Iceland Foods Charitable Trust announces new partnership with Together for Short Lives

The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation (IFCF) has announced a new partnership creating the ‘IFCF Moments that Matter Fund’ with Together For Short Lives – the leading UK-wide charity for children with serious illnesses, their families and the professionals who support them.

The IFCF Moments That Matter Fund is a £170,000 grant programme offering grants of up to £5,000 to families caring for children who need palliative care. The fund provides practical, emotional and financial support, enabling families to focus on what matters most: spending quality time together.

The fund will help children and their loved ones create lasting memories together by funding experiences, days out and breaks when they need it most. It recognises that every family’s situation is different and aims to help them in whichever way they choose, whether it be through a trip to the seaside, the cinema, or a family holiday.

This partnership is the latest example of IFCF’s commitment to supporting children and families across the UK. It has been made possible thanks to funds raised by Tarsem Dhaliwal, Group Chief Executive of Iceland Foods and Trustee of the IFCF, who took on the London Marathon earlier this year. His fundraising efforts will help deliver meaningful support where it is needed most, creating a lasting impact for families facing challenges today.

Tarsem Dhaliwal said: “Family has always been at the heart of Iceland, and we know how important it is to make precious memories together, especially when families are facing incredibly difficult circumstances. That’s why we’re so proud to be supporting Together for Short Lives through the IFCF Moments That Matter Fund.

“When a child has a life-shortening condition, families spend so much of their time focused on hospital appointments, treatment, and simply getting through each day. The opportunity to step away from those challenges, even for a short time, and create special moments together can bring real joy.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to know that the money raised through my marathon challenge will help kick-start this initiative, with my son, Paul, and his wife, Sian, helping to lead the work going forward. We’re honoured to work alongside Together for Short Lives and contribute to the important impact they have made and continue to make.”

Nick Carroll, Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives, said: “For families caring for a child with a serious illness, opportunities to spend quality time together can be limited by the very real practical and financial challenges they face every day. The cost of travel, accessible accommodation and specialist equipment can put precious experiences beyond reach.

“Through this extraordinary partnership, families will be able to choose where, when and how they create cherished memories, whether on a day trip, a short break or a long-dreamed-of holiday by the sea.

“This wonderful fund is a testament to the family values that define the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation. We are hugely grateful to Tarsem, Paul, and everyone at IFCF for their generosity, compassion, and unwavering commitment to helping families make memories that will last a lifetime.”

Alongside providing direct support to families and children’s palliative care professionals, Together for Short Lives raises vital funds for the UK’s 52 children’s hospices, helping to ensure these essential services can continue delivering lifeline care and support to thousands of children and families across the country.

A visit to Claire House Children’s Hospice marked the start of the partnership, giving Paul Dhaliwal, Chief Commercial Officer of Iceland Foods and Trustee of the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation, and IFCF Ambassador, Sian Dhaliwal, as well as representatives from the Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation, the opportunity to see first-hand the impact children’s hospices have on families.

Through the IFCF Moments That Matter Fund, the Foundation will continue to support Together for Short Lives with further planned activity and special Christmas events planned to help families create memories together.

Find out more about Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation’s partnership with Together for Short Lives here: https://ifcf.org.uk/our-focus/children/together-for-short-lives/

To find out more about Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation, visit: Working together | Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation

To find out more about Together for Short Lives, visit: Together for Short Lives: Children’s Charities – Children Hospices

To find out more about Tarsem’s fundraising efforts, visit:  https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tarsemlondonmarathon

Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation (IFCF) has raised £39 million to support projects across four key areas: Dementia, Environment, Wellbeing, and Children.

Major contributions include £10m towards the new UK Dementia Research Institute opening in 2028, more than £5m to Alzheimer’s Research UK, £1.5m to Alzheimer’s Society, and over £1m to The National Brain Appeal to help create the world’s first Rare Dementia Support Centre, opening in 2027.

We have partnered with The UK Sepsis Trust to co‑develop national awareness resources, donated £1.5m to Prostate Cancer UK, and helped promote their 30‑second risk checker. We have given over £1.4m to CALM, uniting people against suicide, and more than £6m to children’s charities, including urgent support for families through Action for Children.

IFCF also inspired a million hours of nature engagement for young people through Backyard Nature and proudly funds the SAS Million Mile Clean, empowering thousands of volunteers to protect beaches, rivers and communities across the UK.

Iceland Foods is recognised as the UK’s leader in frozen food and operates over 950 stores across the country, including The Food Warehouse locations, together with a multi-award-winning online shopping service.

It prides itself on being a convenient and friendly place to do the family’s weekly shop, as well as meet everyone’s daily top-up shopping needs for fresh, chilled, frozen food and groceries. For more than 20 years Iceland has also offered a unique, free home delivery service for in-store purchases.

Iceland was voted the UK’s favourite online grocery service at the Good Housekeeping Awards in 2021 and 2022. The retailer was also named the UK’s Best Online Supermarket in a survey by consumer champion Which? in 2022.

Iceland and The Food Warehouse enjoy exclusive partnerships with a range of leading brands including, Cathedral City, Harry Ramsden’s, Myprotein, Slimming World, Toby Carvery and TGI Fridays.

Iceland has always been a responsible retailer, operating under its ‘Doing it Right’ ethos. Recognised as the only UK supermarket to rank in The Sunday Times Best Place to Work for 2026, as well as 2025 and 2024, Iceland is dedicated to doing the right thing in its supply chain and in the way it treats its people and customers. Iceland is also committed to minimising its impact on the environment and contributing to the communities where it operates by regenerating high streets, creating jobs, providing outstanding customer service and giving generous support to a range of good causes.

Founded in 2014, The Food Warehouse is part of Iceland Foods, which operates over 950 stores across Britain, including The Food Warehouse locations. All 200 Food Warehouse stores are large format stores with a car park, providing the value and convenience of a wholesale store without the hassle of membership.

The Food Warehouse is opening new stores up and down the country in retail parks and larger shopping districts. Each store is given a high-quality warehouse style fit out and covers between 10,000 and 25,000 sq. ft. of retail space. The Food Warehouse offers great value, family-favourite products across frozen, chilled, fresh, branded grocery and homeware lines. With big deals, big choice and big packs across many big brands, customers can make great savings with bulk deals where savings are passed directly onto shoppers.

Together for Short Lives is the leading UK-wide charity for children living with serious illness, their families and the services that provide them with palliative care.

Every child deserves many moments of happiness together with their loved ones. But for many families who need palliative care, the system is flling short, leaving parents and siblings feeling isolated and alone, and children missing out on life-changing support.

That’s why we’re here – to make sure they can access high-quality children’s palliative care, when and where they need it. Step, by step, hand in hand, day by day, so that every family can live as well as possible as they navigate their child’s life, death, bereavement and beyond.

Together we support families to live their lives, through the ups and downs, offering practical, emotional and financial help. We listen, we support and, when they’re ready, we connect them to the right services and our incredible community – people who really get what they’re going through.

Together we unite our sector by prioritising and sharing crucial research, defining the children who could benefit from palliative care and how they can be supported now. We lead on guidance, service models and standards and help professionals to meet, learn and share. We raise vital funds for children’s hospice and palliative care services.

Together we campaign to make sure that children with serious illness and their families get the care and support they need. We hear what families and services tell us, rally the community and give people a voice. And where the system falls short, we demand change.

Supporting, uniting, campaigning, together.

We are Together for Short Lives.