01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 August 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07345516
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,347,000
- Latest expenditure
- £3,611,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Fifth Floor, Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QH
Website recorded by the regulator: brainresearchuk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Brain Research UK (the working name of Brain Research Trust) promotes and supports basic and clinical research into neurological disease which affects one in five people in the UK. We fund ground-breaking research at UK-wide centres of excellence for scientific research into neurological diseases and conditions.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,347,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,611,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,495,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,260,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,197,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,005,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,029,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,248,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,751,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,311,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,347,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,611,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,495,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,260,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £593,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,197,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,005,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 0
- Income From Government Grants
- £682,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,029,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,248,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £184,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,751,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,311,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2940000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 407000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3347000
- Income Legacies
- 869000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,576,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,035,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3611000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 97000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1693000
- Expenditure Governance
- 76000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 133000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 152000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13736000
- Assets Own Use
- 4000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13732000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,350,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,427,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 644000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,659,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3303000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2124000
- Assets Cash
- £605,000
- Funds Endowment
- 2767000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7800000
- Funds Restricted
- 92000
- Funds Total
- 10659000
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2920000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 575000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3495000
- Income Legacies
- 518000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,229,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,031,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3260000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 84000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1682000
- Expenditure Governance
- 76000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 132000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 543000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -212000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,016,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13713000
- Assets Own Use
- 3000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13710000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,078,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,020,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1207000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,771,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3906000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2114000
- Assets Cash
- £1,107,000
- Funds Endowment
- 2653000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8016000
- Funds Restricted
- 102000
- Funds Total
- 10771000
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2770000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 427000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3197000
- Income Legacies
- 384000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,187,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,818,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3005000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 84000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1671000
- Expenditure Governance
- 69000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 148000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 900
- Gain Loss Investment
- 109000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -945000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,062,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13180000
- Assets Own Use
- 3000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13177000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,645,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,832,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1256000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,993,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2722000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3110000
- Assets Cash
- £390,000
- Funds Endowment
- 2836000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7062000
- Funds Restricted
- 95000
- Funds Total
- 9993000
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1608000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 421000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2029000
- Income Legacies
- 437000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £844,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,404,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3248000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 87000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2203000
- Expenditure Governance
- 55000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 96000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 283000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,481,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14044000
- Assets Own Use
- 3000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14041000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,521,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,928,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1385000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,637,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3112000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2816000
- Assets Cash
- £445,000
- Funds Endowment
- 3000000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7481000
- Funds Restricted
- 156000
- Funds Total
- 10637000
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1383000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 474
- Income Investments
- 368000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1751474
- Income Legacies
- 557000
- Income Endowments
- 40000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £722,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,589,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3311000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 37421
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2350772
- Expenditure Governance
- 60000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 105000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2249000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,999,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14067000
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14067000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,678,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,171,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 1844000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,574,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2582000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2589000
- Assets Cash
- £407,000
- Funds Endowment
- 3435000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7999000
- Funds Restricted
- 140000
- Funds Total
- 11574000
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-08-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/08/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/12/2015 as amended on 16 Apr 2019
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION INTO AND STUDY OF DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ALLIED SUBJECTS, AND PARTICULARLY THE CAUSES, MEANS OF PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, METHOD OF TREATMENT AND CURE OF SUCH DISEASES AND PUBLICATION OF SUCH RESEARCH, STUDY AND INVESTIGATION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH”) WHICH TERM SHALL INCLUDE THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY (QUEEN SQUARE) AND SUCH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH SUCH RESEARCH INVESTIGATION OR STUDY IS OR IS TO BE PURSUED.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 407434
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRT, THE BRT
- Charity Name Id
- 588749
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRAIN RESEARCH UK
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment