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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 · also registered in Scotland as SC048198 (OSCR)

To improve quality of life for those affected by kidney disease by: giving financial support to kidney patients in need; making grants to renal units to improve care by funding staff posts, capital works and equipment/projects; providing advice, information, support and services; campaigning to inform policy and practice at all levels; and supporting multi-professional, patient-centred research.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.0m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £5,040,719, while total expenditure was £6,686,172, resulting in a net negative movement of funds of £1,028,070. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £434,709, which represents about one month of expenditure, with the Trustees acknowledging this is below their aspirational designated fund target of £30,000,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000,000 (held: £435k)
“The Trustees have an aspirational designated fund reserve policy of £30,000,000.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£5.0m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£435k
Employees
112

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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
31/12/2025£5.0m£6.7m
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

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £5,040,719, while total expenditure was £6,686,172, resulting in a net negative movement of funds of £1,028,070. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £434,709, which represents about one month of expenditure, with the Trustees acknowledging this is below their aspirational designated fund target of £30,000,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit 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 PIERREPONT TRUST, THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrants for Further Education and Charitable Causes
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2024£10k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£5k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2022£3ksocial welfare
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2022£3k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2024£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2021£1k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2023£1k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2024£1k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2022£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£200General Charitable Purposes
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2021£10kKidney Care as restrictions ease
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2020£10kKidney Care in Northern Ireland During COVID 19
The National Lottery Community Fund28/08/2020£5kKidney Care in Scotland During COVID 19
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2020£10kCovid - 19 - Kidney Care in Wales During COVID 19
UK government03/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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 CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST2£26k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST1£1.9m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£345k
THE KIDNEY FUND1£40k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIDNEY RESEARCH UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION£5.0m——unclear—no doubt
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK FY2025£14.5m£130,001 - £140,000—within—no doubt
NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION FY2025£707k—0unclear—no doubt
Kidneys for Life FY2025£218k——below—no doubt
Kidney Wales Charity FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
KIDNEY RESEARCH NORTHWEST FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt

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