NORTHERN COUNTIES KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND
Provides funding for kidney research in the North of England.
Latest income
£325k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £149,290 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £887,226. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are well in excess of the stated reserves policy target, indicating strong financial stability.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: thirty months' expected future expenditure (held: £887k)
“It is considered prudent to maintain cash reserves at approximately thirty months' expected future expenditure” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The majority of the Trustees and committee members are employed by organisations to which the Charity makes grants, primarily Newcastle University, the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
“The majority of the Trustees and committee members are employed by organisations to which the Charity makes grants, primarily Newcastle University, the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Neither Trustees nor committee members take part in any decisions of the Charity where they, or a project with which they have an interest, might benefit.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trustees
- Anna-Maria Steel
- Dr Sally Johnson
- John Andrew Kirby
- PROFESSOR NEIL STEPHEN SHEERIN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £325k | £176k |
| 05/04/2024 | £227k | £108k |
| 05/04/2023 | £34k | £70k |
| 05/04/2022 | £107k | £18k |
| 05/04/2021 | £34k | £94k |
Common questions
Is NORTHERN COUNTIES KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £149,290 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £887,226. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are well in excess of the stated reserves policy target, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE STONEYGATE TRUST | 1 | £2.4m |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £340k |
| THE KIDNEY FUND | 1 | £40k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £20k |
| THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION | 1 | £13k |
Charities like this
- KIDNEY RESEARCH NORTHWEST
- KIDNEY RESEARCH YORKSHIRE
- THE KIDNEY FUND
- KIDNEY RESEARCH UK
- NORTHUMBERLAND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN COUNTIES KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND | £325k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KIDNEY RESEARCH NORTHWEST | £126k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KIDNEY RESEARCH YORKSHIRE | £181k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE KIDNEY FUND | £297k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KIDNEY RESEARCH UK | £14.5m | £130,001 - £140,000 | — | within | — | no doubt |
| NORTHUMBERLAND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £679k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |