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Impact Report 2025/26

Humanimal Trust champions 'One Medicine' — closer collaboration between human and veterinary medicine — by funding cross-species research, building professional and public awareness through webinars and school outreach, and engaging policymakers, including its first Parliamentary Reception in 2026. Source: Humanimal Trust Impact Report 2025/26 PDF, retrieved Sept 2026.

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Funding for One Medicine research (Cancer Discovery Fund, Professional and Student Connections Awards); development of an ethical framework for animal-inclusive clinical research via the Public and Guardian Involvement and Engagement (PGIE) group; a free One Medicine Webinar Series and Thought Leadership blog series; school workshops and children's book donations to hospitals and hospices; a Student Ambassador Programme (launched June 2026); Parliamentary engagement; and the One Medicine Network professional community and business directory

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Awarded £200,000 through the Cancer Discovery Fund, now active research at the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian into oronasal mucosal melanoma in humans and dogs
Key Metric 2 One Medicine Webinar Series attracted 690+ attendees across nine webinars on topics including cancer research, neurodegenerative disorders and microbiome science
Key Metric 3 The Humanimal Trust Pledge for One Medicine has now been signed by over 25,000 people

Key Outcomes

  • The first Humanimal Trust Parliamentary Reception (spring 2026) brought together 75+ policymakers, clinicians, researchers and industry leaders to discuss dual licensing of medicines across human and veterinary use
  • A 2024 Connections Award recipient (Dr Jonas Hue, King's College London/National Dental Centre Singapore) developed a new AI method for analysing cancer sample images that works across different cancer types and animal species
  • Founder Professor Noel Fitzpatrick completed the London Marathon in April 2026, raising over £19,000 for One Medicine research

Geography

UK-Wide

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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...
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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...
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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
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22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
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22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
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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
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3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
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1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
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997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to...
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
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349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
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£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
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32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022