Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE BRAIN AND SPINE FOUNDATION

The Brain & Spine Foundation is the only UK charity providing support and information on the full range of neurological conditions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 21 years

www.brainandspine.org.uk

info@brainandspine.org.uk

02030967880

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£719	£800	£-81	£115	£101	£101	1.5	12	9
31/03/22	£705	£811	£-106	£152	£183	£158	2.3	13	15
31/03/21	£893	£886	£7	£92	£289	£261	3.5	13	25
31/03/20	£658	£530	£129	£106	£282	£246	5.6	9	14
31/03/19	£449	£720	£-271	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/18	£700	£837	£-137	£244	£424	£369	5.3	14	0
31/03/17	£1,089	£846	£244	£245	£561	£494	7	12	0
31/03/16	£644	£842	£-198	£157	£317	£274	3.9	10	0
31/03/15	£877	£721	£157	£176	£515	£475	7.9	7	0
31/03/14	£622	£737	£-115	£144	£358	£347	5.7	7	0
31/03/13	£632	£668	£-36	£136	£474	£469	8.4	6	0
31/03/12	£880	£572	£308	£114	£510	£510	10.7	6	0
31/03/11	£472	£489	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£512	£559	£-47	£163	£218	£218	4.7	9	0
31/03/09	£555	£518	£37	£167	£265	£167	3.9	7	0
31/03/08	£469	£502	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£569	£557	£12	£178	£262	£137	2.9	8	0
31/03/06	£582	£694	£-113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/04	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees
9 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	£330,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£125,000
DCMS	£80,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust	£7,941

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Quality of Life for Neurology
£330,000	23/06/2022	The funding will be used for the continuation and expansion of support services for individuals across England living with neurological conditions. This project will also encompass the development of ....more The funding will be used for the continuation and expansion of support services for individuals across England living with neurological conditions. This project will also encompass the development of NeuroLifeNow an interactive digital platform which collects analyses and reports insights from the neuro community. It is estimated that 1 in 6 people in the UK are living with a neurological problem (approx. 9 million). BSF aim to inform change at an individual community system and societal level through:- Supporting people to manage and make decisions about their own health and wellbeing.- Building and supporting resilient communities of people with meaningful and valued roles.- Transforming the health and social care systems and public policy.- Greater empathy awareness and understanding in wider society.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	04/06/2021	NeuroLifeNow & Core Services
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Brain and Spine Foundation - 12/04/21
£1,250	21/04/2021	Core Funding
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Neuro Specialist Helpline
£7,941	09/11/2020	To support the provision across Scotland of a Helpline providing help and advice on any of the 470 neurological medical conditions that affect individuals, and their families and carers, so that ....more To support the provision across Scotland of a Helpline providing help and advice on any of the 470 neurological medical conditions that affect individuals, and their families and carers, so that people can better understand, and manage, their condition at a time of increased pressures on the NHS.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£80,000	05/10/2020	"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."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	18/06/2019	Running costs for our charity
National Lottery Community Fund - Dealing with Back Pain
£10,000	18/05/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide information and media content in relation to back pain, to educate and improve quality of life.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	24/01/2018	Brain & Spine Foundation Helpline and Information Service
Masonic Trust - Helpline Information Officer
£60,000	19/10/2016	Grant towards the salary costs of one of the Helpline Information Officers, who provide expert information and confidential support. Helpline Officers are qualified and experienced neuroscience ....more Grant towards the salary costs of one of the Helpline Information Officers, who provide expert information and confidential support. Helpline Officers are qualified and experienced neuroscience nurses.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brain and Spine Foundation
£90,000	10/03/2016 12	towards three years' running costs of a project providing support, advice and information to people with neurological or spinal conditions in the UK

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-68

ASLI GUNER-PAUL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate General Counsel

CAROLYN LOUISE TURNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ELIZABETH MANUEL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: District Judge (Retired)

IAN BASDEN-SMITH Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: IDE HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL,

JEROEN HUYSINGA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: JOHN HODGES' TRUST FOR HARPSDEN HALL, THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION,

KAVITA BASI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

LAUREN DOWNIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MARK LUCE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

PAUL FLEMING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Restructuring

PETER BRICKLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Informatiom Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2003, number: 1098528
Registered at Companies House on 07/05/2002, number: 04432677

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Brain & Spine Foundation
Fourth Floor
Canopi - Borough
7-14 Great Dover Street
LONDON

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES IN THE UK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:- PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH THEM; AND - PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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