# The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1078140 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1078140)
- Website: https://www.thomasball.org.uk
- Latest income: £37.9k; spending £25.9k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/thomas-ball-childrens-cancer-fund

Provide holidays for children suffering from cancer & their families.Raise funds to improve children's oncology wards.Raising funds for childhood cancer research in particular neuroblastoma.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund reported income of £37.9k and spending of £25.9k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (thomasball.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 Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund open for applications now?

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

### Does The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund?

In its latest reported year The Thomas Ball Children'S Cancer Fund reported income of £37.9k and spending of £25.9k.


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