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Impact Report 2025

Dementia Adventure reports on nature-based supported holidays, training and carer support for people living with dementia across the UK in 2025.

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About

Dementia Adventure is the only UK dementia support charity focused solely on connection to nature and the outdoors, providing supported breaks, training and carer sessions.

Key Metrics

People supported 2,291 people directly supported through services in 2025, including 224 people on 37 supported holidays across 11 locations and 779 unpaid carers over 42 support sessions.

Key Outcomes

  • 98% of Dementia Support Session attendees reported a better understanding of dementia and 94% felt more confident supporting the person they care for; 125 active volunteers gave their time.

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
Key Metric 2
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
Key Metric 3
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 2
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 3
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service