Sheffield Area Kidney Association

Analysis

Sheffield Area Kidney Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Sheffield Area Kidney Association reported income of £17k and spending of £46k, spending 268% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £53k to £17k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 289%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sheffield Area Kidney Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ncifoundations Charity (£17k), Sheffield Area Kidney Association (£17k) and Candlefish (£17k).