What The Urology Foundation does

The Urology Foundation is a UK registered charity (No. 1128683) founded in 1995, headquartered in London, and the only UK charity dedicated to fighting all urology diseases — bladder, kidney, prostate, and male reproductive organ conditions, including urology cancers. It operates as a small (1–10 employee) nonprofit with a leadership team led by Chief Executive Rebecca Porta, supported by a Director of Research, Director of Communications and Policy, and a Trusts & Foundations Manager. Activities are structured around three pillars: research and training grants, patient information and support services, and awareness campaigning.

The Foundation delivers a portfolio of services including the UTI Information Service and Helpline (0808 801 1108), a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) programme, downloadable patient resources and factsheets, research grants and fellowships for UK and Ireland-based clinicians, and education and training programmes including robotic surgery training. It runs annual campaigns such as Urology Awareness Month, World Continence Week, and the 2026 #NameIt penile cancer campaign, and holds the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Urinary Tract Infections. Cumulative grantmaking is £10.8m since 1995, with £5.5m deployed in the past eight years.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations and grants: individual donations (regular and one-off), corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations grants, major philanthropic gifts over £5,000, legacy bequests, and events fundraising (e.g., London Landmarks Half Marathon, Royal Parks Half Marathon, London to Brighton Cycle). All services to patients and healthcare professionals are free of charge. The organisation is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities and partners with CHaRT Aberdeen (TUF Trials Unit), Avalere Health, Urology Trade Association, Spinal Injuries Association, and Asda.

Name

The Urology Foundation

Legal name

The Urology Foundation

Website

https://theurologyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Urology Foundation is a UK registered charity founded in 1995 that funds urology research, provides patient helplines and resources, and runs awareness campaigns on bladder, kidney, prostate, and male reproductive health for patients, clinicians, and UK policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urology Health Charity Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Urology research funding
• Medical research grants
• Patient support services
• Healthcare professional training
• Health awareness campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Voluntary donations from individuals including one-time gifts, regular direct debits (monthly, quarterly, or annual), and tribute funds in memory of loved ones. Every donation supports research into urology diseases and education and training programmes for urology specialists.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with companies who support the fight against urology disease. Companies of all sizes can contribute through various partnership arrangements including health awareness programmes, charity of the year partnerships, and staff fundraising campaigns.
3. Trusts and Foundations Grants: Grants and donations from charitable trusts and foundations supporting vital research projects, fellowship schemes, education and training programmes, and awareness campaigns.
4. Major Gifts and Philanthropy: Philanthropic gifts over £5,000 enabling funding of vital research and training programmes, patient information provision, and policy improvement campaigns.
5. Legacies and Bequests: Gifts in wills allowing The Urology Foundation to increase investment in urology research and grants for healthcare professionals, leading to improved outcomes for urology patients.
6. Events Fundraising: Participation in fundraising events including runs, treks, cycles, skydives, and charity golf days. Events include Thames Bridges Trek, London to Brighton Cycle, Royal Parks Half Marathon, Tanzania Cycling Trek, Richmond Park Half Marathon, Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon, London Landmarks Half Marathon, TUF Charity Golf Day, and Bike4TUF.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Urology Foundation is the only UK charity dedicated to fighting all urology diseases. It funds ground-breaking research and provides education and training for urology professionals, while also delivering free patient information, a nurse-led UTI helpline, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy through the APPG on UTIs. Its services are offered free of charge to patients, healthcare professionals, and the public, funded by donations, grants, corporate partnerships, and fundraising events.

Product overview

The Urology Foundation is a UK charity focused on fighting urology diseases through three interconnected pillars: funding ground-breaking urology research and training programmes; providing patient information resources, support services, and clinical trial guidance; and driving awareness through annual campaigns. The organisation offers a UTI Information Service and Helpline for patient support, operates a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Programme for research co-design, provides research grants and fellowships for medical professionals, delivers education and training programmes including robotic surgery training, and runs health awareness campaigns such as Urology Awareness Month, World Continence Week, and the #NameIt penile cancer campaign. The portfolio also includes an APPG secretariat function for UTI policy advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UTI Information Service and Helpline

