Brainwave Independence Group

Analysis

Brainwave Independence Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Brainwave Independence Group reported income of £94k and spending of £198k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £171k to £94k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brainwave Independence Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Truth Be Told: Storytelling for Life (£94k), Moorland Star (£94k) and Blackstone Trust (£94k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.