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KIDNEY RESEARCH UK

Registered charity 252892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIDNEY RESEARCH, NATIONAL KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND LIMITED, THE NATIONAL KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC039245 (OSCR)

Latest income
£14.5m
Latest spending
£16.0m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 6.8% to £14.5 million, driven by strong legacy and donation growth. However, total expenditure of £16.1 million exceeded income, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £11.6 million, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet liabilities and sustain operations.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
“£130,000 – £139,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to nine months of operating expenditure (held: £11.6m)
“The benchmark for the charity’s general funds has been set at three to nine months of operating expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees.
“During the year unrestricted donations of £23,195 (£13,406 in 2024) were received from trustees.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Kidney Research Enterprises Limited
“The wholly owned subsidiary company, Kidney Research Enterprises Limited, Company Registration No.02932606 undertakes trading, retail and administrative activities for the benefit of Kidney Research UK.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kidney Research UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£14.5m
Total spending
£16.0m
Cost of raising funds
£3.6m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
94

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14.5m£16.0m
31/03/2024£13.6m£14.4m
31/03/2023£14.5m£14.6m
31/03/2022£12.8m£9.6m
31/03/2021£7.0m£5.9m

Common questions

Is KIDNEY RESEARCH UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 6.8% to £14.5 million, driven by strong legacy and donation growth. However, total expenditure of £16.1 million exceeded income, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £11.6 million, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet liabilities and sustain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KIDNEY RESEARCH UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds KIDNEY RESEARCH UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KIDNEY RESEARCH UK as a grant recipient include THE STONEYGATE TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2023£1.4m
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2022£954k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£300k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2022£8k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£6k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£2k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ROSS WARBURTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE DR BENJAMIN ANGEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ROSS WARBURTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE DR BENJAMIN ANGEL FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2025£600
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2023£500
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2024£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST1£120k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£97k
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£84k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST1£30k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST1£29k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST1£25k
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST1£25k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST1£20k

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