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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.

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

Latest income
£11.3m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: maintain the real value of the level of reserves over the long-term (held: £327.6m)
“the Trust’s policy is to maintain the real value of the level of reserves over the long-term”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to University of Cambridge led by Professor Paul Lehner, a non-Trustee member of the Research Committee.
“one of the Trust’s 2024 Research Ignition Awards was granted to the University of Cambridge during the year. The project was led by Professor Paul Lehner, a non-Trustee member of the Research Committee. The total grant awarded was £99,970, with £58,148 outstanding at the start of the year. £58,100 was paid during the year, £48 was written back and there were no payments remaining at the year end.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£11.3m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£331.7m
Employees
4

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£11.3m£5.8m
30/09/2024£10.7m£7.0m
30/09/2023£8.9m£17.4m
30/09/2022£8.7m£7.7m
30/09/2021£10.8m£20.8m

Common questions

Is THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

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
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£35k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL1£24k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED1£15k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KENNEDY LEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH£11.3m——above—no doubt
THE KENNEDY LEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£690k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTERHOUSE RHEUMATISM CHARITY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION FY2025£807k—0below—no doubt
THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
EPSOM MEDICAL RESEARCH FY2024£432k—0above—no doubt

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