THE BRAINWAVE CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1073238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAINWAVE · also registered in Scotland as SC039137 (OSCR)

Brainwave helps children with disabilities and additional needs to achieve greater independence, with aims to improve mobility, communication skills, and learning potential through a range of educational and physical therapies.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £11,920 for the year, marking its sixth successive annual surplus despite rising operational costs and a challenging economic climate. Unrestricted funds increased to £1,073,648, although the trustees report that free reserves of £317,805 remain below their stated target of £403,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is well-positioned to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: THE BRAINWAVE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED Companies House 03656734
• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03666739

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brainwave (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SMITH, Dean — director, appointed 11/12/2025on trustee list
• TWIST, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 12/06/2025on trustee list
• HARRIS, Jessica — director, appointed 07/03/2024on trustee list
• TANKEL, Jeremy, Dr — director, appointed 13/10/2022on trustee list
• MEDLOCK, Chris — director, appointed 13/10/2022on trustee list
• HANNAM, Andrew John — director, appointed 01/10/2019on trustee list
• CROW, Barrie Clive — director, appointed 14/05/2012not on trustee list
• JACKSON, David Martin — director, appointed 13/01/2004on trustee list
• ADAMS, Richard John — director, appointed 12/11/1998on trustee list
• UPFOLD, Barry Kevin — secretary, appointed 11/06/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (47% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (08/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Hannamchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barrie Crow Hon.FIBM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chris Medlock
• DAVID MARTIN JACKSON
• Dean Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jeremy Tankel
• Jessica Harris
• RICHARD ADAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Twist

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DISABILITIES TRUST.

• THE DISABILITIES TRUST income £74.9m
• THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD income £1.1m
• HEADWAY NORFOLK AND WAVENEY LTD income £1.1m
• POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT FOR LEARNING CIO income £1.2m
• MULTI AGENCY INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT income £123k
• MS ACTION LIMITED income £355k

Side by side with its peers

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