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The foundation launched a new website in November 2025 to tell survivors' stories and engage with supporters.
Following an extensive planning and development process, we launched our new website, www.katiepiperfoundation.org.uk, in November 2025. This was a long-overdue project...
Operational · Procedural statement · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 10
The foundation's fundraising events, including the carol concert and challenge events, contributed significantly to income generation.
Our flagship carol concert... was a fabulous event hosted by Katie Piper OBE, with performances from Boyzlife, Jamie Hannah, Connie Talbot and Band of Voices. Challenge events raised around £40,000...
Financial · Funding statement · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 9
The foundation secured multi-year National Lottery funding in addition to grants from charitable trusts and foundations.
Alongside multi-year National Lottery funding, we secured a range of restricted and unrestricted grants from charitable trusts and foundations.
Financial · Funding statement · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 9
The foundation diversified its income sources in 2025 to avoid over-reliance on any single source.
Income diversification was a major focus in 2025. Our financial strategy is designed to avoid over-reliance on any single source of income while ensuring that expenditure remains disciplined and aligned with frontline impact.
Financial · Funding statement · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 9
The Foundation diversified its income sources in 2025, with donations and legacies increasing by 18%.
At the same time, donations and legacies increased by 18% to £347,482, supported by a successful year of trust and foundation fundraising and continued investment in our major donor programme.
Financial · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
The Foundation's financial surplus increased to £43,320 in 2025.
Total income was £710,937 and total expenditure was £667,617, producing a surplus of £43,320 and increasing total funds to £226,524 at the year end.
Financial · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
The Foundation aims to improve awareness and referral routes for survivors moving from acute care into longer-term rehabilitation.
During the year we continued to strengthen relationships with NHS burns services and to improve how survivors move from acute care into longer-term rehabilitation. Our experience is that many people reach us only after a prolonged period of unmet need; improving awareness and referral routes is therefore essential if survivors are to access the right support earlier.
Service · Commitment statement · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 8
The Foundation uses clinical assessment, survivor feedback, and validated measures to evaluate rehabilitation impact.
We measure impact through clinical assessment, survivor feedback and validated Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), including: EQ-5D, a standardised measure of health outcomes CARe Burn Scale Brisbane Burn Scar Impact Profile (BBSIP) Centre for Appearance Research measures, where appropriate individual rehabilitation goals and ongoing clinical assessment
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 8
The Foundation's rehabilitation aims to build independence rather than dependency in survivors.
Importantly, rehabilitation is designed to build independence rather than dependency. Survivors learn techniques and strategies they can continue using themselves to manage movement, scar care, pain, sleep, psychological wellbeing and other long-term effects of their injury.
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 8
The Foundation provided restorative support such as hair replacement and scar-related interventions.
Restorative support, including specialist hair replacement and scar-related interventions, remained available where these were clinically and psychologically important to recovery.
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 7
The Foundation's rehabilitation pathway includes specialist psychological rehabilitation using evidence-based approaches.
Specialist psychological rehabilitation remained integral to the pathway. Evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR and ACT were used according to individual need to address trauma, anxiety, depression and the wider emotional consequences of life-changing injury.
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 7
The Foundation provided residential rehabilitation at Rainford Hall in partnership with Steps Together.
Residential rehabilitation at Rainford Hall continued to be an important part of this model. Delivered in partnership with Steps Together, residential stays provide a fully supported environment in which survivors can access intensive psychotherapy, physiotherapy and wellbeing interventions, alongside confidence-building activity and practical strategies that can be carried back into everyday life.
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 7
The Katie Piper Foundation delivered expert rehabilitation tailored to individual needs and goals in 2025.
Our central objective remained the delivery of expert rehabilitation that responds to the whole impact of a burn injury rather than a single symptom or stage of recovery. Each survivor's pathway is informed by clinical assessment and lived experience, with support brought together around individual goals.
Service · Observational claim · From Katie Piper Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 7
DebRA aims to improve the quality of life for EB patients and secure effective treatments.
We aim to improve quality of life today and secure effective EB treatments for tomorrow.
Strategic · Policy statement · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 88
DebRA paid £868,125 in research grants during the year ending December 31, 2025.
Total 868,125
Financial · Funding statement · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 84
DebRA is one of the largest global investors in EB research.
We are also one of the largest investors globally into EB research.
Strategic · Observational claim · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 88
Debra had two subsidiaries, DEBRA Trading Ltd and DEBRA Retail Ltd, both incorporated in England and Wales.
These are DEBRA Trading Ltd (company number: 2487114), whose principal activities are the sale of promotional items on behalf of DEBRA, a house clearance service and corporate sponsorship; and DEBRA Retail Ltd which is dormant
Operational · Observational claim · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 74
The value of Debra's investment in Fibrx Derm Inc has been impaired by 99.99%.
The value of the investment has been impaired by 99.99% as the most prudent course of action
Financial · Observational claim · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 74
Debra's investment in Kamal Therapeutics originated from a $250,000 investment in Fibrx Derm Inc.
This originated from a historical investment of $250,000 in Fibrx Derm Inc, a US biotech company
Financial · Observational claim · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 74
Debra's total expenditure on charitable activities was £3,924,924 in 2025.
Charitable activities Research 409,265 429,565 - 99,080 45,688 983,598 Healthcare 107,665 59,102 - 59,052 169,515 395,334 Community support 1,102,193 175,729 - 142,650 3,736 1,424,308 Respite breaks 5,123 - 108,181 3,578 83,036 199,918 Public education 647,551 - - 52,204 222,011 921,766 ────── ────── ────── ────── ────── ────── 2,271,797 664,396 108,181 356,564 523,986 3,924,924
Financial · Funding statement · From Debra — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 67