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the brain charity

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Brain Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Liverpool and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

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.

Fundraising

See where The Brain Charity is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,840,813
Latest Expenditure
£1,790,854

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £494,834
Charitable Activities £547,576
Other Trading £770,231
Investments £13,809
Other Income £14,362

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,534,789
Raising Funds £256,065
Governance £23,545
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,840,813£1,790,854£1,534,789£1,068,930£292,44038 / 85
2023£1,632,677£1,627,799£1,434,462£992,276£319,76438 / 53
2022£1,253,048£1,235,673£1,029,207£1,006,446£376,44642 / 45
2021£808,719£860,916£615,241£957,752£313,35329 / 70
2020£855,011£837,256£568,972£963,317£930,45129 / 70

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers