Bliss
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Bliss is a good match only if your work is connected to neonatal research or to the care, families or professionals around premature or sick babies.
- Its published work centres on neonatal research, including how pain is measured and treated in premature babies.
- Its register shows £50,000 in annual giving to institutions, and no grant range is published, so a modest request is the safer starting point and you should ask what size Bliss would consider.
- Bliss publishes no application process and asks researchers to find out how it might work with them, which suggests an approach by conversation rather than a form, and nothing Bliss publishes says how competitive this is or when it considers requests.
Overview
Bliss is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1002973).
Bliss is a charity that champions the right of every baby born premature or sick to excellent neonatal care, experience and outcomes. It works by supporting families, campaigning for change, supporting health professionals and enabling life-changing research. Its published research material includes neonatal work, such as improving how pain is measured and treated in premature babies. It is registered to operate throughout England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the Charity Commission register records £50,000 in annual giving.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Bliss works to improve survival, care and quality of life for babies born premature or sick. It describes research as essential to that vision and says it funds research to make a tangible difference to these babies. Its wider approach includes supporting families, campaigning for change, supporting health professionals and enabling life-changing research. Its published research material describes neonatal research, including work to improve how pain is measured and treated in premature babies. The latest report says grants to third parties further the charity's objects, and the register records grants to institutions. One published project involved a university research team; this is an example of support, not a general statement of who is eligible.
Themes
- Neonatal research
How to apply
Researchers who want Bliss to support their work, and those who want to share opportunities for families to be involved in a project, are directed to find out how Bliss might work with them.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Bliss.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £2,690,427 | £1,825,931 | £25,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £2,389,469 | £2,478,284 | £50,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £2,287,950 | £2,519,304 | £25,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,147,923 | £2,381,185 | £50,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £2,318,857 | £2,263,374 | £50,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- bliss.org.uk
- bliss.org.uk/research-campaigns/research/research-projects-we-fund · read on 30 October 2026
- bliss.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- bliss.org.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Bliss?
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Contact
- 07725 747826source
- 020 7378 1122source
- hello@bliss.org.uksource
- media@bliss.org.uksource
- events@bliss.org.uksource
- fundraisingoperations@bliss.org.uksource
- corporate@bliss.org.uksource
- campaign@bliss.org.uksource
- babycharter@bliss.org.uksource
- hcp@bliss.org.uksource
- volunteer@bliss.org.uksource
- digital@bliss.org.uksource
- reception@bliss.org.uksource
- Bliss 1st Floor North 10-18 Union Street London SE1 1SZsource
- bliss.org.uk
- Contact form
Applying to Bliss?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 07725 747826source
- 020 7378 1122source
- hello@bliss.org.uksource
- media@bliss.org.uksource
- events@bliss.org.uksource
- fundraisingoperations@bliss.org.uksource
- corporate@bliss.org.uksource
- campaign@bliss.org.uksource
- babycharter@bliss.org.uksource
- hcp@bliss.org.uksource
- volunteer@bliss.org.uksource
- digital@bliss.org.uksource
- reception@bliss.org.uksource
- Bliss 1st Floor North 10-18 Union Street London SE1 1SZsource
- bliss.org.uk
- Contact form