Registered charity · Manchester
Kidneys for Life
Kidneys for Life is a registered charity (number 505256) based in Manchester, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Afshin Tavakoli since 2015. Latest income £218k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Manchester Institute of Nephrology and Transplantation (Mint) (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £218k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Afshin TavakoliChair · since 2015
- Dr Ajay DhaygudeTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Amrit KaurTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Andrew NixonTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Durga KanigicherlaTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Maharajan RamanTrustee · since 2025
- Professor Rachel Lennon-WolowczykTrustee · since 2013
- Professor Sandip MitraTrustee · since 2013
- Professor Smeeta SinhaTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Manchester City, Cheshire East, Cumbria, Lancashire and more
- Website
- www.kidneysforlife.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1976
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£218k£243k
- 2024£213k£252k
- 2023£308k£292k
Earlier years
- 2022£204k£169k
- 2021£113k£135k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS BY:A. THE PROVISION OF AMENITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PATIENTS OF RENAL UNITS IN HOSPITALS IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES RELATIVE RESPECTIVELY TO THE TREATMENT GIVEN AND THE TREATMENT RECEIVED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED PATIENTS IN RESPECT OF KIDNEY COMPLAINTS AND DISORDERS. B. UNDERTAKING, PROMOTING, DEVELOPING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT AND RESEARCH INTO TREATMENT OF SUCH DISEASES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS RELATING TO DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. C. UNDERTAKING, PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. D. EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT. E. EDUCATING RENAL STAFF AT HOSPITALS IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES IN DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.
Grants received
1 grant · £627 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
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Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Afshin Tavakoli Chair since 2015
- Dr Ajay Dhaygude since 2023
- Dr Amrit Kaur since 2020
- Dr Andrew Nixon since 2023
- Dr Durga Kanigicherla since 2020
- Dr Maharajan Raman since 2025
- Professor Rachel Lennon-Wolowczyk since 2013
- Professor Sandip Mitra since 2013
- Professor Smeeta Sinha since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Afshin Tavakoli Chair since 2015
- Dr Amrit Kaur since 2020
- Dr Durga Kanigicherla since 2020
- Professor Rachel Lennon-Wolowczyk since 2013
- Professor Sandip Mitra since 2013
- Professor Smeeta Sinha since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Afshin Tavakoli Chair since 2015
- Dr Ajay Dhaygude since 2023
- Dr Amrit Kaur since 2020
- Dr Andrew Nixon since 2023
- Dr Durga Kanigicherla since 2020
- Dr Maharajan Raman since 2025
- Professor Rachel Lennon-Wolowczyk since 2013
- Professor Sandip Mitra since 2013
- Professor Smeeta Sinha since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 505256
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 6 MAY 1976 AND SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST DEED DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 1977 AND 1ST SEPT 1983 AS AMENDED BY SIGNED UNDATED, RESOLUTION RECEIVED 4/8/97, AS AMENDED BY A SCHEME 10 MAY 2000 AMENDED ON 12 JULY 2007 AS AMENDED 11 DECEMBER 2015 AS AMENDED ON 03 MAY 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01612766671 · fundraiser@kidneysforlife.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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