What Asthma + Lung UK does

Asthma + Lung UK is a UK-registered health charity formed in 2022 from the merger of Asthma UK (founded 1990) and the British Lung Foundation Partnership (founded 1984). It operates as a company limited by guarantee (01863614) with two wholly-owned trading subsidiaries — Asthma Enterprises Limited and ALUK Trading Ltd (Digital) — and is registered across England and Wales (326730), Scotland (SC038415), and the Isle of Man (1177). The charity provides information, helpline support, community support groups, research funding, and policy campaigning for people with lung conditions including asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, interstitial lung disease, mesothelioma, and Long COVID respiratory impacts. Its core service portfolio consists of a phone and email helpline (0300 222 5800), the Breathe Easy support group network, the Asthma Fit school programme, a PIF Tick-certified health information portal, inhaler technique video guides, downloadable leaflets via an online shop, healthcare professional training resources, and a research grants programme. In 2025 the charity invested £1.5 million in research, £825,376 in its helpline (which answered 9,323 calls), and £332,634 in support groups, serving 18,752 people with advice and support.

The charity is funded entirely through voluntary income — individual donations (one-time, monthly, and legacy gifts via wills), corporate partnerships (notably EDF Energy in 2025), event-based fundraising (TCS London Marathon Team Breathe, RideLondon, Swim Serpentine, treks, skydives), online shop sales of leaflets and booklets, and grant funding for research projects. Its go-to-market is a hybrid of direct-to-consumer digital engagement (website, email newsletter, social media across Facebook, X, Instagram, Bluesky, and LinkedIn) and channel partnerships (corporate partnerships, schools via Asthma Fit, NHS referrals). The organisation is a recognised voice in UK respiratory health policy, holding membership in the Taskforce for Lung Health and contributing to NHS Long Term Plan consultations, with recent policy outcomes including the Tobacco and Vapes Bill receiving Royal Assent in April 2026 and the UK government bringing clean air goals forward to 2030 following the charity's November 2025 petition.

Name

Asthma + Lung UK

Legal name

Asthma and Lung UK

Website

https://asthmaandlung.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Asthma + Lung UK is a UK-registered health charity formed in 2022 from the merger of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, providing information, helpline support, community support groups, research funding, and policy campaigning for people with lung conditions such as asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, and mesothelioma across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lung Health Charity Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Asthma & Allergy-Related Pulmonary Care (HLAKANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asthma & Airway Disease Specialty Care (HLAKAAAC), COPD & Chronic Bronchitis Management (HLAKANAE), Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs (HLAKANAL)

Keywords

• Lung health charity
• Respiratory helpline support
• Medical research funding
• Patient support services
• Health policy campaigning

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Relies entirely on donations from individuals, including one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, and event-based fundraising. Donors can give via the website, phone, or post. The charity communicates the impact of donations (£10 for clinical trial travel, £27 for Junior Fellow research hour, £49 for research hour, £4/month for digital resources, £8/month for online specialist activities).
2. Legacy Giving (Gifts in Wills): Supporters are encouraged to leave a gift in their will to fund ongoing research and support services. This represents a significant long-term revenue stream for the charity.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Asthma + Lung UK partners with companies such as EDF Energy to provide advice to customers with breathing difficulties. Corporate partnerships involve fundraising activities, events, and volunteering opportunities tailored to partner companies, creating mutual benefit and revenue/capacity for the charity.
4. Event Fundraising: The charity organizes and facilitates fundraising events including the TCS London Marathon (Team Breathe), RideLondon-Surrey 100, Swim Serpentine (London Classics), trekking, cycling, and skydiving events. Participants raise funds through personal fundraising pages linked to the charity's platform.
5. Online Shop Sales: Asthma + Lung UK operates an online shop selling leaflets, booklets, and health advice resources about lung conditions, generating revenue from the sale of educational materials.
6. Grant Funding: The charity receives grants from organizations to fund research and support services, including grants for specific research projects such as the laughter yoga feasibility study funded by Asthma + Lung UK at King's College London.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Asthma + Lung UK is the UK's leading lung health charity, formed from the 2022 merger of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. It provides free direct services including a nurse-staffed helpline, online and in-person support groups, comprehensive clinical information on lung conditions, inhaler technique training, and financial benefits guidance. The charity also funds world-leading respiratory research and runs high-impact policy campaigns on clean air, tobacco control, and improved NHS lung care.

