# The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 294254 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/294254)
- Latest income: £18.8k; spending £16k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Devon
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/royal-devon-and-exeter-kidney-development-fund

Promotion and furtherance of the understanding and treatment of and research into human kidney diseases, disorders and failure and other objects of a charitable nature connected with the human kidney.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £18.8k | £16k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £8,105 | £10.1k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £2,789 | £14.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £2,514 | £14.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £1,294 | £6,723 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The promotion and furtherance of the understanding and treatment of and research into human Kidney diseases disorders and failure and other objects of a charitable nature connected with the human Kidney.

## What it funds

The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund reported income of £18.8k and spending of £16k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £61.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Devon.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Devon.

### Does The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £16k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.3k a year.

### How large is The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund?

In its latest reported year The Royal Devon and Exeter Kidney Development Fund reported income of £18.8k and spending of £16k.


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