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Brainstrust

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1114634 .
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Description

The Trust's principal charitable objects are to provide funding for the support of and treatment for people diagnosed with primary brain cancer, particularly critically sited brain tumours. The Trust also funds translational scientific research into the treatment of brain cancer.

Also known as

  • Brainstrust
  • Brainstrust

CCEW Charity number

1114634

Registered

Postcode

PO31 7QG

Website

brainstrust.org.uk

Domain

brainstrust.org.uk

Latest income

£691,706 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1114634 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1114634 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Brainstrust (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-26

Brainstrust

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-04-25

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Specialized outpatient care centres C12

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Cancer HE202
  • Research RS
  • Research RS » Science RS103

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2006-06-13 Registered as a charity
2007-03-31 77,456 46,096
2008-03-31 48,750 18,397
2009-03-31 211,634 148,677
2010-03-31 330,461 329,254
2011-03-31 354,391 337,901
2012-03-31 397,857 353,118
2013-03-31 422,261 420,970
2014-03-31 435,232 430,139
2015-03-31 422,436 461,455
2016-03-31 739,722 696,721
2017-03-31 744,662 758,727
2018-03-31 552,614 463,608
2019-03-31 598,794 668,717
2020-03-31 606,755 623,591
2021-03-31 741,090 511,271
2022-03-31 952,203 663,431
2023-03-31 691,706 791,844
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 15 15
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 200 220
Trustees 5
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 400.7 337.9
Legacies 9.0 -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 409.6 337.9
Income from charitable activities - 174.3
Income from other trading activities 281.0 433.9
Income from investments 1.1 0.0
Other income - 6.1
Total 691.7 952.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 62.7 90.2
Spending on raising funds 62.7 90.2
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 714.2 558.3
Charitable activities 714.2 558.3
Other spending 15.0 15.0
Total 791.8 663.4
Net income / (expenditure) (100.1) 288.8

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Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.0 2.8
Investment assets - -
2.0 2.8
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 587.7 730.8
Other current assets 77.7 39.5
665.4 770.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (39.8) (35.7)
Net current assets 625.6 734.7
Total assets less current liabilities 627.6 737.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (23.5) (33.3)
Net assets 604.1 704.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 399.1 430.4
Unrestricted funds 205.0 273.9
604.1 704.2

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Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

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Grants received

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Received 22 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Rank Foundation
Core Grants Cost of Living
£13,195 Col Core Brainstrust 2023 Part
Rank Foundation
Small Grants Cost of Living
£3,709 Col Small Grant Brainstrust 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
£10,000
1 year
brainstrust: supporting the brain tumour community in Scotland
Mar 2023 to Mar 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£9,995
6 months
Health and wellbeing events for the North of England brain tumour community
Mar 2023 to Sep 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation
Health
£30,000 Main Grants award
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust £2,000 Brainstrust - 10/11/22
Rank Foundation
Rank Golden Awards
£20,000 GOLDEN AWARDS BRAINSTRUST 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
£8,731
4 months
Maintaining brain tumour support in Scotland
Jul 2020 to Nov 2020
Rank Foundation
Resilience Fund - Covid19
£25,000 Resilience Fund Brainstrust 2020
Rank Foundation
Emergency Fund - Covid19
£720 Emergency Fund Braintrust 2020

Data source

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