BRAINSTRUST

Charity number: 1114634
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 June 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTOPHER BAKER Chair 09 June 2012
None on record
Jack Lewis Jarvis Trustee 25 January 2024
None on record
Puneet Plaha Trustee 04 March 2021
None on record
Stephen Warrington Trustee 18 May 2016
THE THAMES FESTIVAL TRUST
Received: On time
KEVIN HIGGS Trustee 27 July 2008
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £606.76k £741.09k £952.20k £691.71k £652.45k
Total expenditure £623.59k £511.27k £663.43k £791.84k £730.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £67.10k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £341.59k £509.00k £337.85k £409.64k £335.02k
Income - Other trading activities £265.01k £164.95k £433.90k £281.00k £316.13k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £174.34k £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £154 £40 £26 £1.06k £1.30k
Income - Other £0 £67.10k £6.08k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £2.00k £0 £8.96k £10.06k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £557.65k £472.56k £558.28k £714.19k £633.49k
Expenditure - Raising funds £65.95k £38.71k £90.18k £62.70k £82.75k
Expenditure - Governance £11.33k £13.04k £14.96k £14.95k £16.95k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £14.96k £14.95k £14.29k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £4.06k £2.03k £2.82k £1.96k £1.09k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £201.69k £490.57k £770.35k £665.42k £570.66k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £20.09k £77.13k £68.93k £63.27k £45.71k

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 March 2024 12 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
4 Yvery Court
Castle Road
Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO31 7QG
Phone:
01983292405