Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

BRAINWAVE INDEPENDENCE GROUP

The Charity provides advocacy support, domiciliary support, advice and guidance to family members and carers.We also intend to offer day services specifically applicable to but not exclusively for persons with a Brain Injury.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 9 years

www.brainwaveindependencegroup.co.uk

info@brainwaveindependencegroup.co.uk

01502537598

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/22		£152	£148	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/07/21	*	£171	£159	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/07/20		£94	£82	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/07/19		£71	£38	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/18		£174	£49	£125	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	18
31/07/17		£44	£23	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	*	£25	£43	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Suffolk Community Foundation - Brainwave Independence Group at 'The Point'
£3,100	16/10/2020 6	Supporting The Point Day Centre for those with a brain injury and related disabilities. C19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

GARY KNIGHTS Appointed: 2024

HOWARD THOMAS Appointed: 2016

LOUISE PALMER Appointed: 2023

TRACEY BOWLER Appointed: 2024

MICHELLE INNES Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2015, number: 1162939

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR21: 20 days late, AR16: 57 days late,

Main office

Brainwave Independence Group
The Point
Tennyson Road
LOWESTOFT
Suffolk
NR32 1PS

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BRAIN INJURED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENT IN EAST ANGLIA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH ADVICE, INFORMATION, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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