Fundraising is at the heart of the Cardiff Half – with many runners choosing to raise money for good causes and over 100 official charities associated with the event. Running for a good cause will give a huge boost to the satisfaction you’ll feel on finishing the race – and keep you motivated during your training.
Once general entries in the race have sold out, only the remaining spaces reserved via our official charities will be available if you are looking to gain an entry to take part.
Many will have free or discounted rate spaces available, just get in touch with them for more details. They can give you official sponsorship forms, details on how you can fundraise with Enthuse and offer specialist help and support.
Over 100 official charities had spaces in the 2024 event. More charities for 2025 will be listed here in due course, so check back later if the cause you’d like to support is not listed.
If you are a charity interested in purchasing a fundraising bundle, please email [email protected].
*An admin fee will be charged on top of race entry by our online registration platform provider. This fee is non-refundable.
The NSPCC are delighted to be the lead charity partner of the Cardiff Half Marathon.
We are leading the fight against child abuse in Wales, and across the UK and Channel Islands. We help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, we protect children at risk, and we find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening.
Stand with us. Run for us. Together, we can change children’s lives.
Why Join #TeamNSPCC?
For only £10 registration and a minimum fundraising pledge of £300, we’ll be there to help you every step of the way.
Early Bird Offer – the first 100 to sign up can enter for just £1!
Below are some of the fantastic reasons to join Team NSPCC that will add to your incredible experience at the Cardiff Half in 2025:
Personalised training plan for each NSPCC runner based on your experience, fitness and goals
A breathable NSPCC running top with iron on letters
A Facebook community to share training tips and experiences with all your teammates
Expert fundraising support
Knowing you’re part of a 800+ team on race day all running to help us in our fight for every childhood
The support of cheer points around the course on race day to cheer you to the finish
Family focused post race reception with food and refreshments.
A child contacts Childline every 45 seconds. And it costs £4 to answer their call. By raising £300 you could pay for up to 75 children to get the help and support they need from our Childline counsellors.
Fundraiser Gold Card Benefits
Gold Card Fundraiser benefits are available exclusively to runners raising money for our Lead and Associate Charity partners. Celebrate in style with fantastic food and drink offers and other benefits that will ensure you have a race weekend experience you’ll never forget!
Already have a space in the Cardiff Half?
You can still join Team NSPCC with no fundraising target, we just ask you raise as much as you can to support the NSPCC and services.
Click here to let us know you’d like to join the team!
Associate Charity Partners
CANCER RESEARCH WALES
Join #TeamCRW today and help change the future for the cancer patients of tomorrow in Wales. Rest assured we will be with you every step of the way. Each participant will need to commit to raising a minimum of £300 in sponsorship for this event. Shortly after registering you will be given a dedicated contact here at Cancer Research Wales, who will support you through every step of this exciting journey.
By joining TeamCRW for just £10 and pledging to raise a minimum of £300, you will receive:
Branded Cancer Research Wales TeamCRW running t-shirt – made from recycled plastic bottles
Bespoke fundraising pack and regular event updates
Training support from our #TeamCRW Running Club
Information on Cancer Research Wales and our latest research projects
Race day cheering stations and post-race celebration
Commemorative medal and finishers T-shirt
An opportunity to create a brighter future for cancer patients in Wales and their families
Gold Card Fundraiser benefits are available exclusively to runners raising money for our Lead and Associate Charity partners. Celebrate in style with fantastic food and drink offers and other benefits that will ensure you have a race weekend experience you’ll never forget!
Dementia isn’t slowing down. By 2025, there will be 1 million people in the UK living with dementia.
Alzheimer’s Society are the only UK charity who fund research, act as a powerful force for change through campaigning, and give expert advice, guidance and support through the most challenging days for people affected by dementia. They are a safe space to turn to, giving help and hope to everyone living with dementia that there is a brighter future ahead.
As part of our team, you can expect:
An Alzheimer’s Society running top plus iron letters of your choice
Training plan and support from our expert running coaches
Regular fundraising support from our experienced Events Team with tips on how to smash your target
Pre and post-race reception in the charity village with refreshments and snacks
Cheer point along route
Access to the Alzheimer’s Society Facebook running group where you can share tips with other runners and our running coaches
Entry Fee: £15
Fundraising Target: £250
Already have a space in the Cardiff Half Marathon? Join Team Alzheimer’s Society and with your sweat and determination we’ll get one step closer to a world without dementia. Since you have your own place there’s no fundraising target. Simply set your own goal and we’ll work with you to turn your training runs into life-changing research and your finish line thrill into hope for future generations. Join our team today.
Fundraiser Gold Card Benefits
Gold Card Fundraiser benefits are available exclusively to runners raising money for our Lead and Associate Charity partners. Celebrate in style with fantastic food and drink offers and other benefits that will ensure you have a race weekend experience you’ll never forget!
We’re Mind. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
By joining #TeamMind for the 2025 Cardiff Half Marathon, you’ll be joining the fight for mental health.
Enter for £10 when pledging to fundraise £250 and receive the following:
Lots of brilliant fundraising advice and support
Regular e-newsletter updates
Access to personalised training plans
A Mind running vest with your name in iron-on letters
A post-race reception with refreshments and celebrations
A dedicated and experienced fundraising officer to help you along the way
Already have a space in the Cardiff Half Marathon? Excellent! We would be thrilled to have you join our team. There is no minimum sponsorship target, we would just love it if you could raise as much as you can to support Mind’s work. Register as an own place runner here.
