Lister Area Kidney Patients Association
Analysis
Lister Area Kidney Patients Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stevenage. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lister Area Kidney Patients Association reported income of £38k and spending of £27k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £318k to £38k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lister Area Kidney Patients Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Barnabas (Outreach) Trust (£38k), Planting for Hope Uganda (£38k) and Dementia Club UK (£38k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The LAKPA provides support to persons suffering from kidney disease in particular patients from Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire receiving treatment via the Lister Hospital, Stevenage. We provide services or items to improve the welfare of renal patients and carers e.g. equipment, printed information, speakers, grants to patients and subsidised social events.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Barnabas (Outreach) Trust | Epsom | £38k |
| Planting for Hope Uganda | Kidderminster | £38k |
| Dementia Club UK | London | £38k |
| Space for You Limited | Cornwall | £38k |