Victoria's Promise is a charity founded in the memory of Victoria van der Westhuizen who passed way of cancer at age 29. Victoria's Promise now provide social, emotional, physical and practical care for local young women with all types of cancer, whilst also supporting their partners and children. VP Services include a Personal Care Guardian & mentor, counselling & coaching available for all the family. Specialist Oncology Massages to reduce anxiety, pain & nausea. Advice & tutorials on safe products to use throughout chemotherapy, & the sourcing & funding of high quality wigs. Childcare support & Cleaning services to support the family home. Post Treatment Nutritional Therapy to support recovery & help prevent recurrence. VP Women’s Monthly Network Workshops to reduce isolation, bringing young women together in a safe, fun & educational environment. Victoria's Promise are also a force for cancer prevention, researching and communicating information that aims to drastically reduce the number of cancer occurrences and recurrences.

Village Africa is a charity based in Tanzania, aiming to alleviate poverty by improving health and education.

Village Water brings safe water, decent toilets and hygiene education to some of the poorest communities in Zambia and Mozambique. These basics help women and girls be more than just water collectors, children go to school; adults provide for their families. Step by step communities can work their own way out of poverty. That’s why we say change begins with safe water. But in fact, it begins with YOU! Take on a challenge for us and you can be confident you’re making a difference. We keep our overheads low, so you know that every penny you raise is being spent in the right place. We don’t do quick fixes. Or handouts. We focus on building skills in Africa so local people can take charge of their water and sanitation and live dignified and independent lives.

We run opticians clinics for homeless people in London, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter and Leeds. Using volunteer optometrists, dispensing opticians and assistants, we provide glasses free of charge to 1,800 homeless people each year. Homeless people are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to obtaining sight tests, glasses and eye care. Around two thirds of homeless people cannot get NHS eye tests and glasses. When people are homeless they need glasses to look for work, find accommodation or simply to keep themselves safe. By fundraising for us you will help more homeless people receive the glasses they need.

Vista is dedicated to improving lives for people with sight loss by providing information and practical support, challenging barriers to inclusion and working to prevent avoidable sight loss.

VSO works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding. Everyday around 1,500 VSO volunteers are working in carefully selected placements, sharing their skills to tackle poverty by empowering those really affected by it.

Befriending older dog lovers in their own homes as well as in care or medical establishments. Reducing loneliness and improving health and wellness. Operating currently in the 12 Unitary Authorities of the North East only.

Wakefield Hospice, is a registered charity, committed to providing the highest level of symptom management and care for people who have advanced active, progressive and life limiting illness.

Wales Air Ambulance is a Welsh charity providing a vital service through emergency air-cover for those who face life-threatening illness or injuries. There are three helimed crews based across the region. Each helicopter can be launched within 3 minutes of a call and be anywhere in Wales within 20 minutes.

Walking With The Wounded which was set up in 2010, aims to re-educate and retrain our wounded and injured soldiers, and return them to the work place. This enables them to have a secure and stable future. Walking With The Wounded identifies and supports organisations that look beyond immediate medical care and short-term rehabilitation to the challenges of reintegration and retraining for civilian life. Our wounded have a very different future to the one they had planned. Join us in empowering those who have given so much on our behalf.

Since 1995, The Grand Appeal has raised over £31 million to transform the lives of sick babies and children at Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Special Care Baby Unit, providing life-saving equipment, patient activities, new services and family accommodation. Bristol Children’s Hospital is one of the UK’s leading children’s hospitals treating over 100,000 patients every year from across the South West, South Wales and beyond with life-threatening illnesses and serves as the paediatric intensive care centre for the whole South West region. The hospital is an international, national and regional specialist centre of excellence for a range of services including neurosurgery, burns, cardiac, leukaemia and bone marrow transplants. The Grand Appeal provides ground-breaking facilities at the Hospital, including the South of England’s only 3T MRI scanner and intra-operative scanning suite, which has revolutionised the treatment of children with neurological conditions requiring highly complex surgery and a pioneering Cardiac Hybrid Theatre and Integrated Cancer Unit, meaning a sick child can receive all of their treatment in one place. We also fund arts, music and play programmes and facilities at the Hospital, which play a major role in a child’s recovery and rehabilitation. Arts workshops, dedicated music therapy sessions and school activities all provide opportunities for distraction and wellbeing for hospital patients. The Grand Appeal is committed to keeping families together whilst their child is cared for at the Hospital, having funded over £1 million of family facilities and accommodation at Bristol Children’s Hospital and St Michael’s Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit. We receive no statutory funding and rely entirely on the generous support of the local community, businesses, grant-making trusts and other philanthropic organisations and individuals for support.  

