Kidney Wales Charity
What it does
The promotion, provision, maintenance and improvement of renal units in hospitals, schools of medicine and universities; by the provision therein or in connection therewith of equipment, laboratories, facilities or personnel whatsoever calculated to relieve such persons and by the promotion of medical research into renal and other diseases.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A RENAL DISEASE OR DISEASES IN WALES OR ELSEWHERE IN GREAT BRITAIN AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - (A) THE PROMOTION, PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RENAL UNITS IN HOSPITALS, AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT UNITS, SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITIES AND SUCH OTHER LOCATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE AND THE PROVISION THEREIN OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OF ANY EQUIPMENT, LABORATORIES, FACILITIES OR OTHER RESOURCES AS MAY BE REQUIRED; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE; (C) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO RENAL DISEASES; AND (D) THE PROMOTION OR PROVISION OF OTHER EFFECTIVE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY RENAL DISEASES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales (and Elsewhere in Great Britain)
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £318,994 and spent £460,064.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £318,994 | £460,064 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £364,000 | £351,442 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £543,898 | £340,888 | 5 | 15 |
| 31 March 2022 | £303,354 | £326,991 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2021 | £599,173 | £456,470 | 6 | 35 |
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
- Down 47%, from £599,173 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £318,994 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 144% of its income in the year to 31 March 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 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £44,206 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2023
- Donations and legacies£384,940
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£157,355
- Investments£1,603
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £39,321.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£23,098, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£15,473, 1 grant
- Making A Difference Locally£500, 1 grant
- Quartet Community Foundation£250, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2025 | Making A Difference Locally | £500 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Quartet Community Foundation | £250 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £15,473 |
| 31 Jan 2023 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Ben Hughes
- Emma Jones
- Jamie Bowen
- Judith Stone
- Michael Stephens
- Mike Weir
- Nathan Hazell
- Richard Jenkins
- Ryland Lloyd
- Stacey Bruce
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 January 2026, 16 days early | Received 15 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 17 January 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 27 days early | Received 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 6 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 700396
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 June 1988
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JUNE 1988. REVISED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES ADOPTED 15 APRIL 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 JAN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 OCT 2020 as amended on 01 Dec 2020
- Company number
- 02268003This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.kidneywales.cymru
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.