Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Accounts overdue -5
Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE BRAIN INJURY FOUNDATION

To empower brain injury survivors and their carers and families to design, deliver and monitor a programme of activities and a range of services which enhance their quality of life and address their needs, in particular social isolation. To provide brain injury survivors, their carers and families with information and emotional support. To raise awareness of the needs of brain injury survivors, their carers and families.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 9 years

www.thebraininjuryfoundation.com

management@thebraininjuryfoundation.com

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£127,647	£171,466	£143,338	£124,219	£204,766	£202,001
Spending	£100,888	£131,599	£126,807	£76,380	£158,299	£198,545
Surplus/deficit	£26,759	£39,867	£16,531	£47,839	£46,467	£3,456

Listed activities

The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Cross-border/cross-community, Disability, Education/training, Medical/health/sickness, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Carers, Men, Parents, Physical disabilities, Sensory disabilities, Women

Who works here?

4 employees
10 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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brain Injury Foundation
£70,000	29/03/2021	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing activities to address loneliness and social isolation for brain injury survivors, and their carers, who have been impacted by the ....more towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing activities to address loneliness and social isolation for brain injury survivors, and their carers, who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the South of Northern Ireland.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to The Brain Injury Foundation
£5,000	25/11/2020 12	Towards tutor costs and rent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brain Injury Foundation (BIF)
£65,000	12/09/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing activities and support for individuals, and their family and carers, affected by a brain injury in Northern Ireland`
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	18/06/2018	Brainbox
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Brain Injury Foundation
£9,700	02/06/2017	refurbishment of room and purchase of equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in Down

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 04/09/2015, number: NIC102015

Main office

23 Newry Road, Camlough, Newry, BT35 7JP

Data Sources