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Description

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends, and carers. There are hundreds of different neurological conditions, including stroke, brain injury, dementia, cluster headaches, and many rarer ones too. We are here for every single one.

Also known as

  • The Brain Charity
  • Brain Charity
  • The Brain Charity
  • The Brain Charity (Trustee donation)
  • Neurosupport

CCEW Charity number

1114999

Company number

05741930

Registered

Postcode

L3 8LR

Website

thebraincharity.org.uk

Domain

thebraincharity.org.uk

Latest income

£1,632,677 (on )

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

The Brain Charity

GB-CHC-1114999

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

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-1114999 .
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 1114999 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Brain Charity (this record)

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The Brain Charity

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The Brain Charity

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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

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Associations AS » Social club AS105
  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Dementia HE205
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Strokes HE214
  • Social welfare SW » Social activities SW107

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • Accommodation/housing 107

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National

The Brain Charity

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2006-06-30 Registered as a charity
2007-03-31 0
2008-03-31 2,092,292 303,470
2009-03-31 312,422 398,004
2010-03-31 421,111 499,752
2011-03-31 504,624 551,187
2012-03-31 201,620 443,417
2013-03-31 394,757 460,713
2014-03-31 314,069 435,249
2015-03-31 437,888 452,313
2016-03-31 595,046 574,542
2017-03-31 641,178 653,192
2018-03-31 663,399 710,001
2019-03-31 706,458 731,200
2020-03-31 855,011 837,256
2021-03-31 808,719 860,916
2022-03-31 1,253,048 1,235,673
2023-03-31 1,632,677 1,627,799
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.

The Brain Charity

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Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 38 42
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 -
Volunteers 53 45
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

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

The Brain Charity

GB-CHC-1114999

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 281.2 107.1
Legacies 70.0 30.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 351.2 137.1
Income from charitable activities 668.5 409.1
Income from other trading activities 577.2 -
Income from investments 28.0 8.7
Other income 7.7 706.9
Total 1,632.7 1,261.7
Expenditure
Investment management 2.3 2.1
Other spending on raising funds 191.1 204.4
Spending on raising funds 193.3 206.5
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1,434.5 1,029.2
Charitable activities 1,434.5 1,029.2
Other spending - -
Total 1,627.8 1,235.7
Net income / (expenditure) 4.9 26.0

The Brain Charity

GB-CHC-1114999

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 684.0 667.0
Investment assets 305.2 281.6
989.2 948.6
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 219.0 257.1
Other current assets 176.3 155.8
395.3 412.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (392.3) (355.0)
Net current assets 3.1 57.9
Total assets less current liabilities 992.3 1,006.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 992.3 1,006.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 42.5 -
Unrestricted funds 949.8 1,006.4
992.3 1,006.4

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Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 93,648 102,008
Government contracts as % of total income 5.7% 8.1%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants - 19,138
Government grants as % of total income - 1.5%
Number of government grants - 1

The Brain Charity

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Grants received

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Received 27 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Co-operative Group £1,176 Grant to The Brain Charity
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside
Momentum Foundation
£3,000
11 months
Grant to The Brain Charity
Oct 2023 to Sep 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
RC North West Region
£372,065
3 years
Brain Gym: Health and Social Activities for People with Neurological Conditions
Oct 2023 to Oct 2026
Steve Morgan Foundation
Discretionary Grant
£5,000 Grant to The Brain Charity
Wolfson Foundation
Health and Disability
£50,000
2 years
Grant to The Brain Charity
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£8,497
11 months
Support for Parents of Children with Neurological Conditions
Jan 2023 to Dec 2023
BBC Children in Need
Cost of Living Uplift
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to The Brain Charity
Oct 2022
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside
LCR Cares- Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£4,895
6 months
Group Mental Wellbeing
Jul 2022 to Jun 2022
Garfield Weston Foundation
Health
£60,000 Main Grants award
The Henry Smith Charity
COVID-19 Long-Term Support
£117,400
3 years
Grant to Brain Charity

Data source

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