THE KIDNEY FUND

Registered charity 800952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WEST THAMES KIDNEY FUND

Promotion of education and research into renal failure and diabetes

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£297k

Latest spending

£294k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £3,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total unrestricted reserves to £596,938. The trustees consider the assets adequate to continue fulfilling obligations and remain committed to raising additional funds to support the South West Thames Institute for Renal Research.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kidney Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr AKINWALE DAVID MAKANJUOLAchair
Anita Abena-Amoako
CHRISTOPHER HOWARD
Christopher John Moorhouse · trustee of 1 other charity
Clare Feasby
Dr MICHAEL BENDING
NICHOLAS PETER FORD

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£297k	£294k
31/03/2024	£396k	£302k
31/03/2023	£476k	£157k
31/03/2022	£128k	£102k
31/03/2021	£309k	£180k

Common questions

Is THE KIDNEY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £3,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total unrestricted reserves to £596,938. The trustees consider the assets adequate to continue fulfilling obligations and remain committed to raising additional funds to support the South West Thames Institute for Renal Research. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£26k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	2	£13k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION	2	£8k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST	1	£1.9m

Charities like this

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

KIDNEY RESEARCH YORKSHIRE income £181k
KIDNEY RESEARCH NORTHWEST income £126k
NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION income £707k
Kidney Wales Charity income £319k
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK income £14.5m
Kidneys for Life income £218k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE KIDNEY FUND	£297k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KIDNEY RESEARCH YORKSHIRE FY2025	£181k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KIDNEY RESEARCH NORTHWEST FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION FY2025	£707k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Kidney Wales Charity FY2025	£319k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK FY2025	£14.5m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	within	—	no doubt

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