The Guarantors of Brain

Analysis

The Guarantors of Brain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Guarantors of Brain reported income of £2.0m and spending of £3.2m, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.0m (+12%), an average of +5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Guarantors of Brain sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Avicenna Foundation (£2.0m), Craftworks Community Limited (£2.0m) and Gangaben Desai Family Charity (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 7.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

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.