Sue Ryder Care is a national charity providing health and social care services in local communities.

4 million hours of care each year1.4 million home visits to people in needOne of the largest providers of specialist palliative care in the UKOver 100,000 days of long-term residential care each year6,000 volunteers support our work

Sue Ryder was an exceptional figure of the 20th Century, a woman who dedicated her life to the relief of suffering. Her legacy lives on in the work of Sue Ryder Care and the services it provides for people living with Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease, Brain Injury and Cancer across Britain, Europe and in southern Africa.

Born in Yorkshire in 1923, Sue Ryder served with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. SOE was established in 1940, to promote and co-ordinate resistance activity in German occupied Europe.

Her life’s mission became clear in the aftermath of the Second World War when she worked as a volunteer amongst displaced and stateless refugees on the continent of Europe. The first home opened by Sue Ryder was St Christopher's in Germany, designed as a haven for the people she met in Europe, many of whom were survivors of concentration camps.

Sue Ryder was married for many years to war hero and fellow charity founder the late Leonard Cheshire VC, who died in 1992.

We provide indivualised, compassionate care services to people with end of life and long-term needs. We offer this in people's own homes, in the community and in our hospices and care centres. We also support families, friends and carers.

Our work goes beyond the UK. With fifty projects across 12 countries in Europe and southern Africa, Sue Ryder Care is positioned at the centre of an international health and social care partnership.

Sue Ryder Care is a charity registered in England and Wales (1052076) and in Scotland (SC039578). Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (943228).Registered office: Kings House, King Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2ED