Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs high: -4

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

CEREBRA - FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Funding research, sharing information, supporting parents and carers, providing direct financial support primarily for children and young people with brain injuries

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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	£2,692	£2,648	£44	£1,185	£1,443	£1,348	6.1	65	1
31/12/21	£2,884	£2,647	£236	£1,059	£1,399	£1,306	5.9	58	0
31/12/20	£2,922	£2,401	£521	£1,094	£1,163	£1,093	5.5	69	2
31/12/19	£2,738	£2,581	£157	£1,231	£745	£706	3.3	78	2
31/12/18	£3,039	£3,012	£27	£1,239	£485	£472	1.9	93	2
31/12/17	£3,183	£3,456	£-273	£1,336	£458	£458	1.6	96	0
31/12/16	£3,452	£3,522	£-69	£1,258	£731	£703	2.4	104	0
31/12/15	£3,863	£3,907	£-44	£1,272	£800	£769	2.4	83	0
31/12/14	£4,016	£4,083	£-67	£1,394	£845	£845	2.5	98	0
31/12/13	£4,100	£4,153	£-53	£1,234	£912	£908	2.6	84	0
31/12/12	£4,207	£4,176	£31	£1,161	£965	£965	2.8	81	0
31/12/11	£4,193	£4,292	£-99	£1,292	£934	£934	2.6	85	0
31/12/10	£4,013	£4,164	£-150	£1,296	£1,033	£1,031	3	112	0
31/12/09	£3,807	£3,645	£162	£1,301	£1,183	£1,183	3.9	108	0
31/12/08	£3,650	£3,611	£39	£1,280	£1,049	£957	3.2	91	0
31/12/07	£3,513	£3,512	£1	£1,317	£1,011	£953	3.3	130	0
31/12/06	£3,235	£3,830	£-595	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£3,309	£2,462	£846	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£2,245	£1,907	£338	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 44.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 44.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.cerebra.org.uk

info@cerebra.org.uk

01267244200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

65 employees
1 volunteer

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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cerebra
£10,000	03/03/2021	purchase surfboards for a charity supporting children with disabilities in Swansea
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - The Legal Entitlements Project in Scotland
£3,000	29/05/2019	We are seeking funding to deliver five workshops in Scotland to help parents and carers of children with brain conditions overcome barriers to accessing the statutory care and support they’re ....more We are seeking funding to deliver five workshops in Scotland to help parents and carers of children with brain conditions overcome barriers to accessing the statutory care and support they’re legally entitled to.
National Lottery Community Fund - Better lives for brain injured children
£6,975	27/02/2019 12	Better lives for brain injured children
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£38,749	18/12/2018	A grant towards providing bespoke design services for young people with disabilities and special needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cerebra's Legal Entitlement Workshops
£9,250	11/04/2017 12	This is a project by a charity in Carmarthenshire, serving beneficiaries across England. The group will deliver a series of engagement events that will support parents who have children with ....more This is a project by a charity in Carmarthenshire, serving beneficiaries across England. The group will deliver a series of engagement events that will support parents who have children with neurological conditions. This will improve resources for parents regarding access to advice and healthcare provision.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Legal Entitlement Project
£5,500	22/02/2017	The legal entitlement project in England and Wales produced a problem-solving toolkit looking at practical and effective ways of resolving commonly occurring problems families face. This funding will ....more The legal entitlement project in England and Wales produced a problem-solving toolkit looking at practical and effective ways of resolving commonly occurring problems families face. This funding will help to update the content of the toolkit so it is relevant for families in Scotland and thereafter to hold workshops for families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69

BRANDON JAMES MOSS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Supply Chain Director

CHARLOTTE GEEVES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Executive Director And Joint Ceo

ISABEL SHAPIRO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Housewife

JAN CROSBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

MAY ATKINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

NIGEL EDWARD OVER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Freelance Charity Leadership

DAVID JOHN BEATTIE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Finance Director

ROLAND JOHN GOODING OBE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Headmaster

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2001, number: 1089812
Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2001, number: 04336208

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cerebra
The MacGregor Office Suite
Jolly Tar Lane
CARMARTHEN
SA31 3LW

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF BRAIN INJURY, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, MENTAL DISABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS PRIMARILY IN BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH OR ASSISTING, FACILITATING FUNDING OR SPONSORING RESEARCH, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SUCH INJURIES, DISORDERS, DISABILITIES AND PROBLEMS AND PUBLISHING, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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