Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

KIDNEY CANCER SUPPORT NETWORK 

The Kidney Cancer Support Network (KCSN) is the only patient led kidney cancer charity in the UK, this gives our charity a unique perspective & understanding of the needs of kidney cancer patients their carers & families.The Kidney Cancer Support Network seeks to improve the lives of kidney cancer patients by providing advocacy, information, general resources and emotional and practical support
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/22£137£87£50n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/10/21£148£91£57n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/10/20£103£77£26n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/10/19£110£68£42n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/10/18£96£54£42£0£0£0n/a06
31/10/17£87£60£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£55£49£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.actionkidneycancer.org

team@actionkidneycancer.org

08001218721

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2015, number: 1164238
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

11th Floor
3 Piccadilly Place
MANCHESTER
M1 3BN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY CANCER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY:1. THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO KIDNEY CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO KIDNEY CANCER WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC3. PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF KIDNEY CANCER AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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