The Brainwave Centre Limited

Analysis

The Brainwave Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03666739). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Brainwave Centre Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.2m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Brainwave Centre Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthworks Newcastle (£2.1m), The Coventry General Charity (£2.2m) and Meningitis Now (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 47%, trading 46% and charitable activities 6.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,337. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £318k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.