BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1103852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is the largest UK organisation representing neuroscientists and neuroscience, from ion channels to human behaviour to applications in the clinic and beyond. We welcome everyone interested in neuroscience to join us, and help support research into the nervous system in both health and disease.

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Latest income

£343k

Latest spending

£425k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £34,446 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net reserves from £659,558 to £625,112. However, unrestricted and free reserves increased to £601,837, and the trustees confirm the charity is in a stable financial position to sustain itself and meet its charitable objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and donations

“The main sources of income for the BNA in YE2024-25 membership subscriptions of £114,525 (2024: £108,150) and grants and donations of £201,556 (2024: £213,478), which includes £160,000 from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year’s expenditure (held: £602k)

“The BNA’s reserves policy states that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to one year’s expenditure” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amount owed by group undertaking

“At the balance sheet date, the Charity was owed £15,599 (2024: £13,679) by BNA Events Limited.” — page 39

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Alzheimer's Research UK — “Alzheimer's Research UK to join BNA2027 as Festival Programme Partner” (source page)
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) — “We’re proud to sponsor the BNA Scholars programme as it promotes the inclusion of under-represented groups in neuroscience” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

NARENDER RAMNANIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Bethany Facer MSc
Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly BSc,PhD
Dr Matthew Brown DPhil
Dr Neil Dawson PhD, SFHEA
Dr Sandrine Morawek · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sarah Louise King PhD
Dr Talitha Kerrigan
Professor Julie Williams
Professor Tara Leigh Spires-Jones
Sara Purdy · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£343k	£425k
30/09/2024	£434k	£409k
30/09/2023	£323k	£365k
30/09/2022	£404k	£319k
30/09/2021	£163k	£251k

Common questions

Is BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £34,446 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net reserves from £659,558 to £625,112. However, unrestricted and free reserves increased to £601,837, and the trustees confirm the charity is in a stable financial position to sustain itself and meet its charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£320k	To support the British Neuroscience Association to implement its strategic plan.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£160k	To support the British Neuroscience Association to implement its strategic plan.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£150k	To support the strategic plan, core costs and activities of the British Neuroscience Association.
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	FY2025	£7k	Multiple grants (see Note 7 detail)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION	2	£35k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	2	£26k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST	2	£19k
BARROW FOUNDATION UK	1	£1.2m
THE BERKELEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£210k
THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£179k
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY	1	£100k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851	1	£86k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NEUROLOGISTS.

ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NEUROLOGISTS income £1.7m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE income £6.4m
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY income £579k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £356k
BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION income £1.3m
THE BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	£343k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NEUROLOGISTS FY2025	£1.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE FY2025	£6.4m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY FY2024	£579k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025	£356k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.