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home >> charity search >> the national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery development foundation
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 

The National Hospital Development Foundation (working name The National Brain Appeal) supports projects which aim to improve treatment, care and research around neurological disorders and diseases.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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Established: 40 years

www.nationalbrainappeal.org

info@nationalbrainappeal.org

020 3448 4724

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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£4,025£2,427£1,599£878£9,809£4,25221135
31/03/22£3,295£2,369£926£627£8,916£5,11125.9116
31/03/21£3,436£2,470£966£640£7,789£4,05019.7112
31/03/20£2,071£1,903£168£549£5,791£2,60416.4104
31/03/19£2,613£2,394£219£369£6,275£3,32616.71012
31/03/18£2,255£1,970£284£446£6,066£2,72816.660
31/03/17£2,314£2,660£-345£315£5,954£3,22214.560
31/03/16£1,889£315£1,574£315£5,739£2,730103.960
31/03/15£1,870£1,704£166£352£5,446£2,31216.360
31/03/14£1,738£974£764£332£5,162£2,6813350
31/03/13£1,369£2,493£-1,124£284£4,306£2,10410.150
31/03/12£1,479£832£647£221£5,340£2,61637.840
31/03/11£1,763£2,195£-432£253£4,683£2,61914.340
31/03/10£1,660£2,082£-422£241£5,095£2,63515.240
31/03/09£4,588£6,411£-1,823£234£5,262£3,1705.940
31/03/08£2,131£2,841£-710£205£7,236£3,74315.830
31/03/07£1,825£1,420£405£193£8,068£5,13843.440
31/03/06£1,333£896£437£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,796£753£1,043£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,231£1,303£928£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 21 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 5 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
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£130,000
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£100,000
DCMS£59,962
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation
£100,000 24/09/2021
36
To develop Rare Dementia Support’s diversity and inclusion action plan to support people with atypical & inherited dementias from under-represented communities across the UK.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£59,962 26/08/2020
"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 Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 29/07/2020
towards the annual art programme, A Letter in Mind, including the cost of developing a virtual exhibition and expanded web capability due to the continuing effects of COVID-19 (awarded grant in ....more
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation
£130,000 18/09/2019
21
To develop a unique education and support programme for Rare Dementia Support, designed by and for people living with rare dementias to educate key audiences.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 03/11/2017
New acute interventional neuroradiology service for stroke at Queen Square

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-74
  • HADI MANJI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • HANI MARCUS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Neurosurgeon
  • RICHARD BLAKEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director Of Finance And Resources
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1984, number: 290173
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/08/1984, number: 01844281
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

QUEEN SQUARE
LONDON
WC1N 3BG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND TO ADVANCE MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OF MONEY PRIMARILY TO THE NATIONAL HOSPITALS FOR NERVOUS DISEASES BUT ALSO TO ANY OTHER HOSPITAL, INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND/OR TO ADVANCE MEDICAL EDUCATION AS THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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