THE BRAIN CHARITY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-17
Watchouts
Cash
£317K
+24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
36
-5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2K
-103.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £49,959 | -£1,869 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £49,959 | -£1,869 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £76,654 | £2,790 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £254,238 | £316,773 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £1,088,930 | £1,113,220 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,068,930 | £1,071,720 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,068,930 | £1,071,720 | |
| Average employees | 29 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 36 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,119,801 | £1,066,854 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+24.6%
£254,238 £316,773
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Net assets
+0.3%
£1,068,930 £1,071,720
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Employees
-5.3%
38 36
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Operating profit
-103.7%
£49,959 -£1,869
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Profit before tax
-103.7%
£49,959 -£1,869
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Wages
-4.7%
£1,119,801 £1,066,854
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 4.6% | -0.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.13x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE BRAIN CHARITY 2015-09-03 → present
- NEUROSUPPORT 2006-03-14 → 2015-09-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURQUEST, Maria | Secretary | 2024-06-25 | — | — |
| BAKER, Gus Anthony, Professor | Director | 2025-01-14 | Nov 1955 | British |
| BOATENG, Vanessa Akua | Director | 2021-10-19 | Jun 1978 | British |
| BURQUEST, Maria | Director | 2023-10-17 | Aug 1961 | British |
| CHAMBERS, William John, Professor | Director | 2015-10-07 | Mar 1946 | British |
| CRAIG, Ian Ashley | Director | 2020-04-02 | Jul 1959 | British |
| MOORE, Perry Philip, Dr | Director | 2021-10-19 | May 1973 | British |
| RAHMAN, Rupak Salahuddin | Director | 2024-04-09 | Nov 1980 | British |
| REA, Mark Christopher | Director | 2012-07-31 | Dec 1981 | British |
| SALE, Jacqueline | Director | 2019-10-03 | May 1958 | British |
| SILVER, Nicholas Charles, Dr | Director | 2018-01-08 | Sep 1965 | British |
| WALSH, Timothy Gerard | Director | 2017-05-08 | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKMORE, Jane Alison | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | 2020-04-29 |
| KELLY, Maureen Joyce | Secretary | 2006-03-14 | 2014-03-31 |
| MELLOR, Nanette Marie | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2014-12-04 |
| PICTON, John, Dr | Secretary | 2020-04-29 | 2024-06-25 |
| WREGLESWORTH, Kevin | Secretary | 2014-12-04 | 2018-12-01 |
| BAKER, Gus Anthony, Professor | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2021-07-13 |
| BLACKMORE, Jane Alison | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2021-04-26 |
| BLOMLEY, Julie Anne | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2024-03-28 |
| BOGGILD, Mike, Dr | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2012-03-21 |
| BRITT, David Paul, Doctor | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2014-12-05 |
| CLEMENTS, Gary | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2020-10-06 |
| HOWARTH, Michael | Director | 2014-08-05 | 2017-02-15 |
| JOYCE, Lisa | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2012-07-31 |
| LEWIN, Theresa | Director | 2018-01-09 | 2021-09-24 |
| MORRIS, Deborah | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2015-02-21 |
| MORRIS, Kenneth Stephen | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2014-12-05 |
| PARKER, John | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2013-03-26 |
| PICTON, John, Dr | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2024-06-25 |
| POMEROY, Ian, Dr | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2017-04-23 |
| PYNE, Nicholas Keith | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2008-12-15 |
| SHARMAN, Stephen | Director | 2014-08-05 | 2017-02-28 |
| STANLEY, Catherine Anne | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2012-07-31 |
| SWAN, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2024-04-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian, Dr | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2008-12-15 |
| WREGLESWORTH, Kevin | Director | 2014-12-14 | 2019-01-01 |
| WREGLESWORTH, Susan | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2016-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew John Vincent Meaney | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-04-20 | Active |
| Mr Timothy Gerard Walsh | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-07-03 | Ceased 2026-04-20 |
| Professor Gus Anthony Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-07-03 | Ceased 2026-04-20 |
| Ms Pippa Sargent | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-10-17 | Ceased 2025-07-03 |
| Mrs Nanette Marie Mellor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-26 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.