BRAINBOOK

Charity number: 1181711
Charity reporting is up to date (197 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst patients, healthcare professionals, and medical students) on the subject of neurosurgery and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results. This object shall be achieved in particular but not exclusively by: (a) Disseminating educational resources using a

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 06 April 2024

Total income: £2,281
Total expenditure: £6,426

People

6 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 January 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR BAGHER ALAMRI Chair 12 December 2018
None on record
Dr Helen Whitley Trustee 07 September 2025
None on record
Dr Nicole Turnbull Trustee 07 September 2025
None on record
Duranka Perera Trustee 23 October 2020
None on record
Gwenllian Ying-Huey Rees Evans Trustee 08 April 2020
None on record
CHRIS UFF Trustee 12 December 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 06/04/2020 06/04/2021 06/04/2022 06/04/2023 06/04/2024
Total gross income £12.24k £23.00k £30.13k £18.24k £2.28k
Total expenditure £12.01k £15.72k £12.26k £8.95k £6.43k
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 06 April 2024 22 August 2025 197 days late
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2024 22 August 2025 197 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 06 April 2023 12 May 2024 96 days late
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2023 12 May 2024 96 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 06 April 2022 30 December 2023 327 days late
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2022 30 December 2023 327 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 06 April 2021 05 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2021 05 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 06 April 2020 21 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 06 April 2020 21 January 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jan 2019 as amended on 16 Jan 2024 as amended on 25 Aug 2025 as amended on 11 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF NEUROSURGERY AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS. THIS OBJECT SHALL BE ACHIEVED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES USING A FREE OPEN-ACCESS RESOURCE MODEL USING DIFFERENT FORMS OF MULTIMEDIA ON THE WEB; (B) ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO PROMOTE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DISCUSSION OF THE PRACTICE OF NEUROSURGERY AND NEUROSURGICAL CONDITIONS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS; (C) PROVIDING PLATFORMS FOR PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES USING MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND THE WEB, FOR EXAMPLE, ONLINE VIDEO BLOGS; (D) COLLATING AND CREATING INFORMATIVE MATERIAL WHICH SUPPORT NEUROSURGICAL PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; (E) RUNNING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES TO INCREASE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION.

Contact information

Address:
Brainbook
86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
Phone:
07521509420
Email:
duranka@brainbookcharity.org
Website:

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