Popham Kidney Support
What it does
To provide all Kidney Patients in Wales with a better quality of life. Putting Patients First, helping them believe in themselves to achieve a better quality of life for them and their families. Providing support services that share information, advice and emotional support through our Peer Mentor Services and supporting projects that improve facilities, patients welfare and wellbeing
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF RENAL PATIENTS IN WALES BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HEALTH CARE BY THE PROVISIONS OF LECTURES, FORA AND BY THE PUBLICATION OF NEWS LETTERS DEVOTED TO HEALTH CARE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £250,030 and spent £237,598.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £250,030 | £237,598 | Not reported | 28 |
| 4 April 2024 | £197,738 | £207,204 | Not reported | 100 |
| 4 May 2023 | £158,182 | £185,117 | Not reported | 120 |
| 4 April 2022 | £194,843 | £146,240 | Not reported | 30 |
| 4 April 2021 | £169,475 | £108,974 | Not reported | 19 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 48%, from £169,475 in the year to 4 April 2021 to £250,030 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2021 | £26,917 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £709,911.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£657,911, 8 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£50,000, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,708 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,875 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Postcode Community Trust |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
13 March 2024
Named by Mike Hedges in the Senedd
…published by the UK Renal Registry. There are also 38 children receiving treatment for kidney failure. Last week, I held an event for the Popham Kidney Support, which is based in my constituency, a charity that supports people throughout Wales with kidney disease. It was surprising to see, at the e…
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Lynne Denise OrtonChair
- Ashraf Mikhail
- Christopher Patrick Dorrell
- Dr Alexa Wonnacott
- Dr Janice St John-Matthews
- Dr Jishnu Bhattacharyya
- Dr Rhian Gwilliam
- Gillian Sheppard
- John Turner
- Kim Loosmore
- Martin Newbury
- Robert Sheffield
- Roger Hickman
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 4 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 4 February 2026 |
| 4 April 2024 | 4 February 2025 | Received 31 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 4 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Received 30 May 2024, 87 days late | Received 30 May 2024 |
| 4 April 2022 | 4 February 2023 | Received 3 February 2023, 1 day early | Received 3 February 2023 |
| 4 April 2021 | 4 February 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 3 days early | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1160114
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 January 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Jan 2015 as amended on 27 Jun 2019 as amended on 16 Aug 2022 as amended on 05 Jul 2023 as amended on 06 Jul 2023
- Website
- www.pophamkidneysupport.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.