Parkinson’s Care and Support UK

Registered charity 1179246 · since 2018parkinsonscare.org.uk·England, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Parkinson's Care and Support UK funds research aimed at preventing Parkinson's, and it invites researchers doing non-pharmaceutical work to get in touch, so a request fits best if your project is research of that kind.
Its stated bar is real prospects of preventing, slowing or reversing Parkinson's within five years, and it promotes non-animal methods, so check your project against both before writing.
The annual report gives no readable grants figure and no grant range is stated, so ask the contact below what size of award is possible before you set a budget.
Applications are rolling, so you can send an enquiry at any time to research@parkinsonscare.org.uk.
Pharmaceutical research, research without that five-year prospect, and any work involving animal testing are excluded from the Preventing Parkinson's Grant Fund, so those projects should not apply.

Overview

Parkinson’s Care and Support UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1179246).

Parkinson's Care and Support UK exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by Parkinson's Disease today, not tomorrow. Its Preventing Parkinson's Grant Fund provides funding towards research projects focused on preventing Parkinson's Disease. Alongside that research funding, it provides practical support for people affected by Parkinson's and for carers, through exercise, respite care and neurological physiotherapy.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation’s grant activity supports research projects focused on preventing Parkinson’s, and it invites Parkinson’s researchers carrying out non-pharmaceutical work to get in touch about possible funding. It says it will only fund non-pharmaceutical research with real prospects of preventing, slowing the progression of, or reversing Parkinson’s within five years. Its stated approach is to advance scientific understanding through non-animal methods, including in-vitro techniques, computer models and human-based research. Alongside its research funding, the charity provides practical support for people affected by Parkinson’s and carers through exercise, respite care and neurological physiotherapy.

Themes

Non-pharmaceutical Parkinson’s research

What they don't fund

Animal testing or cruelty of any kind
Preventing Parkinson’s Grant Fund only:
- pharmaceutical research
- research that does not have real prospects of preventing, slowing down the progression or reversing Parkinson’s within 5 years
- animal testing

How to apply

Parkinson’s researchers undertaking non-pharmaceutical work are invited to get in touch. They can contact research@parkinsonscare.org.uk for more information about possible funding.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It will fund only non-pharmaceutical research with real prospects of preventing, slowing the progression of, or reversing Parkinson’s within five years.
It is committed to funding and promoting non-animal methods, including in-vitro techniques, computer models and human-based research.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Parkinson’s Care and Support UK.

The Glenn Tipton Parkinson's FoundationNo public process The Pink Ribbon FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £564k Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA)RollingGave £2,446 Alan Davidson FoundationNo public processGave £2.3M Sydney Driscoll Neuroscience FoundationInvitation only Stroke AssociationFixed deadlinesGave £2.8M The Richard Lawes FoundationNo public processGave £389k The John and Lorna Wing FoundationRolling McCarthy Stone FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £334k The Varrier - Jones FoundationRollingGave £1.4M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 October 2021	£131,058	£158,560	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2021
year to 31 October 2022	£226,823	£178,783	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2022
year to 31 October 2023	£369,204	£408,958	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2023
year to 31 October 2024	£411,937	£412,207	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2024
year to 31 October 2025	£495,263	£371,541	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2025

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.