Beneficiaries

The two principal charities for 2025 are Prostate Cancer UK and Macmillan Cancer Support who will each receive 25% of the proceeds with the remaining 50% distributed to local good causes.

Previous beneficiaries

Local youth projects and national charities have benefited significantly from the funds generated by Candles on the Cobb. The event, held seven times since 2000, has raised around £162,000.

Previous beneficiaries have included British Red Cross, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, Help for Heroes, Diabetes Research, Cancer Research & CLIC/Sargent, Devon & Cornwall and Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulances, Make a Wish UK,  the Royal British Legion and Lyme Regis Youth Projects.

The last event in 2022 raised £22,000.