Brighton Marathon

Transforming the lives of vulnerable children & young people in the UK.

Tackling the challenges faced by the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people, both physical and mental, has never been more complex.

Barnardo's currently protects and supports over 300,000 children, young people, parents and carers to help every child fulfil their potential through their local services, campaigns and research. £25 could provide a young person with bedding and a safe place to sleep or £100 could provide four mentoring sessions to a young person leaving care.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Barnardo's will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 216250 / SC037605.

Granting magical wishes to children fighting life-threatening conditions.

Make-A-Wish UK has granted more than 13,000 life changing wishes to children with critical illnesses, whether it be a holiday, a bedroom makeover, meeting a hero, or a day out - all with the aim of wonder, joy and hope at a time of most need.

Of money you raise, £7 could buy a bucket and spade to play in the sand on a holiday wish or £50 could pay for a football shirt for a child to wear watching their team play.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Make-A-Wish Foundation UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 295672/SC037479.

Dedicated support for young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer.

Every day in the UK around seven young people are diagnosed with cancer aged 13 to 24.  Teenage Cancer Trust provides specialised support and expert treatment needed but they can currently only help half of those diagnosed.

Help them do more and reach more young people where just £60 raised could fund 2 hours care and support from an expert nurse.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Teenage Cancer Trust will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1062559.

Caring for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

Through eight teams across the UK, the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity is currently supporting over 2,500 families with a child that has a life threatening or terminal illness. With an estimated 49,000 children living with such a condition, you can help them reach many more.

Every £20 raised can help them support a sick child or their sibling using activities such a baking session.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Rainbow Trust Children's Charity will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1070532.

We Delete Blood Cancer

With someone in the UK diagnosed with blood cancer every 20 minutes, DKMS has a mission to provide every blood cancer patient with a blood stem cell donor. Their donors have given 800 second chances of life given to patients since their UK launch, but they need to recruit, register and retain more people.

It costs £40 to register one potential donor - and every penny you raise will go towards the cost of registering potential life savers.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at DKMS will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1150056.

Providing information and support to sufferers of this incurable disease which could affect anyone of any age.

Cardiomyopathy, an incurable disease of the heart muscle, affects around 160,000 people across the UK. Cardiomyopathy UK provides support to those affected, campaigns for awareness and access to treatment, and promotes research.

Just £10 raised can help fund a helpline call or £25 can give a family the opportunity to attend an information day.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Cardiomyopathy UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1164263.

Providing information and support to lung cancer patients.

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only UK lung cancer charity dedicated to helping everyone affected by the disease.

Since 1990, when the charity was set up by Professor Ray Donnelly, we have funded millions of pounds of essential lung cancer research, looking for ways to detect the disease as early as possible and save lives.

We support everyone affected by lung cancer – from diagnosis, through treatment, living with the disease and end of life care. We raise awareness, prevent future generations from getting it and challenge the misconceptions of lung cancer. We do all this so those diagnosed can live well with lung cancer for as long as possible.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1046854.

The nation's leading first aid charity, to teach everyone simple, life saving skills.

The UK's leading first aid charity, St John Ambulance teach more than 400,000 people every year learn how to save lives and provide volunteer first aid in communities, at events and alongside the NHS.

Of funds you raise, £10 can pay for a young person to attend a first aid course and £60 can provide the equipment a volunteer might need to save a life.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at St John Ambulance will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1077265/1.

Fighting poverty through volunteering.

Through VSO's volunteer and partnership initiatives, they have made a difference in 23 countries to improve the health, education and livelihoods for some of the most marginalised people and communities worldwide.

You can help their fight against poverty - £50 raised can pay for a resuscitator to save babies’ lives or £112 could provide a day of training for a volunteer paediatrician to share life-saving skills with local medical staff.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at VSO will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 313757.

A world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.

Cats Protection helps 500 cats and kittens every day, through its 250 volunteer run branches, team of feline experts and 36 centres around the UK. Their aims are re-homing, neutering and education to improve the lives and welfare of cats.

£10 raised could feed a cat in their care for over a week and £50 could provide a traumatised cat with a safe place and bed to sleep.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Cats Protection will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 203644.

Care and support for people with MND, their families and carers.

The Motor Neurone Disease Association vision is a world free from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), a progressive and fatal disease attacking the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Six people are diagnosed daily and the risk of developing MND is around 1 in 300.

