Alzheimer's Research UK Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Alzheimer's Research UK funds scientific research to defeat dementia. Their 2024–25 annual report covers a record £61.9m income, £30.8m invested in research across 46 institutions, 530+ new scientific publications, the Drug Discovery Alliance turning 10, and a doubling of the UK dementia research workforce over a decade.

Report snapshot
Record total income of £61.9m — the strongest financial performance in the charity's history — with £30.8m invested in pioneering dementia research Key Metric 1
530+ scientific publications from Alzheimer's Research UK-funded research in 2024–25; 6,200 publications and 24,000 scientists involved since the charity began Key Metric 2
Dementia research community in the UK doubled from approximately 5,000 to over 10,000 active researchers between 2015 and 2025 — supported by the charity Key Metric 3
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Drug Discovery Alliance (10th anniversary, £30m+ funding in last year), UK Dementia Research Institute, Blood Biomarker Challenge, Think Brain Health campaign, research grants at 46 institutions across 28 UK locations, Dame Barbara Windsor Goals Programme, policy advocacy, corporate partnerships

📊Key Metrics

Record total income of £61.9m — the strongest financial performance in the charity's history — with £30.8m invested in pioneering dementia research Key Metric 1
530+ scientific publications from Alzheimer's Research UK-funded research in 2024–25; 6,200 publications and 24,000 scientists involved since the charity began Key Metric 2
Dementia research community in the UK doubled from approximately 5,000 to over 10,000 active researchers between 2015 and 2025 — supported by the charity Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Dementia research output and scientific knowledge increased through funded research programmes
  • UK dementia research capacity expanded, including growth in the active research workforce
  • Over 250,000 supporters including 86,000 monthly donors; £268m invested across 1,374 research projects since the first grant in 1998

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2025

Annual Report 2024/25

£20.8m raised in 2024/25 (up from £17.4m in 2023/24)
Key Metric 1
£9.6m raised from 176 legacy gifts; £14m committed to new Total Body PET-CT scanner
Key Metric 2
49,000 active supporters; 3,857 running participants (doubled in 3 years); 83p in every £1 goes directly to patients
Key Metric 3
MyChristie-MyHealth ePROMs system reduces clinician time on routine reviews by up to 23% and enables earlier symptom detection
2026

Impact Report Year Ending April 2026

2,829 children, parents, siblings and grandparents supported; 506 families with a child in treatment
Key Metric 1
220 bereaved families supported; 424 individuals on 93 boat trips; 692 individuals in 165 cabin breaks
Key Metric 2
£71,935 unlocked in essential support; 1,320 social work hours; 188 creative therapy sessions and 271 counselling sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
Families show average 0.7 point improvement across five Mo's Outcomes after support begins; biggest gains in social participation and accessing emotional support