Southport Kidney Fund [patient Support and Research]
Analysis
Southport Kidney Fund [patient Support and Research] is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Southport Kidney Fund [patient Support and Research] reported income of £10k and spending of £14k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £12k to £10k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southport Kidney Fund [patient Support and Research] sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaw Cancer & Haematology Unit Fundraising Group (£10k), Bucks Uniformed Youth (£10k) and Atapur Welfare Trust (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
GIVING HELP FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE TO LOCAL KIDNEY PATIENTS IN ANY WAY WE CAN HELP AND ALSO BY GIVING GRANTS TO PATIENTS, HELPING WITH TRANSPORT COSTS ETC AND ALSO GIVING DONATIONS TO RESEARCH VIA VARIOUS KIDNEY RESEARCH CHARITIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alaw Cancer & Haematology Unit Fundraising Group | Ynys Mon | £10k |
| Bucks Uniformed Youth | Buckinghamshire | £10k |
| Atapur Welfare Trust | West Yorkshire | £10k |
| Freda Ashmore Scholarship Fund | Middlesex | £10k |