Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

THE BRAIN CHARITY

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends, and carers. There are hundreds of different neurological conditions, including stroke, brain injury, dementia, cluster headaches, and many rarer ones too. We are here for every single one.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£1,633£1,628£5£191£992£95073853
31/03/22£1,253£1,236£17£204£1,006£1,0069.84245
31/03/21£809£861£-52£244£958£94313.12970
31/03/20£855£837£18£266£963£93013.32970
31/03/19£706£731£-25£168£980£96515.83284
31/03/18£663£710£-47£15£1,000£97016.4320
31/03/17£641£653£-12£157£1,020£88916.3300
31/03/16£595£575£21£130£1,000£87218.2180
31/03/15£438£452£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£314£435£-121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£395£461£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£202£443£-242n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£505£551£-47£47£1,429£1,30028.3110
31/03/10£421£500£-79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£312£398£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£2,092£303£1,789£2£1,668£1,65365.460
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.thebraincharity.org.uk

info@thebraincharity.org.uk

01512982999

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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£390,446
Henry Smith Charity£234,700
Masonic Trust£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Wolfson Foundation£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 20/03/2024
Dance-based physiotherapy and arts and crafts-based occupational therapy for children who live with a neurological condition or who are neuro-divergent, living with ADHD or autism.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Brain Charity
£1,176 21/10/2023
A neurological condition makes you twice as likely to suffer from depression; funding enables us to provide five people with full counselling courses that set them up for a happier life.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to The Brain Charity
£3,000 26/09/2023
To install a new boiler to replace their current one which is 30 years old.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brain Gym: Health and Social Activities for People with Neurological Conditions
£372,065 19/04/2023
The funding will be used to deliver therapies and wellbeing activities to those living with neurological conditions in the Liverpool City Region.The Brain Charity offers a wide range of services and supports a diverse range of people who come to ....more
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to The Brain Charity
£5,000 20/03/2023
Discretionary grant awarded
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Brain Charity
£50,000 07/12/2022
Installation of LED lights, new glazing and cavity wall insulation
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Parents of Children with Neurological Conditions
£8,497 11/11/2022
The funding will be used to recruit an information and advice officer who will proivde one to one support to parents of children diagnosed with neurological conditions. The group will also host four connection events which will bring together ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Brain Charity
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Group Mental Wellbeing
£4,895 08/06/2022
To provide group counselling and therapy sessions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£60,000 20/05/2022
Core Funding
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brain Charity
£117,400 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project, including the salary of a full time Information and Advice Officer, to expand support, advice and counselling for people with neurological conditions, and their families, in Merseyside, North West.
National Lottery Community Fund - Speech and Language Therapy for Adults and Children with Neurological Conditions
£9,884 02/07/2021
The funding will be used to deliver speech and language therapy sessions for adults and children and singing and poetry sessions for adults who have neurological conditions where participants will improve communication skills and develop confidence ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brain Charity
£117,300 13/11/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support, advice and counselling to people with neurological conditions, and their families, in Merseyside.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,183 27/07/2020
"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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 03/09/2019
Main Grants award
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Brain Charity
£110,616 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide neuro-physiotherapy through weekly dance and craft sessions to children and young people affected by brain injury. As a result, physical health will improve, self-esteem will increase and isolation will reduce.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Brain Charity
£50,000 05/12/2018
‘Changing Places’ bathroom in centre for people with neurological conditions
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Brain Charity
£2,876 19/11/2018
Our chairs are over 10 years old and are used every day. New comfy chairs will give people a lovely space to sit when visiting our centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - Employment Plus
£9,700 15/11/2018
12
The project will run workshops and 1-1 support on such things as confidence building, basic IT skills and preparing for employment to those with neurological conditions so that they can increase their confidence and employment skills as well as ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Brain Charity Feasibility Study
£9,500 22/03/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a study in order to help the organisation redesign their centre. This will involve input from the local community and clients so that the centre can focus on healthy lifestyles, physical exercise, stress and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Employment Coach
£10,000 29/07/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to deliver an employment coaching project for its core service users of people living with neurological condition. This will provide small workshops and one to one tailored support to help develop the confidence ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-78
  • DR NICHOLAS SILVER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant Neurologist
  • DR PERRY MOORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • IAN ASHLEY CRAIG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • JACQUELINE SALE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • MARK REA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director
  • MARIA BURQUEST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Leadership Team (Liverpool John Moores)
  • PROFESSOR WILLIAM CHAMBERS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • RUPAK RAHMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Marketing
  • VANESSA BOATENG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Unof Environmental Solutions Limited
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2006, number: 1114999
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/03/2006, number: 05741930
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 01/25/2018, current status: Small charity
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
17 returns made; AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 2 days late,
Main office

THE BRAIN CHARITY
NORTON STREET
LIVERPOOL
L3 8LR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OR RELATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND CARERS, BY OFFERING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PRACTICAL HELP, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO NEUROLOGICAL AND RELATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.TO ACT AS THE SUCCESSOR BODY TO THE MERSEY NEUROLOGICAL TRUST.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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