TYNESIDE KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
The charity supports chronically-ill renal patients, and their carers, who are outpatients attending the Newcastle Upon HospitalsNHS Foundation Trust Renal Units.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PERSONS WHO ATTEND THE FREEMAN HOSPITAL IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, AND SATELLITE UNITS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM KIDNEY DISEASE, OR RENAL FAILURE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintains a substantial credit balance with total available funds carried forward of £124,139.14 for the year ended 31 May 2025. The trustees report that the charity is able to fulfil all its financial commitments and has no investments in financial products. The reserves policy is to maintain at least 25% of the opening annual balance for the following year.
What the accounts disclose
“The TKPA”s policy is to maintain at least 25% of our opening annual balance to go forward to the following financial year.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2024 (received 02/04/2025, 2 days after the 31/03/2025 due date); year ending 31/05/2023 (received 24/03/2025, 358 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).
Trustees
- DAVID ERRINGTONchair
- IAN GILL
- JOYCE GILL
- Keith Vickers
- Yue Cheun Lau
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £60k | £12k |
| 31/05/2024 | £23k | £16k |
| 31/05/2023 | £18k | £10k |
| 31/05/2022 | £10k | £18k |
| 31/05/2021 | £16k | £7k |
Common questions
Is TYNESIDE KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a substantial credit balance with total available funds carried forward of £124,139.14 for the year ended 31 May 2025. The trustees report that the charity is able to fulfil all its financial commitments and has no investments in financial products. The reserves policy is to maintain at least 25% of the opening annual balance for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/08/2005 | £1k | Trips and Christmas meal |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/04/2004 | £3k | presentation equipment |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 11/10/2002 | £5k | Grant awarded to Tyneside Kidney Patients' Association (North East) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PIERREPONT TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND | 1 | £7k |
| THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £5k |
| THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE STRANGWARD TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION
- ADDENBROOKE'S KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- BRISTOL AREA KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
- DUDLEY KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
- EXETER AND DISTRICT KIDNEY PATIENTS' ASSOCIATION
- KENT KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYNESIDE KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION | £60k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION | £707k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ADDENBROOKE'S KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £113k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRISTOL AREA KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION | £90k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DUDLEY KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EXETER AND DISTRICT KIDNEY PATIENTS' ASSOCIATION | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |