The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

Spinal Injuries Association

Registered charity 1054097 Registered since 1996

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

3.7y median 3y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 9Other services 6Finance 4

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  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£4.1m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.1 in 2021

77 from 47 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
4%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.spinal.co.uk
Emailsia@spinal.co.uk
Phone01908604191
AddressThe Spinal Injuries Association, 2 Trueman Place, Oldbrook, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2HH

Finances

£4,096,318 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£2,422,282£1,932,747
2022£2,905,051£2,584,775
2023£3,257,352£3,144,517
2024£3,850,878£3,473,077
2025£4,096,318£4,192,892

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INTEGRATION AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY BY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING THEM TO BECOME FULFILLED AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:3.1 THE PROVISION OF QUALITY SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, INFORMATION, TRAINING COURSES AND SUPPORT TO ALL SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FROM THE MOMENT OF INJURY ONWARDS3.2 ENCOURAGING SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE TO TAKE UP MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS3.3 PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT MEDICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SPINAL CORD INJURY AND SUPPORTING AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD3.4 PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO AND DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS3.5 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS AND WELFARE OF THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS CAUSES AND THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES3.6 SEEKING THE REDUCTION IN PARALYSIS DUE TO SPINAL CORD INJURY3.7 ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT OF ACCESS FOR EVERY SPINAL CORD INJURED PERSON TO THE SPECIALISED MEDICAL EXPERTISE AND ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A SPINAL CORD INJURIES CENTRE3.8 TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS NATIONALLY, INTERNATIONALLY AND LOCALLY AND TO THAT END MAY BRING TOGETHER IN CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, OTHER BODIES WHETHER INCORPORATED OR NOT AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS3.9 TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH INFORMATION REGARDING THE WELFARE OF SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE AND REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY AND EXCHANGE SUCH INFORMATION WITH OTHER BODIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS WHETHER IN THIS COUNTRY OR OVERSEASIN THIS ARTICLE 3 “SPINAL CORD INJURED” OR “SPINAL CORD INJURY” ALSO INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME, SPINA BIFIDA AND TRANSVERSE MYELITIS.THROUGHOUT THE ARTICLES “CHARITABLE” MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 MAR 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 AUG 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 OCT 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 OCT 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 OCT 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 OCT 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 NOV 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 MAY 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 NOV 2021 as amended on 28 Feb 2026

Trustees (9)

9trustees
53median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Spinal Injuries Association · 03175203 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 19/03/1996

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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