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The Children’s Kidney Fund (Northern Ireland)

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £42.2K

  • Spending

    £53.6K

  • Charity no. 109318
  • Date registered. 19/01/2023

Public benefits

the direct benefits are a better quality of life for children with kidney disease and their families throughout Northern Ireland This can be demonstrated by the availability of the appropriate, facilities, equipment and resources for every kidney patient associated with the unit at the Children's Hospital in Belfast There is no harm

identified The beneficiaries are kidney patients and their families across Northern Ireland There are no private benefits flowing from the purpose of the charity.

What your organisation does

The charity promotes best practice in all aspects of kidney care for children across NI. We support families with the provision of additional bespoke equipment to allow home dialysis to be undertaken in a safe environment. We provide financial assistance to the renal families toward holidays and transport - this is essential for the mental health

and wellbeing of the children impacted by kidney disease. We support families with transport costs to and from the hospital, this has increased significantly due to the unavailability of ambulance facilities. We promote the Transplant Games as the best advert for life after transplant - this event is held annually usually in England. We provide significant sponsorship to support the kids to meet with other children and families who have experienced the same illness. We support the renal team to engage with other professionals across the UK to learn new techniques, procedures and to continue their professional development and through their research into new treatments. We arrange fun days to allow the extended kidney family to come together and learn from each other's experiences.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Grant making
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Medical/health/sickness

Charitable purposes

The object of the fund are the relief of patients and the promotion of research into and study of kidney disease in children and to publish the useful results of such research for the public benefit.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name

  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 12 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Keith Smith
  • Mr Maurice Savage
  • Mrs Ruth Carter
  • Mrs Elixabeth Anne Mckenna
  • Mr Jonathan Peter Mcgivern
  • Mr Robert Alexander Price

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Keith Smith, 123 Charlestown Road, Portadown, Co Armagh, BT63 5PR

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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