Children’s Cancer North
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its work fits best if your project is childhood cancer research or practical family support for families in the North East or Cumbria, which is where it says its priority lies.
- It paid out £575,287 in total, and the grants it lists are £500 and £1000, so a modest request is the kind it describes.
- Children treated for childhood cancer elsewhere are not eligible for its support, so those families and the organisations supporting them should not apply for that help.
- No application process is published, so contact it first using the contact it shows for getting in touch, before writing a proposal.
- Its annual report says grants go to university cancer research, and no timing or level of competition is stated, so do not assume there is a deadline.
Overview
Children’s Cancer North is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1189748).
Children's Cancer North is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and it exists to make life better for children with cancer. It was newly formed from the marriage of North of England Children's Cancer Research and Children's Cancer Fund, and it was founded by a group of families from the North of England who have cared for their own children through diagnosis and treatment. Its programmes are to invest in revolutionary research, provide support for children and their families, and raise awareness of children's cancer. Its founding charities have collectively raised over £40 million to support children with cancer in the North East and Cumbria, and it paid out £575,287 in total.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Children’s Cancer North funds research into childhood cancer and provides practical support for children with cancer and their families. Its research funding backs work at a specialist childhood cancer research centre, including early-phase trials, less toxic therapies with fewer side-effects, improved treatments for advanced or relapsed cancers, childhood brain tumour research and individualised treatment. It also funds clinical trials at a children’s hospital and additional play provision for children in treatment. Family support includes help with travel and accommodation costs, family breaks, one-off support after diagnosis and bereavement assistance. Its website describes services for families whose child is treated at a regional children’s hospital, including families from the North East and Cumbria. Its annual report says grants go to university cancer research.
Themes
- Childhood cancer research
- Family support
Geographic Focus
Priority: The North East; Cumbria.
What they don't fund
- Our Support Funds and How to Apply only: Patients receiving treatment for childhood cancer elsewhere are not eligible for support provided by Children’s Cancer North
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Durham
- Northumberland
- Cumbria
- Tyne & Wear
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,647,175 | £422,429 | £181,647 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £988,367 | £864,947 | £392,276 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,274,747 | £947,836 | £355,416 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £946,846 | £1,301,045 | £575,287 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.
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
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk/how-we-help/investing-in-research · read on 30 October 2026
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk/how-we-help · read on 30 October 2026
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk/how-we-help/support-for-children-and-families/our-support-funds-and-how-to-apply · read on 30 October 2026
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk/about · read on 30 October 2026
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
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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At a glance
Applying to Children’s Cancer North?
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Contact
- 0191 208 2243source
- contactus@childrenscancernorth.org.uksource
- Children's Cancer North | Floor 6, Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre | Herschel Building | Newcastle upon Tyne | NE1 7RUsource
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk
Applying to Children’s Cancer North?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0191 208 2243source
- contactus@childrenscancernorth.org.uksource
- Children's Cancer North | Floor 6, Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre | Herschel Building | Newcastle upon Tyne | NE1 7RUsource
- childrenscancernorth.org.uk