Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25

The Lullaby Trust has helped reduce sudden unexpected infant death from 19 per week in 1991 to four per week today — saving over 30,000 lives. Their 2024/25 annual report shows record growth: 76% more bereaved families supported, 99% more professionals trained. A new Baby Safety Hub, expanded CONI programme and COVID-19 Inquiry participation mark a year of significant reach.

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📋About

Safer sleep guidance, bereavement support, CONI programme, Baby Check App, professional training, befriending, Family Days, bedtime bundles

📊Key Metrics

2,423 bereaved families supported — a 76% increase on the previous year Key Metric 1
8,171 professionals trained in safer sleep — a 99% increase on the previous year Key Metric 2
3,621,449 website visits; 52,652 Baby Check App downloads Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 718 bereaved families supported through Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme; 92% rated it 4 or 5 stars
  • 245 bereaved family members attended free Family Days; 100% found them a valuable way to remember their baby
  • New Baby Safety Hub website launched; TikTok channel reached 220,000 views in four months; Core Participant in UK COVID-19 Inquiry

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

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 charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
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 fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
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 Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£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
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence