Charity partners

The dedication of these charities, set up when a family has been touched by cancer, drives forward our research immeasurably. We are so grateful to work with such passionate organisations and receive their generous support.

Alice Wakeling
Alice's Arc

Alice's Arc supports our vital rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) research at the ICR.
Abbie Mifsud
Abbie’s Army

Support from Abbie’s Army is making a huge contribution towards our research into DIPG.
Abbie Shaw
Abbie’s Fund

Abbie’s Fund has helped fund our research into treatment for neuroblastoma.
Aoife Flanagan
Aoife's Bubbles

Aoife's mum, Eilish, set up a charity to change the future for other children with cancer.
Bob Champion racing on a horse
The Bob Champion Cancer Trust

The Bob Champion Cancer Trust are funding research projects that will help us understand cancer risk and predict the evolution of a patient's prostate cancer.
Lola Manterola speaking at the CRIS Cancer Foundation
The CRIS Cancer Foundation

CRIS was founded by Lola Manterola and her husband Diego Megia after Lola’s diagnosis with multiple myeloma. They are investing in research in the UK and France, as well as in their native Spain, to give hope to all those cancer patients who are not responding to current standard treatments. They share our goal to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.
Chris Lucas with his parents
The Chris Lucas Trust

The Chris Lucas Trust has raised over £2 million for research into rhabdomyosarcoma.
Kevin, Christopher and Karen Capel
Christopher’s Smile

Christopher Smile has raised in excess of £1 million for childhood cancer research.
Kelly Turner
Kelly Turner Foundation

The Foundation was set up in memory of Kelly who died of DSRCT aged 17.
Hannah Tarplee
The Little Princess Trust

The charity provides bespoke wigs for children and young people.
Lucas Williams
Lucas’ Legacy

Lucas’ Legacy is raising funds to improve the outlook for children with brain tumours.
Megan’s Rose of Hope

Megan’s Rose of Hope is very generously supporting the cancer research of Professor Janet Shipley, Group Leader of Sarcoma Molecular Pathology at the ICR.
Ollie Young
The Ollie Young Foundation

Ollie passed away from a brain tumour called a glioblastoma the day before his sixth birthday.
Christine O’Connell with One More City cycle group
One More City

Christine O’Connell set up the annual fundraising campaign One More City after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She and her teammates are cycling to raise £120,000 to fund a four year PhD at The Institute of Cancer Research.
Rob Holland  A Rare Teenage Tumour Trust
Rob’s ARTTT

Rob’s ARTTT is committed to finding a cure for teenage cancer.
Rudy A Menon skydiving
The Rudy A Menon Foundation

The Rudy A Menon Foundation funds brain cancer research including Gliomatosis Cerebri.
Siobhan’s Superstar Legacy
Siobhan’s Superstar Legacy

Siobhan’s Superstar Legacy supports research to advance neuroblastoma treatment.
Talan's Trust
Talan's Trust

Talan’s Trust is raising funds to support rhabdomyosarcoma research at the ICR.
TeamLuke Foundation
TeamLuke Foundation

Luke Bell was eight years old when he passed away from neuroblastoma.
Tom Bowdidge and his family
The Tom Bowdidge Foundation

The Tom Bowdidge Foundation was founded in memory of Tom who died of DSRCT in 2013.