# Royal Osteoporosis Society receives £1 million donation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/02/25/royal-osteoporosis-society-receives-1-million-donation/
- Published: 2026-02-25T11:01:06+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Royal Osteoporosis Society has received a record £1 million donation from 
global investor Dale W. Wood.**

The donation from the philanthropist and entrepreneur is designed to help support
the charity’s ambitious mission to beat osteoporosis. It is the largest gift ever
received by the charity, which was founded 40 years ago.

Wood’s income has been achieved through his firm Dale Ventures which he founded 
and of which he is now chairman. It invests in a wide range of global companies 
across the finance, technology, real estate and consumer sectors, and has stakes
in UK-based tech firms.

## Advertisement

The charity contends that “osteoporosis is one of the most urgent public health 
crises of the modern era with half of women and 1 in 5 men aged over 50 likely to
break a bone due to their low bone density”.

The gift will help the ROS to strengthen early diagnosis, expand and enhance its
support services, and help prevent thousands of avoidable fractures in the years
ahead.

The Society will use it to launch new initiatives to improve early diagnosis, prevention
and widen access to high-quality treatment and care. This will include AI and digital
tools to make support easier to access.

The funding will also help the charity warn people who are at greater risk of devastating
fractures, with a particular focus on people from deprived areas who are at greater
risk of multiple fractures, longer hospital stays and premature death.

A spokesperson for Dale Ventures said:

“Dale’s ambition is that, by working together, we can enable new developments and
innovations that strengthen the support and care available to people affected by
osteoporosis and raise awareness of this ‘silent’ condition across the nation. We
know that his gift will support the delivery of much needed help, guidance and reassurance
for those living with osteoporosis and thoroughly deserving of the best treatment
and care possible.”

**Craig Jones**, CEO of the Royal Osteoporosis Society, thanked Dale W Wood for 
his gift, saying:

> “We are incredibly grateful to Dale for recognising the scale of the opportunity
> to transform bone health in the UK. Dale’s gift will be a powerful catalyst in
> accelerating and expanding our work nationwide. Today, two-thirds of people with
> osteoporosis are missing out on safe, effective medication, leaving them vulnerable
> to fractures which can steal their independence and threaten their lives. With
> Dale’s help, we’ll give tens of thousands of people back their lives and their
> futures”.

## Great British Bone Check

Osteoporosis is common, treatable, and often preventable, but only if people know
their risk. The ROS has developed the [Great British Bone Check](https://thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk/risk).
It is a free, three‑minute online risk checker designed to help people understand
whether they might be vulnerable to osteoporosis.

[Dale Wood also pledged earlier this month a £7.5 million donation to Mind](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/02/02/mind-receives-largest-ever-donation-of-7-5-million/),
the largest single donation it has received in the 80 years since it was founded.

 * **[Steve Morgan Foundation announces £100 million funding pledge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/05/30/steve-morgan-foundation-announces-100-million-funding-pledge/)(
   30 May 2025)
 * **[Royal Academy of Music receives record £30 million donation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/12/11/royal-academy-of-music-receives-30-million-donation/)(
   11 December 2025)**