# Brown Dog

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1111550 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1111550)
- Website: https://www.cancerbrowndog.co.uk
- Latest income: £16.8k; spending £52.3k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/brown-dog

We undertake "Challenges" in which the challengers are sponsored to help raise funds towards those who are touched with cancer. The funds are used towards varying projects where funding is not normally available via the NHS or other public bodies."Challenges" have included: walking, cycling, running, canoeing and have taken us from Cornwall to Ben Nevis to France/Belgium.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Brown Dog is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Brown Dog reported income of £16.8k and spending of £52.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Brown Dog in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (cancerbrowndog.co.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 Brown Dog open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Brown Dog is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Brown Dog give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Brown Dog?

In its latest reported year Brown Dog reported income of £16.8k and spending of £52.3k.


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