THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 270288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B K P A, KIDNEY CARE UK, THE SILVER LINING APPEAL OF THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC048198 (OSCR)

Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 35% to £4,123,556, while total expenditure rose by 24% to £6,713,589, resulting in a net reduction in funds of £445,674. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £488,763, which the trustees note would cover approximately one month of expenditure, alongside a designated investment reserve of £26,200,000. The trustees confirm that current reserves levels are sufficient to meet the charity's needs and that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The Trustees acknowledge that the current balance of £26,200,000 is below the aspirational target
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.1m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£489k
Employees
91

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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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
31/12/2024£4.1m£6.7m
31/12/2023£3.1m£5.4m
31/12/2022£3.0m£4.4m
31/12/2021£2.0m£4.1m
31/12/2020£1.3m£3.3m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 35% to £4,123,556, while total expenditure rose by 24% to £6,713,589, resulting in a net reduction in funds of £445,674. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £488,763, which the trustees note would cover approximately one month of expenditure, alongside a designated investment reserve of £26,200,000. The trustees confirm that current reserves levels are sufficient to meet the charity's needs and that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Who funds THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, THE PIERREPONT TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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