  War Child is an international child protection agency that works with the most marginalised children – child soldiers, street kids and children in prison War Child believes it is unacceptable that children continue to be victims of war. 66% of people who die in conflict are children. In the last decade alone 1.5 million children have died in wars. Four million have been disabled and a further 10 million traumatised.  We work where other agencies do not, reaching the most at risk children in the most dangerous war zones.    

We fly two regional air ambulances, across the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland. These two helicopters provide a rapid response to trauma and medical emergencies over an area of 3850 square miles covering many of the UKs major road networks including the M1, M6, M69 and M42. With an average response of just 13 minutes, between them they attend on average 6 missions a day. We receive no government funding and relies solely on the generosity of the public to carry out its valuable service. The average cost per mission is around £1,700 and the basic annual running cost of the service is over £1.7 million.

Clean water is essential for life, but over a billion people in the world are without it and over two million people die from water-related diseases every year. WaterAid works with local organisations in Africa and Asia to help poor communities establish sustainable water supplies and latrines, close to home.

WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation (formerly WDCS) is the leading global charity dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales and dolphins. We defend these remarkable creatures against the many threats they face through campaigns, lobbying, advising governments, conservation projects, field research and rescue. Our vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

WW2 Home Front and Home Guard Museum dedicated to the education of children as well as being open to the public.

Weldmar Hospicecare Trust in an independent charity based in Dorset caring for patients with cancer and other limiting illnesses.  Weldmar needs to raise £10 every minute of every day to keep these services free!  Your support will make such a difference. 

WellChild is the national charity for sick children and is committed to ensuring that every child in the UK has the very best possible quality of care. Our services include: - A unique team of UK wide Nurses – ensuring that children can be cared for at home rather than in hospital wherever possible. - WellChild Helping Hands – enlisting the support of volunteers to tackle one-off home improvement projects in the homes of sick children. - Innovative, high impact, high quality and effective projects – influencing and ensuring the best quality of life and care for seriously ill children and young people.

Welsh Hearts are funding for the widespread provision of Defibrillators and Emergency Life Saving equipment through-out Wales. (welshhearts.org) Our mission is centered on the prevention and management of heart disease, and to fund heart screening in Wales. All monies raised in Wales are utilised and distributed within Wales. The charity is particularly keen to work in partnership with others to achieve this goal.

WWA is the lead national organisation in Wales campaigning, influencing policy and practice and innovating to end domestic abuse and Violence Against Women. We also manage various direct service projects across Wales including a 24 hour helpline, refuge and children's projects.

West Ham United Community Sports Trust serves the heart of east London through its inclusive community engagement programmes in sports and education. The Trust is committed to the use of sporting activities and the West Ham brand as a motivational tool to encourage participation and social and community cohesion. It is acknowledged nationally and internationally as a leader and best practice model for community development.

At Weston Hospicecare we focus on making the most of life – supporting people with a life-limiting illness practically, spiritually, emotionally & socially. The most important things we do are to help people “live” through their illness, to give them real choice about their care, and to support the entire family.

When You Wish Upon a Star grants Wishes for children between the ages of 2-16 who are living with life threatening illnesses. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR steps in when families need it most, to add magic to young lives and their families, giving hope, something to look forward to and the chance to simply be a child as they create precious memories with loved ones.

Whittington Hospital Charitable Funds raises money to help enhance education, equipment and facilities across Whittington Health NHS for the benefit of all our patients, visitors, colleagues and the wider community. We manage and distribute donations to reflect our clinical strategy and mission of helping local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.

Whizz-Kidz improves the quality of life of disabled children and young people throughout the UK through the provision of customised mobility equipment such as wheelchairs and tricycles. It is dedicated to providing help and advice to the children and their families and raising awareness of mobility-related issues through national campaigning.

To mark WHSmith's 225th anniversary, the WHSmith Trust is supporting three fantastic causes - Cancer Research UK, Mind and the National Literacy Trust. All monies will be split equally between the three charities.

Willen Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area.  Care is provided within the Hospice, the day hospice and the patient's own home.  Money raised through fundraising helps to provide services at no cost to patients or their families.