THE OXFORD KIDNEY UNIT TRUST FUND LIMITED

Registered charity 270869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OXFORD ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT TRUST FUND LIMITED

The Charity has the general aim of contributing to the quality of life and quality of treatment of patients under the care of the Oxford Kidney Unit and its satellite units at Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Swindon, Stoke Mandeville and Banbury.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM S.3).

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total net income surplus of £240,994 for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by significant investment gains of £202,098. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £3,862,714, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of expenditure. The charity holds adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £3.9m)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Investment
Risk management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oxford Kidney Unit Trust Fund Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr PHILIP DAVID MASON FRCPchair
ALLISON THORNLEY
Charlotte Elizabeth Turner
DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER GOOD WINEARLS FRCP
DR RICHARD JOHN HAYNES
DR Thomas Michael Fearnside Connor
Deborah Grove
Dr EDWARD JOHN SHARPLES
Dr Jasna Macanovic
Dr Udaya Udayaraj
Rupert Liam Adair
Shamsher Singh Pangu
William John Barnett

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£121k	£82k
31/05/2024	£134k	£648k
31/05/2023	£158k	£207k
31/05/2022	£100k	£110k
31/05/2021	£105k	£67k

Common questions

Is THE OXFORD KIDNEY UNIT TRUST FUND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total net income surplus of £240,994 for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by significant investment gains of £202,098. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £3,862,714, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of expenditure. The charity holds adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.