim” Yiannikaris passed away earlier this week. Sim has been with the charity for over 30 years, as volunteer driver in 1994 then joining the committee the following year. During his time with us […]
In early June this year, the charity received an appeal from Mount Stewart School in Kenton for help with playground equipment for the children in the special needs unit. They desperately needed some pictorial communication boards to be installed around the playground. When we went to visit the school, the Head Teacher explained that these […]
Outings
Another brilliant day at the Sailing Centre! 23 Year 6 children from Cubitt Town Primary had an absolute blast paddleboarding and kayaking on Monday 14th July. Watching these young adventurers take to the water with such enthusiasm and courage was truly inspiring. From baby steps of first paddles to confident strokes, they embraced every moment! […]
The professionalism and community spirit that defines London’s black cab trade was on full display on Wednesday 9th July as 65 licensed taxi drivers coordinated seamlessly to transport over 200 special needs children and their families to Hertfordshire Zoo for the LTCFC’s annual outing. The drivers, who had all given up their earning time to […]
On Monday 30th June the charity placed a plaque in memory of our late colleague Bob Bush on the new sensory room at Leverton School in Waltham Abbey. The school had appealed to us for help in fitting out a new sensory room for the children as their old room had fallen into disrepair and […]
