Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

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:

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 well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently
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%.

Established: 25 years

www.brainwave.org.uk

enquiries@brainwave.org.uk

01278429089

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/11/22	£1,976	£1,954	£22	£375	£1,100	£513	3.2	45	250
30/11/21	£1,869	£1,796	£73	£305	£1,078	£548	3.7	45	250
30/11/20	£2,284	£2,220	£64	£1,248	£1,005	£718	3.9	62	200
30/11/19	£2,392	£2,877	£-485	£1,608	£941	£199	0.8	95	226
30/11/18	£3,017	£2,932	£85	£1,690	£1,426	£585	2.4	73	321
30/11/17	£2,824	£2,844	£-20	£1,662	£1,430	£558	2.4	73	0
30/11/16	£2,948	£3,123	£-175	£1,804	£1,450	£517	2	84	0
30/11/15	£2,872	£2,859	£13	£1,748	£1,550	£751	3.2	80	0
30/11/14	£2,945	£2,943	£1	£1,729	£1,536	£734	3	79	0
30/11/13	£2,768	£2,816	£-48	£1,607	£1,535	£743	3.2	81	0
30/11/12	£2,845	£2,697	£148	£1,598	£1,583	£682	3	75	0
30/11/11	£2,397	£2,574	£-177	£1,432	£1,435	£574	2.7	70	0
30/11/10	£2,257	£2,601	£-344	£1,479	£1,613	£589	2.7	66	0
30/11/09	£1,822	£2,072	£-250	£1,076	£1,958	£795	4.6	53	0
30/11/08	£2,028	£1,859	£169	£904	£2,208	£983	6.3	51	0
30/11/07	£1,613	£1,630	£-17	£763	£2,040	£1,094	8.1	44	0
30/11/06	£1,818	£1,436	£382	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/05	£1,293	£1,235	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/04	£1,229	£1,032	£197	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

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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

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 works here?

45 employees
250 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£303,093
DCMS	£78,983
Essex Community Foundation	£17,500
Somerset Community Foundation	£3,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
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 ....more 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 support to boost confidence and wellbeing.
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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
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 ....more 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 specialist therapy. As the majority of our staff are now working from home, we need to have purchase more equipment for our ongoing 'virtual' support which will help the children during the next crucial stage of their developmental journeys and ensure these children with disabilities are able to get the vital therapy they need to reach their potential. We need to purchase 2 x HTC Vive Pro VR Virtual Reality Headsets @ £641 each, and one Lenovo IdeaPad S340 14" Laptop @ £549. The VIVE Pro comes with Chaperone Technology that re-creates a virtual outline of the environment, enabling you to see and feel the current surroundings without the need of removing the Head-mounted Display. With face-to-face paediatric therapy not currently feasible because of social distancing, virtual therapy sessions via video-link are the best way to continue the vital support we give to families.
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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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-79

ANDREW HANNAM (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD PITMINSTER AND ANGERSLEIGH,

BARRIE CROW HON.FIBM Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: THE INSTITUTE OF BUILDERS MERCHANTS CHARITIES FUND,

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

MICHAEL GIBLIN FCII, Occupation: Company Director

MARTA GHERMANDI Appointed: 2022

MATTHEW LOCKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD ADAMS Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Industrialist, Other trusteeship: BRADFORD-ON-TONE VILLAGE HALL,

STUART CHARLES WELLS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

TRACEY BARBER Appointed: 2022

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

12/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from THE MOLLY FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST
08/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from KINGS WORTHY PRE-SCHOOL

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 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

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