Solving Kids’ Cancer UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Solving Kids' Cancer UK works with children and families affected by neuroblastoma, so a request should be for work in that area; broader childhood cancer work is unlikely to fit its grants.
- The annual report lists six grants to organisations, and typical grants run from £2,600 to £125,000, with a median of about £18,000, so a modest request sits closest to what it has given.
- Research funding comes through an annual Competitive Funding Call using a Request for Applications, and applications face rigorous scientific review with patient experts' views also considered, so research applicants should expect a competitive process.
- It also takes ad hoc exceptional requests for research.
- The Big Love Fund is for families, not organisations: its wellbeing grants of up to £250 go to a child or young person aged 0–30 with a neuroblastoma diagnosis, whose family lives in the UK or Ireland and who is applying during treatment or within five years of it ending.
Overview
Solving Kids’ Cancer UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1135601).
Solving Kids' Cancer UK is a charity registered in England and Wales, with charity number 1135601, focused on neuroblastoma. It was established as a neuroblastoma charity by parents who were fundraising for treatment abroad for their son after treatment options in the UK had run out. Its purpose is to initiate and fund clinical research, provide hope, information and support to families, and raise awareness and advocate for positive change. Its Board of Trustees makes small grants to assist children living with neuroblastoma and research grants, with research funded through an annual Competitive Funding Call and ad hoc exceptional requests. Its annual giving is £134,552, and separately £864,408 went to individuals.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Solving Kids’ Cancer UK focuses on children and families affected by neuroblastoma. It initiates and funds pioneering clinical research to improve outcomes for children, and funds research through a regular competitive call as well as ad hoc exceptional requests. Research awards are made to institutions, including internationally, reflecting the specialist and global nature of the research. The charity also provides support grants to children and families affected by neuroblastoma: these can contribute to treatment costs and essential family support services. Its Big Love Fund offers wellbeing grants for physical or emotional wellbeing during treatment and beyond. Its wider work includes family support, information, awareness-raising, advocacy and campaigning for positive change in childhood cancer.
Themes
- Clinical research
- Family support
Geographic Focus
Anywhere In The World; the UK; Ireland.
What they don't fund
- Children’s treatment grants are made towards the medical costs of children suffering from neuroblastoma
- Research grants are paid directly to institutions working internationally
- Big Love Fund only:
- Your child or young person must be aged 0–30 years and have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma
- Your family must be residing in the UK or Ireland
- You must be applying during treatment or within five years of treatment ending
How to apply
Researchers submit ideas through a Request for Applications for an annual Competitive Funding Call.
Who can apply:
- Big Love Fund: Your child or young person is aged 0–30 years and has a diagnosis of neuroblastoma. Your family is residing in the UK or Ireland. You are applying during treatment or within five years of treatment ending.
What to send:
- Big Love Fund
- Complete the wellbeing grant application form.
- If requested, provide a letter from your treating centre confirming your child's diagnosis.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applications are subject to rigorous scientific review, with patient experts’ views also taken into consideration.
- Competitive calls may be open or set requirements applicants must meet.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Solving Kids’ Cancer UK.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £29,834 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Neuroblastoma UK£125,000year to 31 March 2025
- Gustave Roussy Hospital, Paris£75,894year to 31 March 2025
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia£41,787year to 31 March 2025
- University College London£17,881year to 31 March 2025
- Harvard University£9,230year to 31 March 2025
- REDMAPP£2,600year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 2 grants to individuals; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£1,897); 2 with no amount stated.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £2,297,271 | £2,309,712 | £704,181 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,579,609 | £2,105,215 | £263,522 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £2,991,524 | £1,884,851 | £507,135 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,476,390 | £3,226,862 | £2,077,990 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £2,937,893 | £2,232,606 | £134,552 | 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, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk/about-us/our-mission · read on 30 October 2026
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk · read on 30 October 2026
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk/our-research/research-funding · read on 30 October 2026
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk/support/services/wellbeing-financial-grant · read on 30 October 2026
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk/about-us/contact-us · 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 Solving Kids’ Cancer UK?
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Contact
- 020 7284 0800source
- research@solvingkidscancer.org.uksource
- familygrants@solvingkidscancer.org.uksource
- Unit 02-03 Salisbury House 29 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7AQsource
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk
- Contact form
- Apply online
Applying to Solving Kids’ Cancer UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 7284 0800source
- research@solvingkidscancer.org.uksource
- familygrants@solvingkidscancer.org.uksource
- Unit 02-03 Salisbury House 29 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7AQsource
- solvingkidscancer.org.uk
- Contact form
- Apply online