Cheque given to child with no bank account

[LoveIndubitably]

I have primary age DC and they don't have their own bank accounts. (I have a savings account for them in my name). A relative has kindly sent a cheque as a gift to one of them, in the DC's name. Is there any way of paying this in without opening an account for them? (I suspect not but thought it worth asking!)

There aren't any bank branches local to us any more as they've all closed down within the last couple of years.

Found it - you write “Pay the order of” followed by your name to sign it over to you.

Surely you can't do that on someone else's cheque? It's up to them to do it on their own cheque.

We used to do it all the time as kids- to our parents who then gave us cash . Late 90s to mid 2000s. Cheques are so old fashioned I can’t imagine much has changed!

You cant if it is a crossed cheque. It has to go into a bank account that matches the name on the cheque