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2023-12-31-accounts

Give a Kidney CIO Annual report

2023

England & Wales Charity Number 1195852

Give a Kidney CIO Financial Statements Period from 1 January to 31 December 2023

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Contents
Message from our Chair 3
Trustees’ Annual Report 4
Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees 11
Receipt and payments account 12
Statement of balances 13
Notes to the financial statements 14
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Message from our Chair

2023 was an incredible year for achieving a step change towards our vision of “no waiting for a transplant for want of a kidney”.

The Trustees’ strategy day in July 2022 set our ambitions for the next one, five and 10 years. These fantastic plans - which were only limited by lack of funds and people - made it equally inspiring and frustrating. A mere six months later and we were in discussions for what would become a major strategic collaboration to implement much of that five-year strategy.

Half-way through 2023, we launched the Robert Dangoor Partnership for Living Kidney Donation, made financially possible by David Dangoor OBE and made deliverable by combining resources with our partner Kidney Research UK.

We also celebrated the 1,000th non-directed living kidney donation, since the law was changed to allow this in 2006. With the energy and dedication of our amazing supporters and our collaboration with the Robert Dangoor Partnership and other partners such as NHS Blood and Transplant, I am sure we’ll reach the 2,000th nondirected donor in a fraction of that time.

2023 culminated in our celebratory supporters’ event in November, the first time meeting in person since 2019, and it was wonderful to see some old faces and meet with living donors who have become supporters in the last 12 months. Highlights were a presentation from Dennis Carver on the

Transplant Tour 2023 which raised over £35,000 for our small charity and a performance by the Black Living Donor Choir.

We continue to be grateful to all the people who support us, the volunteers who give of their time and those who raise money to help us maintain our vision and purpose.

Robert Wiggins, Chair

Trustees

The Trustees who served during 2023 were as follows:

Robert Wiggins, Dr Paul van den Chair Bosch, Treasurer

Dr Adnan Sharif, Trustee

Caroline BasarabChris Luck, Horwarth, Trustee Trustee

Edward Hibbert, Trustee

Kiran Gupta, Paul Gibbs, Trustee Trustee

Independent Examiner:

Sheena Gibson FCCA James Hair & Co 59 Bonnygate Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BY

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Structure, governance and management

General

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees.

Recruitment, appointment and induction of the Trustees

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Mission

In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Regular skills audits of trustees are carried out.

A charity trustee who has served for three consecutive terms may not be reappointed for a fourth consecutive term but may be reappointed after an interval of at least one year.

There must be at least four charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees or appoint a new charity trustee.

The maximum number of charity trustees is nine. The charity trustees may not appoint any charity trustee if as a result the number of charity trustees would exceed the maximum.

The charity trustees will make available to each new charity trustee, on or before his or her first appointment:

a) a copy of the current version of this constitution; and

b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts.

In addition, trustees are given a copy of The Essential Trustee and have access to ongoing training including training courses providing by the NCVO such as the “Charity Trustee Induction”.

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Objectives and statement on public benefit

The purpose of the charity is the preservation and protection of good health for the public benefit by:

Raising awareness of living kidney donation in the UK, with a particular emphasis on non-directed altruistic donation

Influencing change within living donation

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Our vision

No waiting for a transplant for want of a kidney.

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Achievements and performance

2023 marked perhaps the most significant development towards our objectives in our history, as we joined forces with Kidney Research UK to deliver the Robert Dangoor Partnership for Living Kidney Donation, made possible by businessman and philanthropist David Dangoor CBE. David is particularly invested in raising awareness of living kidney donation having previously donated a kidney to his brother Robert.

The programme has been created to raise awareness and encourage more people to consider donating a kidney during their lifetime and is working closely with support from NHS Blood and Transplant. Together, the two charities will endeavour to help more people understand what it means to be a living donor, as well as supporting and guiding them throughout their donation journey.

Through the latter half of 2023, we were delighted to have welcomed the first two members of the team who will be delivering this work over a five-year period - Emma Hotchkiss as Programme Lead and Eoin Buckley as Marketing and Communications Manager - and work began on developing the programme, to launch in January 2024. It includes a new portal to help support people who want to learn more about living kidney donation and a website that will take prospective donors and their families through each part of their donation journey, from the first stages of considering donating through to their surgery and support after leaving the hospital.

To accompany the new site, a nationwide promotional campaign was planned to further raise awareness of living kidney donation. It will highlight the impact that donations have on recipients and their lives, sharing stories and experiences of previous donors, recipients and healthcare professionals.

2023 also saw the Partnership begin work on the research and development of the programme, develop its strategy group, clinical and lay advisory panels and appoint a creative agency and CRM partner to support it.

The growing rate of kidney disease here in the UK and across the world means that every day, lives are lost to this awful condition. Having donated a kidney to my brother, I know first-hand that it is perfectly possible to do this and to carry on living a normal life. Through this programme, I hope that more people can learn about the possibilities of living donation and may be inspired to take that step and change the life of someone living with kidney disease. Our ultimate vision is that no one should die waiting for a kidney.

