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The Wessex Neurological Centre Trust

The Wessex Neurological Centre Trust is a registered charity (number 286277) based in Southampton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Darren O'Sullivan since 2024. Latest income £65k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £65k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, West Sussex and more
Website
www.smile4wessex.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1983

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£65k£282k
  • 2024£118k£68k
  • 2023£78k£44k
Earlier years
  • 2022£71k£45k
  • 2021£65k£52k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST SHALL HENCEFORTH BE THE PROMOTION OF ONE OR MORE OFTHE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:1.1 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ATTHE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE AND/OR OTHER RESEARCH LABORATORIES;1.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY IMPROVING THE RANGE AND QUALITY OFTREATMENT OFFERED TO PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUSSYSTEM AT THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE AND/OR OTHER MEDICALFACILITIES WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRETHROUGH THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND/OR OTHER MEANS; AND1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION CONCERNING DISORDERS OF THENERVOUS SYSTEM THROUGH THE PUBLICATION BOTH AMONG THE MEDICALPROFESSION AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCHAND THE BENEFITS OF ADVANCES IN TREATMENT.

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.

4 trustees on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

1
company-linked trustees

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

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4

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 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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£65k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
286277
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 31 DECEMBER 1982 AS AMENDED 12 JANUARY 2009, 15 JANUARY 2009 AND 27 MAY 2010.
Contact on the register
023 8120 8882 · info@smile4wessex.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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