You can help fight this disease - £20 raised can help train one of their support team members or £300 could help fund vital research lab equipment for six days.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Motor Neurone Disease Association will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 294354.

Find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.

Around one UK adult in every 350 is diagnosed with Parkinson's, a progressive brain condition that can affect movement, sleep, memory and mental health.

Parkinson's UK funds ground-breaking research into a cure and new treatments, campaigns for better awareness and provides support to people affected by Parkinson's.

You can help raise funds where £20 funds an hour of specialist nursing care, £48 funds a clinical researcher for two hours or £140 pays for ten helpline advisers to provide advice and information.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Parkinson's UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 258197.

Our vision is a world free from the effects of MS.

Today multiple sclerosis is relentless, painful and exhausting. But tomorrow we believe can change that. Our ultimate goal is to find a cure. Until then, we're working to make sure no one has to face MS alone. Everything we do is guided by people with MS. Because together, we're stronger.

Last year, we reached thousands of people with help and support through our MS Helpline and grants. We successfully campaigned on the issues that matter most to our community. And we continued to invest in ground-breaking research to stop MS in its tracks.

We couldn’t do this without the supporter of thousands of fundraisers like you. £10 of funds you raise could help us support someone calling the MS helpline, or £100 could pay for half an hour of MRI use, so researchers can monitor the success of clinical trials and understand MS in more detail.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at MS Society will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1139257.

Every childhood is worth fighting for.

The NSPCC specialises in child protection by changing UK laws, seeking to protect children at risk of abuse or supporting children that have been abused to rebuild their lives.

Around 90% of their income comes from public donations where just £3 could pay for their Speak out. Stay Safe programme to reach a child in primary school or £40 could pay to answer 10 Childline calls from children in need of help.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at NSPCC will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 216401/SC037717.

Helping people with mental health problems have a better life

Working across the UK, Mental Health UK provides support, information and advice where one in four people is affected by mental health problems every year.

Of money raised, £20 could pay for two hours room hire for a new support group or £50 could pay for art materials to help members of a support group relax and build friendships.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Mental Health UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1170815.

Know Diabetes. Fight Diabetes.

Someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes. Diabetes UK is working to prevent Type 2 diabetes, campaign and support people affected by diabetes and fund research that will ultimately lead to a cure.

From your fundraising support £50 could buy a research kit to analyse changes in immune cells and £100 can fund half an hour with their helpline to give much needed advice.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Diabetes UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 215199.

The UK’s leading charity for Crohn’s and Colitis – the two forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Over 300,000 people in the UK currently have a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and every 30 minutes someone new receives a diagnosis. Crohn's and Colitis UK are working improve the quality of life for people diagnosed, raise awareness and find a cure through research.

£10 raised could help fund a helpline call or £154 could help fund a day's life changing research.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Crohn's & Colitis UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1117148.

Funding medical research projects to secure a future without prostate cancer.

Last year 56,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK. They are someone's grandfather, father, brother, or son.

Whilst prostate cancer is treatable in the prostate, once it spreads to other parts of the body, it becomes incurable and life-limiting. Our aim is simple: to fund the ground-breaking research into developing patient first treatments, which provide hope and a future for men and their families.

Thanks to our fundraisers, we have recently increased the number of medical research projects we fund by 175%. It is our hope that this will lead to further breakthroughs and the development of future therapies for men with prostate cancer.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Prostate Cancer Research Centre will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1156027.

Tackling poverty through renewable energy.

With 1.2 billion people having no access to electricity and spending 200 million hours a day collecting water, Renewable World tackles poverty with clean energy projects across the world to improve incomes, health and education.

Of money you raise £30 could give a Kenyan fisherman the ability to refrigerate fish and seek a fair price or £50 can buy a micro irrigation kit for a Nepalese woman to grow high value crops.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Renewable World will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1119467.

All of us against arthritis.

Arthritis affects both children and adults and it is thought that around 10 million people in the UK have a form of this painful condition. Versus Arthritis provides invaluable information and support to people living with arthritis and invests in life changing research into treatments and a cure.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Versus Arthritis will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 207711 / SC041146.

For women and children. Against domestic violence.

Refuge provide specialist support to around 6,000 women and children every day that are fleeing domestic violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, stalking, trafficking, prostitution and so-called ‘honour’ based violence.

