Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE BRAINWAVE CENTRE LIMITED

Mission:

To deliver accessible high-quality therapy to an increasing number of children through our team of qualified staff at our Centre, outreach hubs, home visits and online.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Comment by the Charity:
    All of our income is self generated through fundraising events and Retail (charity shops). Whilst we have navigated our way through the pandemic we have had to make some difficult decisions along the way following a significant reduction in income. We are now faced with the cost of living crisis, which is further impacting on our finances and those of the families we support, with utility costs increasing by over 300%.

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/23£2,189£2,085£104£385£1,204£5032.966160
30/11/22£1,976£1,954£22£375£1,100£5133.245250
30/11/21£1,869£1,796£73£305£1,078£5483.745250
30/11/20£2,284£2,220£64£1,248£1,005£7183.962200
30/11/19£2,392£2,877£-485£1,608£941£1990.895226
30/11/18£3,017£2,932£85£1,690£1,426£5852.4730
30/11/17£2,824£2,844£-20£1,662£1,430£5582.4730
30/11/16£2,948£3,123£-175£1,804£1,450£5172840
30/11/15£2,872£2,859£13£1,748£1,550£7513.2800
30/11/14£2,945£2,943£1£1,729£1,536£7343790
30/11/13£2,768£2,816£-48£1,607£1,535£7433.2810
30/11/12£2,845£2,697£148£1,598£1,583£6823750
30/11/11£2,397£2,574£-177£1,432£1,435£5742.7700
30/11/10£2,257£2,601£-344£1,479£1,613£5892.7660
30/11/09£1,822£2,072£-250£1,076£1,958£7954.6530
30/11/08£2,028£1,859£169£904£2,208£9836.3510
30/11/07£1,613£1,630£-17£763£2,040£1,0948.1440
30/11/06£1,818£1,436£382n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/05£1,293£1,235£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/04£1,229£1,032£197n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

www.brainwave.org.uk

enquiries@brainwave.org.uk

01278429089

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What it does
Brainwave helps children with disabilities and additional needs to achieve greater independence, with aims to improve mobility, communication skills, and learning potential through a range of educational and physical therapies.
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£303,093
DCMS£78,983
The Foyle Foundation£19,000
Essex Community Foundation£17,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£19,000 30/04/2024
to cover the salary of an education learning and development therapist over 12 months
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 30/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - National Therapy Support
£303,093 01/12/2022
This funding will be used to expand its National Therapy Support Service which provides specialist therapies for children with physical or cognitive disabilities. The project aims to have a lasting impact on children and young people by providing ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Brainwave Centre Limited
£3,600 09/06/2022
Providing therapies to children and young people with additional needs living in Tyne & Wear and northumberland
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Brainwave Centre Ltd
£7,500 18/03/2021
to continue supporting children with disabilities by way of a virtual therapy programme
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,983 29/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Brainwave Centre Ltd
£10,000 29/04/2020
to adapt services of an organisation supporting families with children with a brain injury during COVID19
Cheshire Community Foundation - Virtual Home Therapy
£3,570 11/04/2020
Brainwave supports children with physical and/or cognitive disabilities, whether caused by brain injury like cerebral palsy, a genetic condition like Down syndrome, autism, or general developmental delay, through the provision and promotion of ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Virtual therapy sessions for children with disabilities and additional needs
£3,750 30/03/2020
1
Virtual therapy sessions for children with disabilities and additional needs
Essex Community Foundation - Essex Child Sponsorship
£4,000 14/03/2019
11
To subsidise a support service for Essex children with brain injuries
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Brainwave Centre
£10,000 22/04/2016
refurbishment of internal building for a charity which works with disabled people in Bridgwater
The October Club -
£460,000 31/10/2008
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-76
  • ANDREW HANNAM (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • BARRIE CROW HON.FIBM Appointed: 2012
  • CHRIS MEDLOCK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director/Triustee
  • DAVID MARTIN JACKSON Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired
  • DR JEREMY TANKEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor
  • GLENYS TAYLOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant
  • JESSICA HARRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee
  • MATTHEW LOCKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • RICHARD ADAMS Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Industrialist
  • STUART CHARLES WELLS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/1999, number: 1073238
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1998, number: 03666739
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE MOLLY FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST on 12/03/2024
  • Asset transfer in from KINGS WORTHY PRE-SCHOOL on 08/04/2024
Main office

THE BRAINWAVE CENTRE
HUNTWORTH
BRIDGWATER
TA6 6LQ

Objectives

THE REHABILITATION OF BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF THERAPY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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