KIDNEY CANCER SUPPORT NETWORK

Registered charity 1164238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION KIDNEY CANCER · also registered in Scotland as SC051330 (OSCR)

The Kidney Cancer Support Network (KCSN) is the only patient led kidney cancer charity in the UK, this gives our charity a unique perspective & understanding of the needs of kidney cancer patients their carers & families.The Kidney Cancer Support Network seeks to improve the lives of kidney cancer patients by providing advocacy, information, general resources and emotional and practical support

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY CANCER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY:1. THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO KIDNEY CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO KIDNEY CANCER WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC3. PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF KIDNEY CANCER AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,779 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £291,532 to £279,753. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £257,048, while restricted funds were £22,705.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Bristol Myers Squibb — “All.Can UK is a multi-stakeholder initiative involving patient groups and industry experts, and has been fully funded by Bristol Myers Squib…” (source page)
• MSD — “All.Can UK is a multi-stakeholder initiative involving patient groups and industry experts, and has been fully funded by Bristol Myers Squib…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JAMES LARKIN PHD. FRCP
• Jonathan Peter Pym
• MR ANDREW THOMAS
• Professor Samra Turajlic
• Salena Francesca Mulhere

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION.

• THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION income £5.0m
• CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK) income £599k
• Kidneys for Life income £218k
• NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION income £707k
• KIDNEY RESEARCH UK income £14.5m
• THE KIDS NETWORK income £829k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.