The Charity Gaming Guild was established in 2021. Our aim is to raise money through gaming, primarily dungeons & dragons but other games too. We tend to raise funds for smaller charities that do not receive the same level of support that larger charities do and where our members have had personal experience of the support our charities provide.

Check out our beneficiaries page to see who we have helped so far.

So how does a charity receive support from us?

The Charity Gaming Guild's members nominate a charity at the start of each year which is voted on by the trustees. A large proportion of the funds raised throughout the year are then donated to the selected charity.

Funds are raised by member donations, regular games and our larger events. You can see our upcoming public events here.

You can check out our page on the charity commission for more information.

In 2026 our nominated charity is Ending Life's Taboo.  The story of Ending Life's Taboo is shared below.

In 2016 something hit our family and broke us. In eight short weeks our youngest son/brother Ross was diagnosed and died of melanoma skin cancer at the young age of 27. It was unexpected, terrifying, and destructive.

His misdiagnosis and the quick spread of cancer caused heartache for us all.  Ross never received counselling as he was on a waiting list and well, cancer didn’t have time to wait. From this most awful of times grew a passion to help other young people in this situation, providing end of life counselling to help them not die in fear. 

Often people shy away from talking about death but in all honesty it’s something every single human has in common – we will all die at some point. For the young it doesn’t seem like a reality. But when faced with being told you have a terminal illness everything comes crashing down – hopes, dreams, aspirations. Time is no longer an option. 

So, our terminal illness counselling charity has been set up to give these young people rapid access to counselling at a time when it can feel difficult to cope. When you access our service, you are in control and we will go at your pace. How much you use our service is entirely up to you. 

Our counsellors will help you explore and understand your emotions, fears and anxieties without judgement and what you say won’t be shared with others.

All of this is to raise support young adults going through a very scary and stressful time and we are proud to be raising money for Ending Life's Taboo in 2026.

You can find out about Ending Life's Taboo here.