Registered charity · Hampshire
The Brain Tumour Charity
4.1 The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are for the public benefit:-4.1.1 to relieve sickness and to promote and protect good health by supporting research into the nature, causes, diagnosis and treatment and social consequences of tumours of...
- 10 trustees
- Income £15m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Fraser Alexander LongdenChair · since 2025
- Anna Rhian JarvisTrustee · since 2022
- Caroline SteelTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Elena BechbergerTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Kieran Richard PalmerTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Rachel Suzanne EdgarTrustee · since 2025
- Hayley Ann ConroyTrustee · since 2022
- Julia Clare OsgerbyTrustee · since 2025
- Matimba Charity SwanaTrustee · since 2022
- Sukhdip SandhuTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.thebraintumourcharity.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Brain Tumour Charity
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15m£15m
- 2024£14m£15m
- 2023£13m£11m
Earlier years
- 2022£11m£11m
- 2021£8.3m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4.1 The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are for the public benefit:-4.1.1 to relieve sickness and to promote and protect good health by supporting research into the nature, causes, diagnosis and treatment and social consequences of tumours of the brain and central nervous system and to publish the useful results of such research;4.1.2 the relief of suffering of people with tumours of the brain and central nervous system and their families and carers, through the provision of information and support to them; and4.1.3 to advance the education of the public in all areas relating to tumours of the brain and central nervous system.
Grants received
17 grants · £296,222 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £137,072 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £100,000 (2 grants)
- The James Tudor Foundation · £20,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £12,000
- The Grocers' Charity · £10,500 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Fraser Alexander Longden Chair since 2025
- Anna Rhian Jarvis since 2022
- Caroline Steel since 2022
- Dr Elena Bechberger since 2020
- Dr Kieran Richard Palmer since 2022
- Dr Rachel Suzanne Edgar since 2025
- Hayley Ann Conroy since 2022
- Julia Clare Osgerby since 2025
- Matimba Charity Swana since 2022
- Sukhdip Sandhu since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Elena Bechberger since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Fraser Alexander Longden Chair since 2025
- Anna Rhian Jarvis since 2022
- Caroline Steel since 2022
- Dr Elena Bechberger since 2020
- Dr Kieran Richard Palmer since 2022
- Dr Rachel Suzanne Edgar since 2025
- Hayley Ann Conroy since 2022
- Julia Clare Osgerby since 2025
- Matimba Charity Swana since 2022
- Sukhdip Sandhu since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 3.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1150054
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/11/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/05/2013 as amended on 11 Jan 2013 as amended on 02 Nov 2016 as amended on 26 Sept 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 08266522 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01252749990 · enquiries@thebraintumourcharity.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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