SPIRIT (SPINAL PARALYSIS AND INJURIES RESEARCH INFORMATION AND TRAINING)

Charity number: 1059381
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activity is the education and training of medical and para-medical personnel in the treatment of spinal paralysis and spinal injuries. This is achieved through the organisation and the sponsorship of conferences, and particularly through the provision of grants to individual and small groups of professionals to further their knowledge and expertise in spinal cord injury treatment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £7,635
Total expenditure: £6,706

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SPIRIT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WAGIH SHAFIK EL-MASRY FRCS Chair
None on record
Dr Karina Wright Trustee 04 April 2021
BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH SOCIETY
Received: On time
Graham Arthur Flint Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Jonathan Fogerty Trustee 12 June 2015
None on record
Martin McClelland Trustee 10 June 2015
None on record
Richard Burbidge OBE Trustee 25 July 2013
None on record
Rachel Rees Trustee 25 July 2013
None on record
DR JEFFREY MARTIN GRAHAM Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £42.75k £1.33k £28.87k £1.18k £7.64k
Total expenditure £14.68k £2.22k £4.17k £19.42k £6.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

19 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30 AUGUST 1996

Charitable objects

(1)FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURIES AND (2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF SPINAL PARALYSIS AND ITS CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS BY UNDERTAKING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION AND BY DETERMINING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
c/o Admin and More Ltd
Unit F-C004, Store First Rushden,
Rushden Business Park
Rushden
NN10 6EN
Phone:
01614349991
Email:
info@spirit-charity.co.uk
Website:

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