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brain research trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Brain Research Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Brain Research UK (the working name of Brain Research Trust) promotes and supports basic and clinical research into neurological disease which affects one in five people in the UK. We fund ground-breaking research at UK-wide centres of excellence for scientific research into neurological diseases and conditions.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,347,000
Latest Expenditure
£3,611,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 60.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 56.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 45.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,940,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £407,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,035,000
Raising Funds £1,576,000
Governance £76,000
Grants to Institutions £1,693,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£3,347,000£3,611,000£2,035,000£10,659,000£7,800,0007 / 0
2024£3,495,000£3,260,000£2,031,000£10,771,000£8,016,0006 / 0
2023£3,197,000£3,005,000£1,818,000£9,993,000£7,062,0005 / 0
2022£2,029,000£3,248,000£2,404,000£10,637,000£7,481,0006 / 0
2021£1,751,000£3,311,000£2,589,000£11,574,000£7,999,0006 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers