INTERNATIONAL SPINAL RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 1151015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPINAL RESEARCH · also registered in Scotland as SC050578 (OSCR)

Spinal Research, the UK's leading and most influential spinal cord repair charity, sets the standard for spinal cord research across the world and is at the forefront of developing strategies for repair. With the aid of our nationwide supporters we fund more research than any other charity in the UK and will continue until we find an effective treatment for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £1.28 million for the year, driven by significant growth in legacy income and volunteer-led fundraising. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £402,000, which the trustees deem adequate to cover their stated prudent reserve target of £65,000 for unforeseen administrative expenses. The charity confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: SPINAL RESEARCH (TRADING) LIMITED Companies House 02469133
• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08409361

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spinal Research (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.

• JAMES, Robert William — director, appointed 29/10/2025on trustee list
• KRISHNAN, Anjali Devaki — director, appointed 30/07/2025on trustee list
• LUND, Mark George — director, appointed 08/02/2023on trustee list
• BAXTER, David Judo, Dr — director, appointed 17/03/2022on trustee list
• SMITH, Sue, Prof — director, appointed 09/02/2022on trustee list
• BROWNSTONE, Robert Morris, Professor — director, appointed 21/07/2021on trustee list
• HOWELL, Tara — director, appointed 20/07/2020on trustee list
• SHELTON, William Robert — director, appointed 19/02/2013not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (31/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tara Howellchair
• Anjali Krishnan
• Dr David Judd Baxter
• MR R SHELTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Lund
• Professor Robert Brownstone
• Professor Sue Smith
• Robert James

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINGS FOR LIFE UK SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

• WINGS FOR LIFE UK SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION income £7.0m
• THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION income £262k
• STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH income £167k
• SPIRIT (SPINAL PARALYSIS AND INJURIES RESEARCH INFORMATION AND TRAINING) income £186k
• THE INSPIRE FOUNDATION income £282k
• Scoliosis Support and Research income £351k

Side by side with its peers

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