Our impact
Our annual report and accounts are a chance to reflect on the progress we have made in driving forward research to prevent kidney disease, protect people and make treatments kinder and more tolerable.
Every donation from supporters has enabled us to invest in research to change the lives of people living with kidney disease.
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Together, we're changing the future for kidney patients
There are estimated to be 7.2 million people in the UK currently living with chronic kidney disease. Treatments can be gruelling and currently there is no cure. But research gives us the power to change the future.
In 2025/26, thanks to our incredible community of researchers, patients, volunteers and partners we invested a record £13 million in research to improve our understanding of kidney health, halt kidney disease in its tracks and improve outcomes. That's over £84m we have invested in research over the last ten years.
We pushed kidney disease higher up the political agenda, strengthened partnerships to accelerate research, and increased our focus on turning discoveries into real-world improvements.
Our annual report shows how we're creating a brighter future for everyone affected by kidney disease.
2025-2026 in numbers
With your support, here's a few highlights we've achieved in the last year.
£15.5 million
a record year for income
£15.2 million
invested in research, awareness and education
Over 400
volunteers have raised awareness across the UK
50 grants
to research projects filled with potential for patients
268 gifts
were received from supporter's Wills, generously giving over £5 million to change kidney patients' lives
How your donations fund vital research
In 2025/26, we invested across research, awareness and education
We strive to continuously improve efficiency and to invest as much as possible of each pound in research and raising awareness of kidney disease.
Of all the money we raise, we invested 76 pence out of every pound directly into our research and awareness, with 24 pence helping us to raise the next pound to sustain our work into the future.
Our fundraising costs
We are committed to ensuring as much of every pound raised as possible goes directly into our research and awareness work. We strive to keep our costs as low as we can, and we continually review how we work to further improve our effectiveness. We balance this with ensuring that we maintain the quality of what we do and the welfare of our staff and volunteers is not compromised by cutting costs below the level needed to remain effective.
Our fundraising promise
We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator and aim to ensure that our fundraising is respectful, open, honest, legal and accountable. Find out more by reading our fundraising promise.
Past reports
View our annual reports from previous years.
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