Zarach is a registered (Charity No. 1179539)
Being an assistant headteacher in an inner-city Leeds school, Bex Wilson, our founder, had all too often seen the devastating effects on children of hunger and poor living conditions.
Back in 2018, when teaching a year 6 class, Bex noticed a boy scratching his tummy. He told her that he and his brother slept on a cushion. The cushion had bed bugs which made his tummy itchy.
At this point, Bex was determined to use her time and influence to make a difference for families like these, and after rallying friends and family to provide beds for this boy and his brother, Zarach was born.
What started as a grassroots effort has grown into a national charity, strengthened by compassionate donors, volunteers, and partners. Over the years, Zarach has provided thousands of children with a bed to call their own, but the journey doesn’t stop here. We’re committed to expanding our reach and offering hope to even more families, creating lasting change in the lives of children.
Over the last few years, Zarach has grown thanks to our amazing supporters. We now have 20+ permanent team members and a new West Yorkshire warehouse hub—fondly known as “The Zed Shed” by our team. We’re working towards our mission of providing 1,000 beds a week, and with the support of our growing business partners, volunteers, and hub partnerships, the plan is really coming together.
Beds have become a luxury item for hundreds of thousands of families, who face the devastating decision to pay for food and fuel, or to buy their child a bed.*
In 2017, whilst teaching an 11-year old boy, I noticed he wasn’t his usual happy self so I asked if he was feeling tired. His response and that moment, not that I knew it at the time, were to change both my life and his. ‘Miss, I am always tired. I don’t have a bed.’
We became an official charity with the charities commission.
250 beds delivered and our team started to grow.
Our team worked through the pandemic to deliver food parcels to families in need.
1,000 beds delivered.
We moved out of the storage containers we were using into a 16,000 sq ft warehouse.
In our first national appeal, we reached over 500 children in December, our biggest delivery drive ever to this date.
As our team of supporters grew, we could reach more families than ever before.
To deliver 1000 beds a week and lift children out of bed poverty.
In 2017, whilst teaching an 11-year old boy, I noticed he wasn’t his usual happy self so I asked if he was feeling tired. His response and that moment, not that I knew it at the time, were to change both my life and his. ‘Miss, I am always tired. I don’t have a bed.’
We became an official charity with the charities commission.
250 beds delivered and our team started to grow.
Our team worked through the pandemic to deliver food parcels to families in need.
1,000 beds delivered.
We moved out of the storage containers we were using into a 16,000 sq ft warehouse.
In our first national appeal, we reached over 500 children in December, our biggest delivery drive ever to this date.
As our team of supporters grew, we could reach more families than ever before.
To deliver 1000 beds a week and lift children out of bed poverty.