Services include refuges, advocacy, outreach and 24-hour helpline and your fundraising can help - £52 could fund an overnight stay in a refuge for a mother and her children.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Refuge will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 277424.

Finding and funding the bold ideas that will one day cure cancer.

Funding research into all types of cancer across the world with the aim of finding cures and saving lives - crucial when over 200 forms of cancer are affecting one in two people during their lifetime.

Every £24 you might raise can fund an hour of potentially ground-breaking research.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Worldwide Cancer Research will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: SC022918.

Pioneering new cancer treatments to create a future beyond cancer.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity supports world leading care at The Royal Marsden Cancer Centre through innovative research and investment in pioneering equipment and facilities. Their research, including clinical trials, gives patients across the world access to new treatments.

Of money you may raise £25 could allow a patient to see a hair loss specialist or £150 can help with investment in the best 3D mammography.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1095197.

Providing specialist dementia support for families through their Admiral Nurse service.

Dementia UK's Admiral Nurses offer one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions that can be difficult to find elsewhere. They believe that everyone who needs the support of a specialist dementia nurse should get one, and are working hard to increase the number of Admiral Nurses across the UK.

With your help £27 could pay for an Admiral Nurse for an hour or £70 could help fund a Helpline Admiral Nurse for two hours.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Dementia UK will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1039404.

Supporting children and young people with terminal illnesses.

Delmelza offers specialist care and support to children and young people with a life-limiting condition across South East London, Kent and East Sussex together with their loved ones so they can enjoy their time left together as a family.

They are currently caring for around 750 families but with your help they would like to reach many more as every £100 raised helps to fund an evening of respite care.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Demelza Hospice Care for Children will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1039651.

Helping to eliminate isolation and loneliness, enabling people to live later life well.

Fundraising is vital to MHA, supporting their crucial services that help to eliminate loneliness and isolation, enabling people to live later life well. They provide fun and friendship through their 62 award-winning Live At Home community groups and comfort when needed with one-to-one Chaplaincy support across their 90 care homes.

They are also a leading provider of music therapy services for those living with dementia. Money you might raise helps them continue this vital work.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at MHA will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1083995.

Our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions.

As a homelessness charity and housing association our clients are at the heart of what we do. We provide a bed and support to more than 2,700 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, and work to prevent homelessness, helping about 25,000 people a year.

We support men and women through more than 300 projects including:

• Emergency, hostel and supportive housing projects
• Advice services
• Specialist physical and mental health services
• Skills and work services

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at St Mungo's will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1149085.

Campaigning for LGBT people to achieve full equality worldwide.

Stonewall is working for everyone to feel free to be who they are, wherever they are. They empower LGBT people, help institutions to create inclusive cultures, work in the hearts of communities and campaign for law changes to ensure LGBT equality.

Your fundraising is crucial as £12 enables them to answer a helpline call from a person at risk of hate crime or £250 could fund anti-LGBT bulling training for five teachers.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Stonewall will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 1101255.

Care and support through terminal illness.

Marie Curie provides around the clock support to people in the UK living with a terminal illness.  Either in people's homes or in their hospices, nurses help patients achieve the best quality of life possible, managing pain and providing emotional support to the whole family.

Funds you raise can help them reach more people, £20 could pay for one hour or £180 could provide nine hours of nursing support through the night, for someone in the comfort of their own home bringing the expert care and comfort families need.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Marie Curie will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 207994.

The UK’s leading support and research charity for the 850,000 people living with dementia, their families and carers.

In the UK there are currently around 850,000 people living with dementia and this is expected to increase to over one million by 2025. With no current cure for the causes of dementia, the Alzheimer's Society is committed to campaigning for change, finding a cure and supporting those people living with dementia now.

Your fundraising can help them continue this vital work.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Alzheimer's Society will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 296645.

No one should have to face cancer alone.

Around 360,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. Macmillan wants to ensure no one faces cancer alone and helps with emotional, physical and financial support from diagnosis to treatment and beyond.

£30 raised could enable a small macmillan support centre to be run for one hour or £50 can help fund their online forum for an hour.

This is a common concern but once you get signed up and start fundraising the team at Macmillan Cancer Support will have plenty of tips for reaching (and smashing!) the target. If you think you're going to struggle, the best thing to do is have a chat with them as each charity has its own approach.

Just click 'Find out more now' and fill in the enquiry form to get their contact details - if you put your question in, someone from their team will get back to you.

Registered no: 261017.