Overview
The Brain and Spine Foundation's network
8 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Brain and Spine Foundation. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Luce | Chair | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Asli Guner-Paul | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carolyn Louise Turner | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ifeyinwa Kantonna | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeroen Huysinga | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kavita Basi | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lauren Downie | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Catherine Elizabeth Strawbridge | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2026 | new |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Neurolifenow Ltd 13749635 Subsidiary Dissolved iOfficial. The Companies House PSC entry gives Charity Commission registration number 1098528, which is this charity's number.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Brain And Spine Foundation as a corporate owner of this company, notified 17 November 2021. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Brain And Spine Foundation as a corporate owner of this company, notified 17 November 2021. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 17 November 2021)
Current directors
- No current directors (dissolved).
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Luce | Chair | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Asli Guner-Paul | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carolyn Louise Turner | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ifeyinwa Kantonna | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeroen Huysinga | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kavita Basi | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lauren Downie | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Catherine Elizabeth Strawbridge | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2026 | new |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Alex Sunley (2024-2026), Marc Anthony Smith (2019-2024), Alice Helen Doyle (2014-2019), Cep Secretaries Limited (2002-2010). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Neurolifenow Ltd 13749635 Subsidiary Dissolved iOfficial. The Companies House PSC entry gives Charity Commission registration number 1098528, which is this charity's number.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Brain And Spine Foundation as a corporate owner of this company, notified 17 November 2021. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Brain And Spine Foundation as a corporate owner of this company, notified 17 November 2021. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 17 November 2021)
Current directors
- No current directors (dissolved).
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.4y
median 3y
Longest tenure
9y
since 2017
Years in governance
11y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
7
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 7 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Mark Luce Chair since 2017
- Asli Guner-Paul since 2020
- Carolyn Louise Turner since 2023
- Ifeyinwa Kantonna since 2025
- Jeroen Huysinga since 2020
- Kavita Basi since 2023
- Lauren Downie since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Mark Luce Chair since 2017
- Asli Guner-Paul since 2020
- Jeroen Huysinga since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Mark Luce Chair since 2017
- Asli Guner-Paul since 2020
- Carolyn Louise Turner since 2023
- Ifeyinwa Kantonna since 2025
- Kavita Basi since 2023
- Lauren Downie since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Jeroen Huysinga since 2020
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 7The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 7Disability 6General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 7Finance 2Health and social care 2
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Network
Network
iThe large node is The Brain and Spine Foundation. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £892.90k | £704.88k | £718.62k | £967.95k | £741.99k |
| Total expenditure | £885.96k | £810.85k | £799.86k | £1.05m | £720.79k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £7.88k | Not reported | Not reported | £110.00k | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £442.67k | £393.56k | £270.04k | £617.19k | £562.72k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £77.79k | £44.47k | £20.94k | £44.61k | £72.54k |
| Charitable activities | £419.50k | £223.35k | £328.95k | £225.08k | £183.50k |
| Other trading activities | £30.66k | £87.95k | £119.35k | £125.27k | £144.29k |
| Investments | £69 | £22 | £279 | £412 | £1.49k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £150.00k |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £794.34k | £659.21k | £684.56k | £926.15k | £641.97k |
| Raising funds | £91.61k | £151.64k | £115.31k | £123.28k | £78.82k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £3.42k | £0 | £0 | £51.51k | £30.98k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3.44k |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £8.92k | £1.72k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £316.55k | £212.54k | £124.76k | £135.08k | £225.90k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £36.78k | £31.55k | £23.28k | £115.09k | £34.71k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £288.69k | £182.72k | £101.47k | £20.00k | £191.19k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £260.69k | £157.72k | £101.47k | £20.00k | £71.19k |
| Restricted funds | £28.00k | £25.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £120.00k |
| Total funds | £288.69k | £182.72k | £101.47k | £20.00k | £191.19k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £251.78k | £156.00k | £101.47k | £20.00k | £71.19k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £316.55k | £212.54k | £124.76k | £135.08k | £225.90k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 11 December 2025 | 11 December 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 5 November 2024 | 5 November 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 11 January 2024 | 11 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 10 August 2022 | 10 August 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 13 September 2021 | 13 September 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 04432677 has made 23 accounts filings since 2004. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 8 December 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 11 November 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 30 December 2023 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)50 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 9 August 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 14 September 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 2 February 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 5 November 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 15 November 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 24 October 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 3 November 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 14 October 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 3 November 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 12 July 2013 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 17 September 2012 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 13 September 2011 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 30 July 2010 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 4 November 2009 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 29 September 2008 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 25 July 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 23 August 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 25 July 2005 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)1 page |
| 31 March 2004 | 7 July 2005 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)1 page |
| 31 March 2003 | 10 March 2004 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)1 page |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
12 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 29 April 2004 to 29 June 2026.Total from published grants
£1.2m
£1,219,660
Grants
12
published to 360Giving
Funders
6
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2026
29 June 2026
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£196k2004
£264k2008
£90k2016
£35k2018
£25k2019
£80k2020
£181k2021
£330k2022
£18k2026
Funders
6 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 5 | £818,410 | 2004 to 2026 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 3 | £150,000 | 2018 to 2021 |
| Henry Smith Foundation | 1 | £90,000 | 2016 |
| CAF | 1 | £80,000 | 2021 |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 1 | £80,000 | 2020 |
| Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust | 1 | £1,250 | 2021 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Neuro Peer Support Groups | £17,910 |
| 23 June 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Improving Quality of Life for Neurology | £330,000 |
| 4 June 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Major Grants award | £100,000 |
| 21 April 2021 | Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust | Brain and Spine Foundation - 12/04/21 | £1,250 |
| 18 January 2021 | CAF | Grant to Brain and Spine Foundation | £80,000 |
| 5 October 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Coronavirus Community Support Fund | £80,000 |
| 18 June 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £25,000 |
| 18 May 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Dealing with Back Pain | £10,000 |
| 24 January 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £25,000 |
| 10 March 2016 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Brain and Spine Foundation | £90,000 |
| 9 January 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Access to better Brain and Spine Information | £264,353 |
| 29 April 2004 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Young Adults and Teenagers Brain Injury Project | £196,147 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- The National Lottery Community Fund (5 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Henry Smith Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- CAF (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Cabinet Office (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
THE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England and WalesCountries: Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED. as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/05/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/03/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 MAY 2017 as filed - Register history
- 11 July 2003Registered
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 10 May 2017Resolution
- 10 May 2017Statement of the company's objects
- 4 April 2017Statement of the company's objects
- 2 November 2010Resolution
- 11 October 2007Resolution
- 25 April 2005Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.brainandspine.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Brain and Spine Foundation
- Registered
- 2003