Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ALZHEIMERS BRAIN BANK UK 

The main objectives of the charity are to protect and promote the health of the public, in particular by establishing, promoting and maintaining banks of brain tissue for research into the cause, prevention and treatment and cure of Alzheimer's disease and associated neurodegenerative diseases and disorders.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£896£862£34£0£315£3154.400
31/03/22£192£148£44n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£839£815£23£0£237£2373.510
31/03/20£7£22£-16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£4£26£-22n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£2,759£2,675£83£0£258£2581.210
31/03/17£149£171£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£0£24£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£18£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£189£206£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3,551£3,318£232£4£254£2540.900
31/03/12£100£79£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£226£235£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£60£9£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£2,247£2,301£-54£2£-41£-41-0.200
31/03/08£50£38£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 83%
Liabilities/Income: 175%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

finance@alzheimersresearchuk.org

01223 824511

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-79
  • SIMON RIDLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Research
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2006, number: 1114578
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2006, number: 05762960
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR09: 18 days late,
Main office

Alzheimers Research UK
Unit 3-4
3 Riverside
Granta Park
Great Abington
CAMBRIDG

Objectives

1. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING, PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING BRAIN BANKS OF BRAIN CELL TISSUE FOR RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND DISORDERS;2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION (INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION) AND AWARENESS IN MATTERS RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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