Fundraiser Gold Card Benefits
Gold Card Fundraiser benefits are available exclusively to runners raising money for our Lead and Associate Charity partners. Celebrate in style with fantastic food and drink offers and other benefits that will ensure you have a race weekend experience you’ll never forget!
Did you know there are currently around 340,000 people living with heart and circulatory diseases in Wales?
When you run as part of Team BHF, you’re running to help fund research into the next life saving breakthrough in fighting conditions like heart disease, stroke, and vascular dementia; you’re running to keep families and friends together.
Sign up for one of our places for just £10 – we just ask that you raise a minimum of £250 to help support our life saving research.
What’s included?
a red BHF Champions technical top
a fundraising pack and regular emails to keep you on track
personalised training plans from our world-class running coaches
the best cheer squad on event day
a friendly team here to support you all the way to the finish line
post-race treats, including refreshments
So, dust off your running shoes and turn pennies into progress because more fundraising means more research and more time!
Entry Fee: £10
Fundraising Target: £250
Already have a place at the Cardiff Half Marathon 2025?
You can still join Team BHF as an Own Place runner – you will receive all the benefits of a Charity Place participant, except you won’t have a fundraising target; we simply ask that you raise as much as you can!
TENOVUS CANCER CARE (HELPING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER IN WALES)
Tenovus Cancer Care is a Wales-based charity giving help, hope, and a voice to everyone affected by cancer.
Your support will help us keep our vital services running for everyone who needs them.
Our experienced nurses are here 365 days a year to answer any questions about cancer. Our benefits advisors help with money worries and our counsellors provide a safe space to talk about the emotional impact of a diagnosis. The funds raised from the Cardiff Half Marathon will help us to be there for even more people affected by cancer.
As well as a #TeamTenovus running top, all our participants will receive support from our dedicated team of fundraisers in the lead up to the event. On the day itself, we will be with you from start to finish with our large and loud cheer stations along the route and you’ll be invited to celebrate at our post-race reception.
Free registration until 2nd December when using the code ‘EARLY’ on checkout.
Children and families are at the heart of everything we do at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity.
We ensure that treatment and outcomes for children can continue to improve by funding new and innovative medical equipment and facilities. We support children and families in the here and now through our emotional support service and the much loved play specialist team and we invest in the future by providing technology that helps train the bright clinicians of tomorrow. We also strive to make the hospital a less frightening and more familiar place for children by sprinkling a little fun and happiness into hospital days.
As a charity that relies entirely on gifts and donations – this is all made possible thanks to people like you.
The MND Association focuses on funding research, improving access to care and campaigning for people living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have over 11,000 members forming a powerful network that provides information and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments, and brings us closer to a cure. We campaign and raise awareness so the needs of people with MND are recognised and addressed by wider society. People with MND, their families and carers are at the heart of everything we do.
When a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own.
No parent ever imagines that their child’s life will be short. Sadly, this is the reality facing thousands of families in Wales. We can’t stop this happening, but we can make sure that no one in Wales lives their child’s short life alone.
By running the Cardiff Half Marathon in support of Tŷ Hafan, you make sure that families in Wales get the support they need through their child’s life, death and beyond.
When you choose to run with Team Tŷ Hafan you will get:
A discounted space at only £10
A free running vest when you hit £100 in sponsorship
Fundraising materials and support throughout your journey
A running community – join our Facebook group and group run to meet fellow runners
An invitation to visit the hospice
A post-race celebration
If you’ve already secured your place then please contact [email protected] who will be able to support you every step of the way.
Around 153,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK. We are here for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. By funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure everyday. Together, we’ll find a cure. Join Team Parkinson’s.
Prostate Cymru is the leading prostate health charity in Wales supporting men with benign prostate disease and prostate cancer. Prostate Cymru work to provide essential services, research, and awareness initiatives that improve prostate health across Wales. Prostate Cymru works to educate men about prostate issues, provide specialist medical equipment, and advocate for earlier diagnostic procedures to ensure timely treatment. Funds raised are invested in outreach programs, innovative research for better treatments, and support services for patients and their families.
Every day in the UK over 240 people wake up to the catastrophic impact of a stroke, robbing survivors and their families of the life they once knew. Mums, dads, grandparents, young people, even children can have a stroke. Brain damage, caused by a stroke, can leave survivors unable to move, see, speak, or even swallow. The effects can be more than physical, too, with many survivors also left with personality changes and depression. With strength, determination and the right support, recovery is possible The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. Each year, we provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors, fund vital scientific research and campaign to secure the best care and support for everyone affected by stroke. We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
Registered charity no. England 211015, Scotland SC037789
For too long, pancreatic cancer has been overlooked, under funded and left behind. People with pancreatic cancer deserve more than hope. Join our team and be a driving force for change.
Maggie’s is a charity that provides free expert care and support in centres across the UK and online. Our cancer support specialists, psychologists and benefits advisors are here for you and everyone you love. In every centre, you’ll find a bright and welcoming space full of the kind of support that people facing cancer need and deserve.