Quantifiable outcome

• £10.8 million invested in urology research and training since 1995
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Avalere HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Health communications agency that partnered with The Urology Foundation to create the #NameIt penile cancer awareness campaign. The campaign uses humour to break down stigma and encourage men to talk openly about penile health.
• Urology Trade AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered with The Urology Foundation and Spinal Injuries Association on a UK-wide report examining experiences of people living with urinary incontinence. Report launched during World Continence Week 2026.
• Spinal Injuries AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered with The Urology Foundation and Urology Trade Association on UK-wide report on experiences of people living with urinary incontinence, providing insight into day-to-day realities of continence care.
• M+F Health CommunicationscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides administrative and logistical support to help The Urology Foundation fulfil its role as secretariat for the APPG on UTIs. Works alongside The Urology Foundation to bring stakeholders together to discuss key issues impacting UTI diagnosis and treatment.
• Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Urology Foundation is a member of AMRC and abides by its standards and guidelines for peer review and funding. This membership ensures expert review process for grant applications.
• Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) AberdeencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between The Urology Foundation and CHaRT in Aberdeen to establish the TUF Trials Unit, generating new large-scale national clinical trials into kidney and prostate cancer surgery.
• Sir Stephen FrycoreOthersCampaign ambassador for the #NameIt penile cancer awareness campaign. Appears in campaign videos to help break the taboo around discussing penile health and encourage men to recognize warning signs of penile cancer.
• AsdamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with The Urology Foundation for the Blood in Pee campaign roadshows, bringing awareness activities to Asda stores across the UK.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cancer Research UK: The UK's largest cancer research charity operating across all cancer types, including urology cancers. As a broad incumbent it overlaps with TUF on prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancer research funding, but offers an overlapping urology footprint only as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Macmillan Cancer Support: The UK's largest cancer care charity providing patient support across all cancer types. Functions as a broad incumbent overlapping TUF only in the urology cancer subset of its portfolio, but its scale sets the competitive standard for corporate partnership deals and mass fundraising events in the UK.
• Wellcome Trust: One of the world's largest charitable foundations funding biomedical and health research. A broad incumbent that occasionally funds urology-relevant research through its discovery and mental health programmes, providing an indirect peer reference point for grant scale, peer review process, and research policy positioning.

Direct peers

• Prostate Cancer UK: UK charity specifically dedicated to prostate cancer research and awareness, the single largest urology disease area. Directly comparable as a UK disease-specific health charity funding research and patient support, sharing donor pool, corporate partnership market, and policy advocacy footprint with The Urology Foundation.
• Movember Foundation: Global men's health charity funding prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health programmes. Directly comparable as a men's-urology-focused research funder with strong campaign-driven fundraising (e.g., growing moustaches, distanced running events), competing for the same donor demographic and corporate partnerships.
• Tackle Prostate Cancer: UK prostate cancer support and advocacy organisation with overlapping volunteer and PPIE-style networks (Ferha Farooqui's prior role). A direct peer in patient support, awareness raising, and grassroots advocacy, competing for similar corporate charity-of-the-year partnerships.
• Kidney Research UK: UK charity dedicated to kidney disease research, one of TUF's specific organ focus areas. Highly comparable as a UK organ-specific health research charity with a similar structure of research grants, public engagement, and policy advocacy, and overlapping NHS and academic stakeholder networks.
• Bladder Health UK: UK patient support charity for people with bladder conditions including incontinence, UTIs, and overactive bladder. A direct peer in TUF's bladder and continence care programme area (World Continence Week) competing for bladder-focused donors and forming part of the same APPG on UTIs ecosystem.
• Orchid Cancer Appeal: UK male cancer charity focused on prostate, testicular, and penile cancers. Directly comparable as a UK male urology cancer funder sharing the same research community (Ferha Farooqui's prior employer), donor base, and awareness campaign objectives as The Urology Foundation.

Others

• British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN): Professional body for urology nurses in the UK, with which TUF directly partners (e.g., Sarah Henderson Best Poster Award at BAUN 2025). Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a fundraiser, but a direct channel into TUF's nurse training, fellowship, and PPIE programmes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tuf_tweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheUrologyFoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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