BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer..yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. This is unacceptable! We are striving to fund a network of 7 research centres whilst challenging government and larger cancer charities to invest more in brain tumour research. Help us fund the fight and find a cure.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024
Total income:
£8,572,563
Donations and legacies | £7.07m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £1.48m | |
Investments | £19.02k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£7,817,030
Raising funds | £2.27m | |
Charitable activities | £5.54m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £947,699 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
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.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £2.27m | |
Charitable expenditure | £5.54m | |
Retained for future use | £755.53k |
People

63 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
22 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£70k to £80k | 3 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 14 August 2002: Standard registration
- BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH (Previous name)
- BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH ENTERPRISES (Previous name)
- BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH ENTERPRISES (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
10 Trustee(s)
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ROBERT HUGHES | Chair | 06 November 2013 |
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Melanie Jarrett | Trustee | 08 November 2024 |
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Dr Nicola Elizabeth Haines | Trustee | 01 November 2023 |
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Jack Andrew Goodwin | Trustee | 01 August 2023 |
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Denise Elaine Sefton | Trustee | 01 August 2023 |
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SUE MARY FARRINGTON SMITH FCMA | Trustee | 01 July 2023 |
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JEREMY ARON | Trustee | 06 June 2017 |
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DAVID MICHAEL SAUNDERS | Trustee | 06 November 2013 |
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NIGEL BOUTWOOD | Trustee | 06 November 2013 |
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WENDY FULCHER | Trustee | 06 November 2013 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/06/2020 | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2023 | 30/06/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.03m | £5.31m | £7.53m | £6.54m | £8.57m | |
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Total expenditure | £2.98m | £4.06m | £6.17m | £7.07m | £7.82m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | £326.84k | £588.78k | £947.70k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £2.33m | £4.52m | £6.39m | £4.17m | £7.07m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £696.46k | £791.12k | £1.14m | £1.46m | £1.48m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £41.11k | £19.02k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £47.00k | £75.42k | £273.44k | £372.80k | £400.42k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.01m | £2.67m | £4.33m | £4.97m | £5.54m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £970.34k | £1.39m | £1.84m | £2.11m | £2.27m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £16.73k | £9.11k | £10.05k | £12.51k | £22.38k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £847.63k | £1.50m | £2.72m | £3.01m | £3.62m | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 30/06/2020 | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2023 | 30/06/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £49.43k | £33.41k | £52.64k | £74.42k | £53.13k | |
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Long-term investments | £117 | £184 | £96 | £0 | £2.02m | |
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Other assets | £876.34k | £2.76m | £5.71m | £6.61m | £6.62m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.08m | £1.69m | £3.30m | £4.76m | £6.01m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 30 June 2024 | 10 February 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2024 | 10 February 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2023 | 19 March 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2023 | 19 March 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2021 | 01 April 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2021 | 01 April 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2020 | 29 April 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2020 | 29 April 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/06/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/03/2014
Charitable objects
TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BRAIN TUMOURS PARTICULARLY BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOURS AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 14 August 2002 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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Suite 37 Shenley Pavilions
Chalkdell Drive
Shenley Wood
Milton Keynes
MK5 6LB
- Phone:
- 01908867200
- Email:
- info@braintumourresearch.org
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