THE GUARANTORS OF BRAIN

Charity number: 1197319
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Guarantors of Brain promotes teaching, education and research into science of neurology and related clinical-academic disiplines, and the furthering of scientific and charitable purposes. It is funded by the publications Brain Journal and Brain Communications and provides finacial grants for a variety of events, meetings and study in the field of neuroscience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 January 2022: CIO registration
  • 17 April 2025: Funds received from 264139 THE GUARANTORS OF BRAIN
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Prof Mary Reilly Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Prof Emma Tallantyre Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Prof Kevin Talbot Trustee 01 January 2023
BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST
Received: On time
MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE
Received: On time
Prof Elizabeth Fisher Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Prof James Rowe Trustee 27 October 2022
None on record
Professor Tara Leigh Spires-Jones Trustee 31 March 2022
BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Professor Masud Husain Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.83m £1.87m
Total expenditure £2.82m £2.54m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.66m £1.61m
Income - Endowments £0 £0
Income - Investment £155.75k £249.56k
Income - Other £12.26k £12.64k
Income - Legacies £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.76m £2.49m
Expenditure - Raising funds £55.15k £54.27k
Expenditure - Governance £27.00k £34.27k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £55.15k £54.27k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0

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 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £0 £0
Long-term investments £7.15m £7.38m
Other assets £757.06k £703.57k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0
Total liabilities £767.33k £951.08k

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 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
University of Cambridge
Herchel Smith Building
Robinson Way
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 0SZ
Phone:
07940563216