The Ickle Pickles Children’s Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its work centres on neonatal units in England and Wales, so a small nonprofit whose work sits outside neonatal care is unlikely to match what it funds.
- The route it describes is a neonatal unit contacting the charity to discuss a partnership to fundraise for that unit, so approach it through that route rather than with a cold grant proposal.
- Size any request to its typical grants of £245 to £21,000, with a median of about £4,400, though its largest grant was about £38,000.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and units are prioritised by clinical need, with pledge partners meeting regularly with a clinical team member.
Overview
The Ickle Pickles Children’s Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1129763).
The Ickle Pickles Children's Charity aims to give every newborn a chance, and its stated purposes include advancing public education on premature birth. It provides new and much-needed equipment to neonatal units and funds training for neonatal nursing staff, as well as facilities for parents and clinical staff. Its work is planned with neonatal units across England and Wales. It paid £194,995 in giving and donated over £178k to neonatal units through restricted grants for over 100 items of intensive and special care equipment.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity supports neonatal units and neonatal transport services with intensive and special-care equipment for sick and premature newborns. It also funds facilities for parents and clinical staff. Its work is planned with neonatal units: the Ickle Pickles Pledge is a joint commitment to raise funds for the equipment each unit most urgently needs, identified by clinical need. The charity works with units to find tailored solutions and supports pledge partners with a dedicated fundraiser. Its stated reach is England and Wales, with the aim of providing vital equipment to every neonatal unit there.
Themes
- Neonatal care equipment
- Neonatal transport equipment
- Parent and staff facilities
Geographic Focus
England; Wales.
How to apply
A neonatal unit contacts the charity to discuss a partnership to fundraise for its unit.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Neonatal units identify equipment needs by clinical need, prioritising what they most urgently need.
- Pledge partners facilitate regular meetings with a clinical team member to discuss equipment needs and fundraising progress.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 22 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £4,403 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Croydon University Hospital, London · x2 Recliner Chairs & armrest covers; refurb of recliner chairs, x2 privacy screens, x2 SLE600 ventilators, x1 Glidoscope, x4 Breast pumps, x1 3D/ 360 video, x18 baby positioners£37,847year to 31 December 2025
- Kings College Hospital, London · x2 Recliner chairs; x6 Milk warmers; x1 Twin cot, x2 Baby bouncer chairs; x10 Handheld mirrors for kangaroo care time; x1 £3D/360 video; x16 breast pumps 2x Baby Weighing Scales; x40 stools; 2 playmats; 4 side tables£25,130year to 31 December 2025
- Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth · x10 Milton cold water sterilizers; x600 breastfeeding covers; x2 Storage Drawers for parents’ room; x1 Microwaves; x1 Coffee machine & pods, x1 Endoscope, x1 privacy screen, ; x6 large cool bags; 2 playmats, x1 room refurbishment, x20 headphone sets and adapters, x1 sofa, x2 under sofa storage drawers, 91 Breastfeeding covers£20,877year to 31 December 2025
- Homerton University Hospital · x2 Bayley Assessment kits, x3 Syringe drivers, x1 Lifestart resusitaire£18,085year to 31 December 2025
- University Hospital Lewisham, London · x2 recliner chairs, x1 Astodia vein finder, x1 privacy screen, x2 Neopuffs, x4 Milk warmers, x1 260/ 3D video, x1 translation tool, x3 sets wall stickers, x3 bedside tables, x2 chest of drawers£17,814year to 31 December 2025
- London Neonatal Transfer Service (LNTS) · x1 transport trolley and sundries funded from unrestricted funds£13,063year to 31 December 2025
- St.Helier University Hospital, Sutton · x1 Astodia Vein finder, x1 Breast pump; x3 Recliner chairs, x1 Training aid; x200 milk cool bags; x1 Milk warmer; x77 Nursing manuals, x1 kettle, ink pads£11,473year to 31 December 2025
- Barnet Hospital · x2 Breast pumps, x1 staff sofa, x100 celebration cards£10,787year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £153,894 | £74,544 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £165,495 | £243,246 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £287,005 | £284,684 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £375,290 | £333,641 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £519,515 | £424,905 | £194,995 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: 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
- icklepickles.org/hospitals · read on 31 October 2026
- icklepickles.org/ickle-pickle-pledge · read on 31 October 2026
- icklepickles.org/neonatal-units · read on 31 October 2026
- icklepickles.org/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- icklepickles.org · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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