Kidneys for Life

Charity Number: 505256
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £213,306
Total expenditure: £251,946

People

9 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Lancashire
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 June 1976: Standard registration
  • 11 June 2021: Funds received from 702650 LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOC...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION (MINT) (Working name)
  • KIDNEYS FOR LIFE FUNDRAISING FOR MINT (Previous name)
  • KIDNEYS FOR LIFE FUNDRAISING FOR MINT AT THE MRI RENAL UNITS (Previous name)
  • MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY - RENAL UNIT FUND (Previous name)
  • MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY AND BOOTH HALL RENAL UNIT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Afshin Tavakoli Chair 13 March 2015
None on record
Dr Maharajan Raman Trustee 24 January 2025
None on record
Dr Andrew Nixon Trustee 19 May 2023
None on record
Dr Ajay Dhaygude Trustee 19 May 2023
None on record
Dr Durga Kanigicherla Trustee 21 February 2020
None on record
Dr Amrit Kaur Trustee 21 February 2020
None on record
Professor Smeeta Sinha Trustee 21 February 2020
None on record
Professor Sandip Mitra Trustee 20 December 2013
None on record
Professor Rachel Lennon-Wolowczyk Trustee 19 November 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £291.21k £112.96k £203.99k £308.13k £213.31k
Total expenditure £306.02k £134.58k £168.54k £292.02k £251.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 07 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 08 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 12 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 12 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Kidneys for Life
Renal Research
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
Phone:
01612766671
Email:
fundraiser@kidneysforlife.org
Website:

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