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CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST

Registered charity 1113326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBIT · also registered in Scotland as SC039703 (OSCR)

The Child Brain Injury Trust provides support, information and training for anyone affected by childhood acquired brain injury throughout the United Kingdom.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £92,733 and total net assets of £781,508, maintaining a healthy cash position. Per the trustees' report, the charity retained reserves equivalent to nine months of operating expenditure, which aligns with their stated reserves policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of core costs (held: £479k)
“The reserves policy of the Trustees is to aim at a situation where the Child Brain Injury Trust has reserves that will allow it to meet its core costs for nine months.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bush & Co Kids is a joint venture partner. The document states: 'Our thanks to Bush & Co Kids for donating £25,700 to CBIT during 2024/25.' This is a related party transaction as Bush & Co Kids is a joint venture partner.
“Our thanks to Bush & Co Kids for donating £25,700 to CBIT during 2024/25.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DSA Prospect Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Child Brain Injury Trust (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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£249k
Reserves (reported)
£479k
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.6m£980k

Common questions

Is CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £92,733 and total net assets of £781,508, maintaining a healthy cash position. Per the trustees' report, the charity retained reserves equivalent to nine months of operating expenditure, which aligns with their stated reserves policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DSA Prospect Audit Limited.

Who funds CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE STERLING CHARITY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STERLING CHARITYFY2022£75k
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITYFY2024£25kAcquired brain Injury support service
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2025£12k
THE STERLING CHARITYFY2023£11k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE STERLING CHARITYFY2021£10k
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8kTo provide support projects for children, young people and their families from the onset of childhood acquired brain injury.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8kTo provide support projects for children, young people and their families from the onset of childhood acquired brain injury.
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£6k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2024£6k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kTo provide support projects for children, young people and their families from the onset of childhood acquired brain injury.
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4kCompassionate Support
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kCompassionate Support
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£3kSection 2(f)
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£2k
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2024£2kCare and Welfare
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£2kSupporting children following Brain Injury
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2022£2kCare and Welfare
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kNATIONAL APPEAL
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kMerseyside
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2024£1kSupporting children following Brain Injury
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£259kEmpowering Communities; Enriching Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£9kSupporting children with acquired brain injuries in North East England
The National Lottery Community Fund13/02/2023£7kVirtual Support for children with Acquired Brain Injuries in Wales
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2021£10kABI Support Service for the North East of England
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2021£10kSupporting children with brain injuries in East Scotland
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2020£10kVirtual support for children with brain injuries in the West Midlands
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2020£10kCOVID-19 - Virtual support for children with brain injuries
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2019£10kABI Support Service for Wales
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kABI Support Service for London
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2016£6kImproving quality of life and prospects for young people brain injurie
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£50kTPP1 - Improved Education and Awareness: Life After Injury
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£5kImproving the Life Quality of Brain Injured Children & Their Families
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2015£5kChild and Family Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2009£195kChild & Family Support in childhood acquired brain injury
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2004£196kDevelop social oppors, support groups & services for young people & familie

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION3£92k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION2£207k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST2£114k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION2£11k
THE OAKDALE TRUST2£3k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£500k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£274k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£200k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST£1.8m——within—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025£36.0m£130,001 - £140,000—below—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY FORUM FY2025£230k—0above—no doubt
CEREBRA - FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£2.8m——above53.4%no doubt
HEADWAY COTSWOLD TRUST LIMITED FY2025£387k—0unclear—no doubt
BRAINSTRUST FY2025£779k—0above—no doubt

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