The Brain Charity

Analysis

The Brain Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 05741930). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Brain Charity reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £809k to £1.8m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Brain Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Human Welfare International Charitable Trust (£1.8m), Real Care Ltd (£1.8m) and Koala North West (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 45%, charitable activities 28% and donations and legacies 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £104k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £995k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.