THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH

Registered charity 260059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE KENNEDY INSTITUTE, THE KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY TRUST, THE MATHILDA AND TERENCE KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY, THE MATHILDA AND TERENCE KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY TRUST

The trust's mission is to investigate, study and carry out, or procure the carrying out of, research into the causes and means of treatment of rheumatism and allied diseases.

Objects

The Objects for which the Charity is established are to provide financial and other support, infrastructure and training in scientific and clinical research that enhances understanding of rheumatic disorders and related immune mediated conditions, as well as the application of this research for the benefit of patients.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £331.7 million, with a general fund of £327.6 million, providing substantial liquidity. The charity carries out no fundraising activities and relies entirely on investment returns, which generated a net gain of £26 million in the year. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00963832

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HESSEL, Edith Margarethe, Dr — director, appointed 25/11/2024on trustee list
• WOOD, Anthony, Dr — director, appointed 25/11/2024on trustee list
• TAK, Paul Peter, Professor — director, appointed 25/11/2024on trustee list
• EMERY, Paul, Professor — director, appointed 25/11/2024on trustee list
• CRONLY, Joseph Henry — director, appointed 23/07/2024on trustee list
• PATEL, Harsha — director, appointed 27/09/2023on trustee list
• PATTON, Michael Alexander, Professor — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
• PUNT, Richard Kenneth — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
• SATCHELL, Paul Wayne, Dr — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
• COOMBE, Christopher John — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
• DIGHERO, Mark Stefano — director, appointed 11/12/2018on trustee list
• MIDDLETON, Hazel Fiona — secretary, appointed 28/03/2023

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PROFESSOR STEPHEN TOWNLEY HOLGATEchair
• Christopher John Coombe
• Dr Anthony Wood
• Dr Edith Margarethe Hessel
• Dr Paul Wayne Satchell
• Harsha Patel
• JOSEPH CRONLY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Stefano Dighero
• Prof Tracy Hussell
• Professor Michael Alexander Patton
• Professor Paul Emery
• Professor Paul Peter Tak
• Richard Kenneth Punt

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRAFFORD RENAL RESEARCH TRUST.

• TRAFFORD RENAL RESEARCH TRUST income £95k
• THE CHARTERHOUSE RHEUMATISM CHARITY income £125k
• KD-UK, KENNEDY'S DISEASE UK income £40k
• KIDNEY RESEARCH UK income £14.5m
• THE THROMBOSIS RESEARCH TRUST income £181k
• HAYWOOD RHEUMATISM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION income £169k

Side by side with its peers

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