# The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1147024 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1147024)
- Website: https://www.ducksdrakescancertrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £53.4k; spending £49.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ducks-and-drakes-cancer-trust

Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UKTo support bowel cancer patients and their families from Dorset through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aidTo fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal Department

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust reported income of £53.4k and spending of £49.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (ducksdrakescancertrust.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 The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust?

In its latest reported year The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust reported income of £53.4k and spending of £49.4k.


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