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Pancreatic Cancer UK Annual Report 2025: Turning Point

Pancreatic Cancer UK funds research and campaigns for better diagnosis, treatment and care across the UK. Their 2024–25 annual report covers a record £13.7m raised, £2.6m invested across 19 research projects, 66,000+ uses of their new Family History Checker, and a landmark year as TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year.

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About

Research grants and fellowships, Interdisciplinary Treatment Grants, Family History Checker, campaigning and policy work, patient support services, Lived Experience Volunteer programme, WhatsApp and Facebook support channels, Clinical Service Excellence advocacy

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Record-breaking £13.7m raised and £2.6m committed to 19 pioneering research projects in 2024–25
Key Metric 2 UK's leading pancreatic cancer charity working to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for a disease where half of patients die within three months of diagnosis
Key Metric 3 Funding early detection research, securing better care through policy and campaigning, and providing direct support to people living with pancreatic cancer

Key Outcomes

  • Family History Checker accessed over 66,000 times with 3,000+ people self-referred for ongoing monitoring
  • TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year partnership raised over £2.8 million towards early detection research
  • Number of new supporters and campaigners doubled from 2023/24 to 2024/25

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
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Key Metric 1
3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 3
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
Key Metric 2
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
Key Metric 3
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