NMPMFF presents its Annual Report for the period 2025-2026

 

image credit: 4WardEverUK www.4wardeveruk.org

 

source: 4WardEverUK | published: 6 June 2026

 

We are proud to present our third full annual report of our activities between 2025 and 2026. September 2025 marked 10 years since the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) was founded, and just over 5 years since our first ever funding round.


The Fund is the first national resource of its kind for those affected by deaths and abuses in state custody, making small grants available for families and their campaign groups across the UK to provide practical domestic assistance, to further the work of their own campaigns or assist them to engage in local, regional or national campaigns, events and initiatives.


We do this work because the needs of affected families often gets lost in the equally important work of campaigning and lobbying of the state. Our services are specifically for their needs.

Tippa Naphtali, the NMPMFF founder and Development & Programmes Manager, said;


"Even with the significant reduction in grants and donations over the period covered in this report, we have maintained delivery of a number of key services and events in collaboration with colleagues in London, Birmingham and other regions.”


See the Annual Report here >

We stand by our ambitious plans for the future. Partnerships and collaboration continue to be at the heart of our organisation. Without it we would not be able deliver on our broader mission of support for affected families.


In the period covered by this report we have partnered or collaborated with the Benjamin Zephaniah Family Legacy Group, Birmingham Irish Association, The People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, 4WardEverUK, Naphtali & Associates, Black Thrive Haringey, INQUEST and others.


The report highlights:


  • Core project funding and donations that were raised
  • Grants and awards provided to affected families
  • The 'Shine the Light' Birmingham event
  • Launch of the Therapy Care Initiative
  • Plans for the Annual Gala Dinner & Awards 2026
  • Our new family Case Studies developed in 2025
  • Memorial events held for Mikey Powell and Benjamin Zephaniah


The report also sets out our income & expenditure for 2025-2026, an update on our Work Plan and a summary of our partners, collaborators and donors.


The Fund continues to make a practical difference to numerous families and their campaign groups that need financial and wellbeing support during their long struggles for justice lasting decades in many cases. Over the life of the Fund we have supported over 200 families across the United Kingdom.


It is our absolute and undivided commitment that this work should be continued indefinitely, and will maintain our momentum in this respect.


Download the Annual Report here >

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