Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

BRACE

BRACE RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO DEMENTIA, PARTICULARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. IT DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are 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	£905	£764	£140	£202	£682	£643	10.1	8	31
31/12/21	£415	£489	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/20	£714	£577	£137	£185	£617	£589	12.3	6	20
31/12/19	£634	£854	£-221	£196	£479	£445	6.3	7	50
31/12/18	£907	£805	£102	£210	£700	£488	7.3	6	100
31/12/17	£847	£952	£-104	£208	£598	£501	6.3	6	0
31/12/16	£779	£979	£-199	£191	£702	£587	7.2	4	0
31/12/15	£582	£1,051	£-469	£190	£854	£800	9.1	4	0
31/12/14	£904	£917	£-14	£145	£1,351	£1,254	16.4	3	0
31/12/13	£817	£669	£147	£168	£1,311	£1,291	23.1	3	0
31/12/12	£2,064	£2,217	£-153	£160	£1,137	£1,114	6	3	0
31/12/11	£816	£475	£341	£155	£1,227	£1,217	30.7	3	0
31/12/10	£474	£279	£195	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£557	£357	£200	£133	£812	£806	27.1	3	0
31/12/08	£296	£524	£-228	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£443	£497	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£593	£363	£230	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£254	£336	£-82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£542	£310	£232	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 23.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 58%
Liabilities/Income: 104%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 10.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.alzheimers-brace.org

enquiries@alzheimers-brace.org

01174144831

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cardiff, City Of Swansea, Devon, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
31 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to BRACE
£250	19/02/2024	As requested by the donor towards the work of this regional charity, supporting researchers in South West England and South Wales into Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia to find better ....more As requested by the donor towards the work of this regional charity, supporting researchers in South West England and South Wales into Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia to find better treatments, achieve earlier diagnosis and one day, a cure.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to BRACE
£500	21/11/2022	Grant to BRACE

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

BRACE Trustee Ltd

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/12/1987, number: 297965

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

The BRACE Charity Office
Elgar House
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY FINANCING RESEARCH INTO THE DEMENTIA RANGE OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE) AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THOSE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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