# Bright Red

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1105891 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1105891)
- Website: https://www.brightred.org.uk
- Latest income: £15.5k; spending £16.3k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Cumbria, Durham, North Yorkshire, Northumberland
- Other names: M&sct 2000 the Millennium Fund (working); Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant 2000 the Millennium Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bright-red

Bright Red aims to improve the lives and treatment of people with blood cancer across the north of England. Through investments in patient care, research and education we are striving to beat illnesses such as leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma myelodysplasia and myeloproliferative diseases.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £15.5k | £16.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £22.3k | £21.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £19.5k | £20.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £21.2k | £22.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £22.4k | £23.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance for the benefit of the public research and development primarily but not exclusively in the university of Newcastle Upon Tyne (or any successor body) and its collaborators into blood cancers in adolescents and development of existing or new treatments for blood cancers in adolescents and adults.

## What it funds

Bright Red is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Bright Red reported income of £15.5k and spending of £16.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £105k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland and 4 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bright Red in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (brightred.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Bright Red open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Bright Red is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Bright Red fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland and 4 more areas.

### Does Bright Red give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Bright Red makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Bright Red give each year?

The register does not break out Bright Red's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £16.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £20.9k a year.

### How large is Bright Red?

In its latest reported year Bright Red reported income of £15.5k and spending of £16.3k.


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