Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (Nest)

Analysis

Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (Nest) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sarum St Michael Flats. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (Nest) reported income of £85k and spending of £57k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £124k to £85k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (Nest) sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nora Milburn Charitable Trust (£85k), The Women & Families Resource Centre (£85k) and Trimdon Community College Association (£85k).