2026 ASSOCIATE CHARITY PARTNERS
Santa in the City has helped charities raise thousands of pounds over the last 10 years and only wants to continue this. Our 2026 associate charity partners are listed below; Just click on their names below to find out more and donate.
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Brain Research UK is a leading national funder into neurological conditions.
Our vision is a world where everyone with a neurological condition lives better, longer.
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Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable, and we work every day to help people rebuild their lives and leave homelessness behind for good.
Through one-to-one support, practical advice and campaigning for change, Crisis helps people find safe and secure housing, access employment opportunities, improve their wellbeing and build the skills and confidence needed to move forward.
We are delighted to be a part of this year's Santa in the City, helping to raise essential funds to relieve the huge pressure of homelessness.
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University College London Hospitals (UCLH)
Improving cancer care at University College London Hospitals (UCLH).
We are part of UCLH Charity, specifically dedicated to improving care for people with cancer.
Our hospitals encompass some of the most vital cancer treatment centres in the UK, providing comprehensive services to diagnose, treat, and support people with cancer.
We provide funding wherever it is most needed across these services, from staff training to research with international impact, in areas that the NHS would otherwise be unable to.
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Dreams Come True are the only national wish-granting charity that solely supports children with a disability, serious illness, or a life-limiting condition who live in the highest areas of social deprivation in the UK today.
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Nobody should face breast cancer alone or without hope.
Welcome to Future Dreams.
We offer a wide range of in-person and online services providing practical, emotional and psychological support for those diagnosed with breast cancer, fund vital secondary breast cancer research, and promote breast health education.
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Lia’s Wings is the only UK air ambulance charity that delivers life-saving services both in the UK and internationally.
We use aeroplanes to provide urgent medical transfers, ensuring that babies and children receive the vital treatment they need, no matter where they are.
We also provide a tailored support service for families to help them through crisis, creating improved outcomes and lasting change.
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Since 1984, we have been supporting children to ensure they have access to their education, to help maximise their life chances.
We provide bespoke whole family support with and through schools to help understand and tackle barriers to good school attendance. We do this by building trust, resilience and skills across the whole family.
Children and families are at the centre of everything we do.
Our ultimate goal is to make an effective, long-lasting impact in the lives of the children, young people, families and communities we serve by strengthening the bridge between home and school.
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Single Homeless Project help 10,000 Londoners in crisis every year to leave homelessness behind, to be seen, to be heard, and find a place to call home.
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Starlight is the UK’s leading charity working to put play at the heart of every child’s healthcare. Through play, we transform children’s health by taking the fear and anxiety out of healthcare, helping children feel more comfortable, confident and in control during appointments, treatments and hospital stays.
Our vision: A time when no child experiences trauma from their healthcare.
Our mission: Putting play at the heart of every child’s healthcare.
Our purpose: Transforming children’s health through better healthcare experiences.
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The Honeypot Children’s Charity
The Honeypot Children’s Charity provides tailored support for young carers and children aged 5-12 facing difficult circumstances, including caring responsibilities, loss, instability or other significant challenges.
The children we support benefit from time away from daily responsibilities and stress, giving them the opportunity to relax, build friendships and simply be children.
Our three Honeypot houses in England, Scotland and Wales provide Respite Breaks, Health & Wellbeing Breaks, and ongoing wraparound support.
These early intervention services help children build confidence, resilience and joy at a crucial stage in their lives, creating happy childhood memories and building brighter futures regardless of the barriers they face.
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