KIDNEY RESEARCH UK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To fund and deliver life-saving research into kidney diseases. To improve treatments for people with kidney diseases and enhance their quality of life and to increase awareness of kidney health.
Latest income
£14.5m
Expenditure
£16.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £7.0m | £5.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £12.8m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £14.5m | £14.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £13.6m | £14.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £14.5m | £16.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £9.0m |
| Charitable activities | £3.8m |
| Trading | £663k |
| Investment income | £975k |
| Total income | £14.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.5m |
| Raising funds | £3.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £7.7m |
| Governance | £103k |
| Total expenditure | £16.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.7m |
| Total funds | £12.4m |
| — restricted | £849k |
| — unrestricted | £11.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £12.4m |
| Cash | £4.8m |
People
| Employees | 94 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.