BRAINBOOK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 January 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 7 April 2024 – 6 April 2025
Latest income: £885
Latest expenditure: £6,890
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Brainbook, 86 - 90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brainbookcharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst patients, healthcare professionals, and medical students) on the subject of neurosurgery and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results. This object shall be achieved in particular but not exclusively by:(a) Disseminating educational resources using a

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £885
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,890

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,426

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,951

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £30,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,264

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,724

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £885
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,890
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,426
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,951
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £30,133
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,264
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,724
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRAINBOOK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-01-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jan 2019 as amended on 16 Jan 2024 as amended on 25 Aug 2025 as amended on 11 Sept 2025
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF NEUROSURGERY AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS. THIS OBJECT SHALL BE ACHIEVED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES USING A FREE OPEN-ACCESS RESOURCE MODEL USING DIFFERENT FORMS OF MULTIMEDIA ON THE WEB;(B) ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO PROMOTE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DISCUSSION OF THE PRACTICE OF NEUROSURGERY AND NEUROSURGICAL CONDITIONS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS;(C) PROVIDING PLATFORMS FOR PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES USING MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND THE WEB, FOR EXAMPLE, ONLINE VIDEO BLOGS;(D) COLLATING AND CREATING INFORMATIVE MATERIAL WHICH SUPPORT NEUROSURGICAL PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;(E) RUNNING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES TO INCREASE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management