David Dangoor, CBE

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Achievements and performance cont’d.

4959 Two

likes, comments and reactions across our social media platforms

webinars hosted: ‘Answering your questions’ and ‘What are the ethical issues in organ transplantation’

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newsletters sent to more than 1,000 people

Risk management

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibility to access and mitigate the major risks to which the charity is exposed. The Trustees periodically review the major risks to which the charity is exposed and where appropriate systems or procedures have been established to mitigate those risks.

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Income

Aside from the very significant donation of £138,000 from The Exilarch’s Foundation for the Robert Dangoor Partnership for Living Kidney donation (see page 7), this year saw a very welcome increase in our overall income. This was largely thanks to those who regularly donate, the phenomenal efforts of individuals who raised more than £4,000 and the Transplant Tour which raised more than £35,000.

The Transplant Tour was organised by Dennis Carver, who donated his kidney to a stranger in 2021 at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford NHS Trust. Cyclists began the Tour at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, before calling at units in Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, completing the Tour in Oxford. As well as raising funds for Give a Kidney, the riders were able to promote awareness of non-directed living kidney donation at every stage of the Tour.

Financial review

Period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

The results for the period under review are set out on page 12 of the accounts.

The trustees are confident of the charity’s ability to continue operating as a going concern.

Reserves policy

As at 31 December 2023 the level of unrestricted funds was £49,697.

Given the small size of the charity and the difficulties associated with fundraising not only in the current climate but also with the limited resources available to the charity to do this Give a Kidney reserve policy is to hold reserves of the level of 6 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure of the coming financial year as a minimum and 12 months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure of the coming financial year as a maximum. This is £31,600 as of 31 December 2023. This is to ensure that the charity could continue meeting its objectives should it be unable to raise funds for a period.

This policy is reviewed annually at the January Steering Committee Meeting.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 25th October 2024.

Robert Wiggins, Chairman

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Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees

Period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 12 to 13 plus related notes..

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner and basis of report As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). You are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination.

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act.

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the� examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper� understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Sheena Gibson FCCA James Hair & Co 59 Bonnygate Cupar Fife, KY15 4BY

29 October 2024

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Rimberio Receipts and Payments account

For the period 1 January to 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Totals Unrestricted
Income Notes £ £
Donations 2 47,145 138,001 185,146 42,948
Merchandise sales 62 - 62 26
Bank interest received 257 - 257 -
Total 47,464 138,001 185,465 42,974
Expenditure
Charitable activities 3 (21,438) (17,694) (39,132) (18,584)
Governance costs 4 (720) - (720) -
Total (22,158) (17,694) (39,852) (18,584)
Excess of receipts over 25,306 120,307 145,613 24,390
payments for the period

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Statement of BalancesRimberio

As at 31 December 2023

Rimberio
Statement of
As at 31 December 2023		 Balance s
2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Totals Unrestricted
Bank and deposit balances
Notes		 £ £
Balances as at 31 December 24,390 - 24,390 -
Excess of receipts over
payments for the period 25,306 120,307 145,613 24,390
Balances as at
31 December 2023		 49,696 120,307 170,003 24,390
Liabilities
Independent examiner’s fees 540

These accounts were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on and are signed on their behalf by:

Robert Wiggins, Chair

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Notes to the accountsRimberio

2023

2022

1.Staff costs

Give a Kidney does not employ any permanent staff members. No salaries or wages have been paid to members of the committee during the period. No expenses were paid to Trustees in 2023.

2.Donations

2.Donations
Donation from Give a Kidney - One’s Enough - 33,013
UNRESTRICTED
Direct donations from individuals 4,597 5,124
Online giving platforms 5,881 3,437
Event donations 47 56
Auctions/raffles - 500
Amazon Smile/Thrift+ etc. 146 268
Other grants (unrestricted) 400 250
Donations from community organisations 222 300
Transplant Tour 35,185 -
-
Gift Aid reclaimed 667 -
Totals 47,145 42,948
RESTRICTED
The Exilarch’s Foundation 138,001 -
Totals 185,146 42,948
3.Cost of charitable activities
UNRESTRICTED
Media, PR and external relations consultancy 5,610 7,249
Administration, digital marketing and social media 10,102 -
Administration, governance and bookkeeping fees - 5,119
Finance, governance and bookkeeping fees 1,210 -
Digital marketing and social media - 3,990
Training and team-building - 345
Website fees 744 617
Trustees’ travel expenses - 105
Postage, stationery and printing 215 943
Subscriptions 395 216
Bank fees 12 -
Events 2,664 -
ESOT attendance costs 486 -
Totals 21,438 18,584
RESTRICTED
GAK and KRUK leadership 6,864
Travel and subsistence costs (not Trustees) 334
Awareness & education communications - general 30
Awareness & education communications - GOOD agency 1,977
Awareness & education communications - CRM 1,227
Programme Staff 7,262
Totals 17,694

4.Governance costs

Independent Examiner’s fees

720

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