Product overview

Asthma + Lung UK is a health charity offering a unified portfolio of services focused on lung health support, education, and research. The core offerings include a Helpline Service providing direct phone/email support, Support Groups for community connection, a comprehensive Health Information Portal covering conditions and treatments, Inhaler Video Guides for self-management, and downloadable leaflets. The charity also operates Research Programs funding lung disease research, a Healthcare Professionals Hub with training resources, Clean Air Campaigns for policy advocacy, and Fundraising Events for community engagement. This is a charity/service organization rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Breathe Easy: Support groups for people with lung conditions
• Team Breathe

Products and services

• Helpline Service Free phone and email support service staffed by nurses and healthcare advisors, providing practical advice, emotional support, and answers to health-related questions for people living with lung conditions across the UK.
• Breathe Easy Support Groups UK-wide network of online, in-person, and singing groups offering peer support, breathlessness management techniques (including mindfulness), and community connection for people with lung conditions.
• Health Information Portal Clinically verified online resource providing comprehensive information on lung condition symptoms, tests, treatments, and self-management. Covers asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, ILD, mesothelioma, and Long COVID.
• Healthcare Professionals Hub Training hub for GPs, respiratory nurses, and clinical specialists providing respiratory champion programmes, FeNO testing guidance, clinical tools, and professional development resources to improve lung condition diagnosis and care.
• Respiratory Research Programmes Research funding and facilitation programme supporting world-leading studies into lung disease prevention, treatment, and cure. In 2025 invested £1.5 million across studies on pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, sleep, and new drug trials, including funded feasibility studies at institutions such as King's College London and the University of Southampton.
• Financial Help and Benefits Advice Guidance service providing information on financial benefits and support available to people living with lung conditions, helping them navigate welfare and financial assistance.
• Online Shop of Health Information Resources E-commerce storefront selling downloadable leaflets, booklets, and printed health advice resources about lung conditions to individuals and healthcare providers.
• Asthma Fit School Programme Educational programme for schools across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland providing asthma awareness training and resources for teachers and school staff to support students with asthma.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,752 people received advice and support in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• King's College LondonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Asthma + Lung UK is funding a feasibility study at King's College London to assess whether laughter yoga could help people with chronic lung conditions like bronchiectasis clear their airways. The six-week study explores how respiratory effects of laughter mimic vibrations used in existing treatments. If successful, the team aims to develop a larger clinical trial.
• EDF EnergycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAsthma + Lung UK entered a year-long corporate partnership with EDF Energy in 2025 to offer advice and support to EDF customers with breathing difficulties. The partnership enables Asthma + Lung UK to reach a broader audience of people who may benefit from lung health resources, while EDF Energy gains content to support its customers with respiratory conditions. The partnership includes fundraising activities, events, and volunteering opportunities.
• NHScoreOthersAsthma + Lung UK works with the NHS across multiple initiatives including influencing the NHS Long Term Plan, supporting NHS diagnostic services (FeNO testing), referring patients to NHS pulmonary rehabilitation, and engaging in consultations on NHS 10-year health plans. The charity is a recognized voice in NHS policy discussions on respiratory health.
• Taskforce for Lung HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsthma + Lung UK is a member of the Taskforce for Lung Health, a coalition of organizations working together to improve lung health outcomes in the UK. The Taskforce develops policy recommendations and advocates for systemic changes to NHS respiratory care.
• Eden ProjectminorOthersBoth Asthma + Lung UK and the Eden Project were featured at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. Asthma + Lung UK's Breathing Space Garden was designed by Angus Thompson, inspired by people living with lung conditions. The Eden Project showcased its 'Bring Me Sunshine' climate education project. Both organizations share an environmental health focus but no formal partnership is documented in the source material.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Breast Cancer Now: UK voluntary health charity focused on a single disease, combining research, support services, helpline, and campaigning — comparable scope, scale, and donor-funded model.
• Diabetes UK: UK voluntary health charity focused on a single chronic condition (diabetes), with research funding, helpline, support programs, and policy advocacy — directly parallel structure to Asthma + Lung UK.
• Mind (National Association for Mental Health): Major UK mental health charity with similar revenue scale, helpline, information portal, research funding, and policy campaigning — directly comparable in operating model and segment (UK voluntary health organization).
• Macmillan Cancer Support: UK health charity providing patient-facing support services (helpline, information, financial advice) alongside policy work — close functional analog of Asthma + Lung UK's service delivery model in a different disease vertical.
• American Lung Association: The leading US lung health non-profit with directly overlapping mission (research, advocacy, patient education, support) — closest international functional equivalent for cross-border benchmarking.
• Cancer Research UK: Major UK voluntary health charity combining public donations, major research grants, and policy advocacy — comparable scale and operating model, but focused on cancer rather than respiratory disease.
• British Heart Foundation: The UK's leading heart disease charity; directly comparable in model — national donation-funded health charity with research investment, helpline, support services, and policy campaigning across a single major disease area.

Emerging players

• European Lung Foundation: European-level lung health patient-facing organization; smaller and narrower in scope than Asthma + Lung UK but operates a directly overlapping patient information, research translation, and policy mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI): Larger UK donation-funded charity with established brand, legacy giving, volunteering, and corporate partnerships — comparable in operating model and scale but in a non-health cause area.

Others

• British Thoracic Society: UK professional society for respiratory clinicians — adjacent ecosystem participant that shares the respiratory research and clinical guideline space and intersects with Asthma + Lung UK's Healthcare Professionals Hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/asthmalunguk
• Facebookfacebook.com/asthmalunguk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asthma-lung-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/asthmaukblf

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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