Our impact

With your support, we are building a more inclusive society. Here’s how we’re turning funding, time and commitment into real‑world impact.

Young woman with hearing aid outdoors, representing hearing loss awareness and support.

Last year (2024/2025)

30,000+ people signed up to support our ‘It does matter’ campaign
230,000 people took our hearing check
10 new research grants were awarded by us
3,800+ HSBC employees took bespoke deaf awareness training
38,371 people were supported in person through RNID Near You

Two women sat beside each other at a table talking. One wears headphones and has a screen beside her. An RNID banner can be seen in the background.

Our volunteers

Our volunteers gave 54% more of their precious time, reaching even more people in person.

Our fundraising

Our fundraising activities raised a whopping £13.2m.

An RNID Connect pack: a pink box with #RNID Connect written on it. Illustrations of hearts, music icons and swirls emit from the box.

New ideas came to fruition

We launched two new products to help us to raise awareness and funds.

A family sit in a living room, laughing and smiling with each other. An older woman smiles at a boy who wears a hearing aid.

Download our Annual Report 2024-2025

An insight into the impact we are having and our progress against our objectives.

Download our latest annual report (PDF 9MB)

Download our previous annual reports.

Progress and activity

New research could improve battery life of cochlear implant devices

RNID‑funded research suggests cochlear implants could be made smaller or last longer without recharging — without reducing users’ ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

Senedd votes through Wales BSL Act

For the first time, Wales has its own legislation to protect and promote BSL. Find out more.

Deaf Awareness Week: Step inside the box

During Deaf Awareness Week 2026, we unveiled a striking installation designed to make the invisible communication barriers faced by deaf people and people with hearing loss impossible to ignore.

Our campaign impact

10 years of Subtitle It! – celebrating a decade of change, impact and inclusion

As we mark ten years of our Subtitle It! campaign, we reflect on a decade of pushing for change – calling on broadcasters to make their content accessible and urging the Government to mandate subtitles across more services.

Our campaign for BSL recognition

We’re working alongside campaigners, partners and supporters to drive a movement that is reshaping the legal status of BSL across the UK.

Fight for accessible healthcare

Join us in calling on governments and NHS services to meet the requirements of equality legislation and standards for accessible healthcare information and communication.

Our ear wax removal campaign

Access to safe, professional ear wax removal is essential – yet too many are struggling to get their ear wax removed. Join our campaign to call for change and help improve access to vital ear wax removal services for everyone who depends on them.

‘It does matter’: Research reveals over a quarter of deaf people are ignored in public

Our research reveals the extent of the stigma and negative attitudes that deaf people and people with hearing loss experience on a regular basis. 

Previous annual reports

As a registered UK charity and as part of our commitment to be open, honest and accountable, we publish our previous annual reports here on our website.

Check your hearing

Inclusive workplaces

'It does matter'

Our research impact