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Registered charity · Store First Rushden

Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training)

Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training) is a registered charity (number 1059381) based in Store First Rushden, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Wagih Shafik EL-Masry. Latest income £186k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Spirit (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £186k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
Where
Manchester City, Shropshire
Website
www.spirit-charity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1996

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£186k£49k
  • 2024£580k£13k
  • 2023£8k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2022£1k£19k
  • 2021£29k£4k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(1)FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL INJURIES AND (2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF SPINAL PARALYSIS AND ITS CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS BY UNDERTAKING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION AND BY DETERMINING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION.

Board analysis

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.

9y median 11y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 7Education/training 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£580k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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.

120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

1
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.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1059381
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30 AUGUST 1996
Contact on the register
01614349991 · info@spirit-charity.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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