Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MATRIX NEUROLOGICAL 

a) Case Management & Advocacy b) Children and Young People: - Home-based rehabilitation activities and support; - Education support needs of children & young people - Employment support activities c) Families: Mentor, educate and support parents in managing their child's long-term condition/disability
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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: 9 years

www.matrixneurological.org.uk

lynne@matrixneurological.org.uk

01642 989116

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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
31/03/23£44£118£-73n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£129£92£36n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£102£61£41n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£33£45£-12n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£36£29£7n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£28£47£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£64£46£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£46£30£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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
BBC Children in Need£78,467
National Lottery Community Fund£39,843
The Foyle Foundation£15,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£10,000
DCMS£5,600
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Case Manager Salary Costs
£10,000 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to acquire skilled staff to support children living with an acquired brain injury. The project aims to help develop potential improve quality of life and aid recovery.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 10/07/2023
towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Case Manager Salary Costs
£9,999 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to fund a case worker for children with acquired brain injuries. The project provides lived experience support to to those affected helping to alleviate the pressure face ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to MATRIX Neurological
£10,000 22/04/2021
Salary costs for a Case Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Chief Executive Salary Costs
£9,992 05/03/2021
12
The funding will be used towards the salary of their chief executive. The project aims to ensure they have the level of leadership and expertise required to develop their existing service and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to MATRIX Neurological
£78,467 31/07/2020
Covid19 - This grant will fund a specialist support team to deliver one to one sessions of employment support to young people with acquired brain injury. It will lead to development of skills ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,600 03/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Resilient Families Project
£9,852 17/01/2020
12
This organisation will continue to provide practical help and support to children, young people and their families who are living with the effects of childhood acquired brain injury. The project aims ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 20/09/2019
towards the occupational therapy team providing an additional 845 hours support
National Lottery Community Fund - Matrix in the Community - Whole Family Project
£9,970 30/08/2018
12
The group will run support sessions for children suffering from head injuries, as well as their parents, which will include peer led sessions and one to one tailored support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to MATRIX Neurological
£29,847 08/05/2018
36
This project supports children with a brain injury. It provides assistance with neuro-rehabilitation. This improves neurological functioning, parents' ability to support their child, and the ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Matrix Neurological Family Support Project
£9,798 29/08/2017
Towards a Matrix Neurological Family Support Project in Darlington.
County Durham Community Foundation - To employ a Family Support Worker
£2,500 02/03/2017
To employ a Family Support Worker to help support children affected by ABI. the worker will support 10 new families with complex needs including child protection, housing, debt, education, domestic ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Organisational capacity development and sustainability planning
£10,000 30/11/2016
12
The project will hire an organisational development consultant to help develop the infrastructure of the organisation, improve their communications and ensure their sustainability. This will help the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/01/2015, number: 1159973
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

The TAD Centre
Ormesby Road
MIDDLESBROUGH
Teesside
TS3 7SF

Objectives

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY:A) PROVIDING TAILORED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH AN ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURYB) EDUCATING PARENTS ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURYC) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATING TO ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH (OR THE SAVING OF LIVES) BY:PROVIDING COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION SERVICES AND THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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