Funders

Your Support Makes a Difference

At The Murphy Project CIC, we believe community isn't just a word—it’s a way of life. And thanks to the kindness, funding, and unwavering belief from people like you, we’re making a tangible difference in the lives of those navigating one of the most challenging journeys life can present: hair loss due to cancer or autoimmune illness.

Let’s be frank—losing your hair is tough. Really tough. It affects your confidence, your sense of identity, and in many ways, how you feel able to face the world. That’s why we’ve built The Murphy Project around a very simple but powerful idea: no one should go through this alone. From providing practical headwear and self-esteem-boosting beauty items, to hosting well-being days and nurturing a real sense of togetherness, our mission is about connection, empowerment, and dignity. And here’s where you come in.

Why Your Support Matters

Every single donation—whether from an individual giving £5 or a grant of £50,000—goes directly towards providing support that is both immediate and long-lasting. With your help, we offer:

  • Free care packages containing organic headwear, eyebrow and eyelash solutions

  • Subsidised packages for those just outside our funded region, with £5 from each sale going back into our support services

  • Well-being days open to patients, survivors, carers, and family members

  • Online peer support groups where shared experience makes people feel seen and heard

  • Creative community projects like our upcoming cancer art exhibition—bringing stories into the light, not leaving them in the dark

Our care packages may seem simple on the surface—but they’re deeply rooted in understanding what it really feels like to lose your hair. And we don’t just mean physically—we mean emotionally, mentally, and socially too. We’ve been there. That’s why we exist.

Where We've Come From

In 2017, our founder Em began designing and making bold, stylish organic cotton headwear for her best friend Claire, who had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. It started as an act of love, compassion and design-thinking—providing headwear that didn’t scream “medical,” but rather “fashionable, brave and utterly fabulous.”

In 2024, after Claire sadly passed away, The Murphy Project CIC was created in her honour. This legacy is now a living, breathing community interest company supporting people across West Wales and beyond.

In just our first three months, we were awarded our first grant from the Welsh National Lottery Community Fund—a huge vote of confidence in the scale and impact of our work. Since then, we’ve hosted successful well-being days in Ceredigion, built strong partnerships with local cancer services, and we were named a Regional Finalist in the UK StartUp Awards 2025 for Social Enterprise of the Year for Wales.

We’re growing, and fast. But never at the expense of the personal touch we’re known for.

Making It Count – How We Use Your Funding

We don’t take your support lightly. Every pound you donate, or every grant we receive, is carefully channelled into projects that make a measurable difference.

Care Packages

Each package contains:

  • 1x Eadiechops organic turban (choice of bold print, neutral or colourful)

  • 1x Eyelure C-Lash false eyelashes

  • 1x Eyebrow tattoo sheet by Zara Lena Cosmetics

These are more than beauty items—they're confidence tools, morale boosters, and the difference between not leaving the house and facing the world again.

We currently offer:

  • 300 FREE packages funded by The National Lottery for individuals in the Ceredigion area

  • Reduced-price packages for £35 elsewhere, with £5 from every order reinvested into the CIC

Well-being Days

Think of these as a one-stop feel-good shop. We bring together everything under one roof: wig support, oncology massage, beauty sessions, sound healing, yoga, emotional support and more. They’re open not only to patients but also to carers and families, who are so often the forgotten backbone in the cancer journey.

We’ve hosted two successful events and are planning even more. The impact? Attendees consistently report improved emotional wellbeing, reduced isolation, and increased confidence in managing side effects of treatment.

Proposed Projects- Care information booklets

We would love to develop a modern, practical, illustrated information booklet for people newly diagnosed with cancer who are about to lose their hair. It will offer tips, guidance, and reassurance—with the tone of a friend who’s been there, not a medical leaflet that overwhelms.

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Why Funders Trust Us

We’re not just passionate—we’re practical.

We:

  • Have secured and delivered £20,000 in National Lottery funding

  • Provide evidence-backed outcomes, with testimonials and feedback from every event and care package recipient

  • Maintain detailed reporting, transparent spending, and measurable impact metrics

  • Are registered (CIC No. 16061881) and operate with full safeguarding, inclusion, and equal opportunities policies

Our Vision for the Future

We’re not just responding to needs—we’re anticipating them.

With continued funding and support, we aim to:

  • Expand free care package delivery to wider areas

  • Develop more peer-led online support communities

  • Launch creative projects (like our upcoming cancer art exhibition) to bring stories into public view

  • Build a training arm for headwear confidence sessions in oncology settings

  • Continue to host seasonal well-being events with increasing capacity and accessibility

Most importantly, we want to become the UK’s go-to CIC for compassionate, stylish, practical support for people facing hair loss—a model of what a small organisation can do when powered by community, purpose, and the right partners.

A Word to Our Grant Makers and Larger Funders

We see you. We appreciate you. And we want to work with you.

We know funders are looking for more than just good intentions. You want:

  • Proof of concept ✅

  • Sustainable delivery ✅

  • Clear reporting ✅

  • Real outcomes ✅

  • Thoughtful storytelling ✅

We offer all of this—and we’re only getting stronger. With your backing, we can scale our impact while keeping our heart exactly where it belongs: with the people.

If you're considering funding The Murphy Project, we’d be delighted to speak with you. We're a small organisation, but we’re incredibly agile, committed, and community-rooted. We’ve already shown what we can do with seed funding—imagine what we could do with long-term backing.

Contact Us

If you’d like to know more about our current work, request policies, or talk to us about funding and partnerships, please contact:

Email: TheMurphyP@gmail.com
Company Number: 16061881
Registered Address: Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA

Final Word

This isn’t just a cancer support project. It’s a glorious, messy, human celebration of courage, community and compassion. We’re here, on the ground, doing the work—and every laugh, tear, wig fitting and headscarf knot tied is a little victory.

You funders out there—you glorious grant-wielding unicorns—you have the power to make this community stronger, funnier, more supported and better dressed.

We’d love to work with you. Let's do something brilliant together.