Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

BRAINS MATTER CHARITY 

Brains Matter works throughout West Kent. It supports people who have sustained an acquired brain injury and their families and carers. It offers a day service and community support providing social rehabilitation and respite for people aged 18 years and over, who have moderate to severe brain injury.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 27 years

www.brainsmatter.org.uk

info@brainsmatter.org.uk

01892619001

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£108£203£-95n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£90£204£-114n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/20£110£170£-60n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£223£192£31n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/18£121£190£-69£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£201£196£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£252£216£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£182£170£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£145£161£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£145£144£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£112£167£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£210£154£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£190£147£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£214£169£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£290£192£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£313£175£137£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£240£165£75£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£168£144£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£185£132£52£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent,

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Brains Matter (was Headway West Kent)
£500 16/03/2023
As requested by the fund holder towards support for adults affected by brain injury, including families, carers and professionals.for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Brains Matter (was Headway West Kent)
£500 18/03/2022
As requested by the fund holder towards support adults affected by brain injury, including families, carers and professionals.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Brains Matter (was Headway West Kent)
£500 23/03/2021
As requested by the fund holder.
National Lottery Community Fund - Heading Up and Heading Out
£153,254 03/11/2014
24
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/1997, number: 1062884
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/1997, number: 03380601
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 22 days late,
Main office

3 CULVERDEN PARK
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN4 9QT

Objectives

[A] TO ADVANCE , PROMOTE, AND ASSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES RESULTING IN BRAIN DAMAGE AND WHO RESIDE IN THE AREA AT WHICH THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED (AS DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY FROM TIME TO TIME) BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES AND FACILITIES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY IT. [B] TO SUPPORT INFORM AND GUIDE CARERS AND FAMILIES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. [C] TO MAINTAIN , DEVELOP AND MANAGE A CENTRE TO ASSIST WITH THE REHABILITATION OF HEAD - INJURED PERSONS AND CO-OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER BODIES IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR THE CARRYING ON ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BR PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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