The Renal Association

Analysis

The Renal Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02229663). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Renal Association reported income of £6.5m and spending of £5.2m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £6.5m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Renal Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Hospitals Charity (£6.5m), Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) (£6.5m) and Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 7.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.