Kidneys for Life — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 June 1976
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £217,665
Latest expenditure: £242,761
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Kidneys for Life, Renal Research, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kidneysforlife.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Relief of renal related illnesses and the funding of research and education in renal disease, transplantation and allied fields together with the provision of direct patient amenities

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,761

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £213,306
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,946

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £308,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £203,991
Total Gross Expenditure: £168,536

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £112,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,584

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,761
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £213,306
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,946
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £308,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,025
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £203,991
Total Gross Expenditure: £168,536
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £112,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,584
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Kidneys for Life
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1976-06-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: Kidneys for Life
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-06-11T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 702650
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 702650
Assoc Charity Name: LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 6 MAY 1976 AND SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST DEED DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 1977 AND 1ST SEPT 1983 AS AMENDED BY SIGNED UNDATED, RESOLUTION RECEIVED 4/8/97, AS AMENDED BY A SCHEME 10 MAY 2000 AMENDED ON 12 JULY 2007 AS AMENDED 11 DECEMBER 2015 AS AMENDED ON 03 MAY 2024
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS BY:A. THE PROVISION OF AMENITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PATIENTS OF RENAL UNITS IN HOSPITALS IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES RELATIVE RESPECTIVELY TO THE TREATMENT GIVEN AND THE TREATMENT RECEIVED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED PATIENTS IN RESPECT OF KIDNEY COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS. B. UNDERTAKING, PROMOTING, DEVELOPING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT AND RESEARCH INTO TREATMENT OF SUCH DISEASES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS RELATING TO DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. C. UNDERTAKING, PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. D. EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. E. EDUCATING RENAL STAFF AT HOSPITALS IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES IN DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 273611
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY AND BOOTH HALL RENAL UNIT FUND

Charity Name Id: 569450
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: KIDNEYS FOR LIFE FUNDRAISING FOR MINT

Charity Name Id: 273592
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: KIDNEYS FOR LIFE FUNDRAISING FOR MINT AT THE MRI RENAL UNITS

Charity Name Id: 273598
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION (MINT)

Charity Name Id: 273602
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY - RENAL UNIT FUND

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures