Kidney Research UK

Registered Charity Number: 252892 , SC039245
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

52.575040377061, -0.23716558447976

Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease.

For more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.

We work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease and we collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy 
and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the center of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity. Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.

Only research will end this, and nobody can do it but us, by offering kidney patients and their families hope for the future. We’re taking it on. But we can’t do it without you. 

Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease, help us to make this a reality.

To hear more from patients about their experiences living with kidney disease visit our YouTube channel.

Financial Information

March 2024
March 2023
Total Income
£13,561,301
£14,490,766
Total Expenditure
£14,398,297
£14,596,993