THE SYDNEY DRISCOLL NEURO-SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1129387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are to heal and relieve sick disabled and aged persons from the disabilities and infirmaties with which they are afflicted in relation to neurosurgical and neurological medicine.

Objects

TO HEAL AND RELIEVE SICK DISABLED AND AGED PERSONS FROM THE DISABILITIES AND INFIRMITIES WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFLICTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1. BY ESTABLISHING FITTING OUT STOCKING AND MAINTAINING A LIBRARY SPECIALISING IN NEURO-SURGICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE AND ALLIED NEURO-SCIENCES CONCERNED BOOKS AND JOURNALS AND SUCH AUXILIARY GOODS ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT TOGETHERWITH NECESSARY FURNITURE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETIONMAY CONSIDER ADVISABLE FOR THE USE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. ( FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 5.2 TO 5.3 OF THE TRUST DEED )..

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated income of £25,837 against expenditure of £65,372, resulting in a net expenditure of £84,147 for the year. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £640,969 and considers it has sufficient resources to meet liabilities for at least twelve months. The trustees' report notes that the investment strategy involves holding high levels of cash deposits due to market volatility.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN ANDREW FERGUSONchair
• JANET WINNARD
• NIHAL GURUSINGHE
• Nicholas Daniel Park

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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