Ourbrainbank
Analysis
Ourbrainbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2025, Ourbrainbank reported income of £29k and spending of £17k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £29k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 356%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ourbrainbank sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help Humanity UK (£29k), Coventry and Warwickshire Kidney Patients Association (£29k) and Bread and Water for Africa UK (£29k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
OurBrainBank is an an innovative, patient-led movement designed to move glioblastoma (GBM) from terminal to treatable, powered by patients. It's the first non-profit created by, for, and with people with GBM, a rare and deadly brain cancer whose 5-year survival rate is 5%. Our Founder and Chair, Jessica Morris, a British national living in the US, was disgnosed with GBM in January 2016.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Help Humanity UK | 1 Bluebell House | £29k |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Kidney Patients Association | Warwickshire | £29k |
| Bread and Water for Africa UK | London | £29k |
| A Stroke of Luck | Birkenhead | £29k |