Cosmic

Registered charity 1180494 · since 2018cosmiccharity.org.uk·London·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Cosmic's work fits best if your project supports neonatal or paediatric intensive care in London, since London is its stated priority and its themes are equipment, staff training, research and parent support.
Neither its annual report nor its register entry gives a grants figure or grant range, so the sources do not show a realistic request size; ask the contact the charity shows before setting an amount.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so start by getting in touch through the contact shown rather than sending a formal application.
Its restricted funds are held for NICU and PICU use and accessed by nominated staff under set criteria, so a request for work outside those units is less likely to match.
Timing and competitiveness are not stated, so plan without assuming either.

Overview

Cosmic is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1180494).

Cosmic is a charity that supports critically ill or injured babies and children in London's neonatal and paediatric intensive care units, along with their families and clinical staff. It was formed when two charities with over 50 years of combined experience merged under the Cosmic name, and it began by raising money for the PICU at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. Its giving covers equipment, staff training, research, parent support and improvements to the units' environment. It reports spending over £2,000,000 on life-saving equipment the NHS cannot fund and over £500,000 on paediatric health research.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Cosmic supports neonatal and paediatric intensive care units in London, helping critically ill and injured babies and children, their families, and clinical teams. Its work includes equipment, staff training and information, research, support for parents, and improvements to the units’ environment. It aims to help children survive, support parents to be with their children, improve their long-term futures and help them return home sooner. Restricted funds are held for NICU and PICU use, including staff education, training and equipment; nominated staff access them under set criteria. Its approach combines clinical and research support with practical, emotional and family support.

Themes

Neonatal intensive care
Paediatric intensive care
Clinical equipment
Staff training
Research
Parent support

Geographic Focus

Priority: London.

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

London

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Cosmic.

The Chartwell Cancer TrustRolling Tiny Lives TrustNo public processGave £264k The John King Brain Tumour FoundationNo public processGave £467k The Intensive Care SocietyNo public processGave £22,682 Royal Free CharityFixed deadlinesGave £3.4M Children’s Cancer NorthNo public processGave £575k The Ickle Pickles Children’s CharityRollingGave £195k Angle House FoundationInvitation onlyGave £4,500 St. Bartholomew's Hospital Charitable FundRollingGave £930k Imperial Health CharityFixed deadlinesGave £5.3M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 January 2021	£529,904	£387,294	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2021
year to 31 January 2022	£374,030	£431,992	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2022
year to 31 January 2023	£564,205	£519,510	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2023
year to 31 January 2024	£460,777	£671,659	—	Accounts for year to 31 January 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£991,748	£876,071	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

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.