STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH

Registered charity 1183744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the charity is to improve the lives of those suffering from spinal cord injury by giving grants to researchers to undertake projects, specifically in the areas of pressure ulcers, pain, urinary tract infections and upper limb assistive technologies.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£245k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £46,494 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £803,460 to £756,966. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £650,189, which is below the stated policy target of three years' operating costs, though the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover the following year's budgeted costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years' operating costs and the future cost of any uncompleted projects (held: £650k)

“The charity’s policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves of an amount at least equal to three years’ operating costs and the future cost of any uncompleted projects.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Fletchers Solicitors — “Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research 'Quality of Life Matters' CPD-Accredited Study Day, sponsored by Fletchers Solicitors” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD TOLKIENchair
Jamie Polk
Nigel Henderson
Philippe Vienot
Professor Susan Barnett
Zoe McDougall

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£167k	£245k
31/10/2024	£134k	£200k
31/10/2023	£242k	£195k
31/10/2022	£286k	£248k
31/10/2021	£107k	£104k

Common questions

Is STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £46,494 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £803,460 to £756,966. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £650,189, which is below the stated policy target of three years' operating costs, though the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover the following year's budgeted costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH as a grant recipient include THE LINDER FOUNDATION, THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST, SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£13k	General Charitable Causes
THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST	FY2025	£7k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
INTERNATIONAL SPINAL RESEARCH TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Research Grant
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£750
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500

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 EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£20k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	3	£8k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	3	£4k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£167k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£57k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	2	£38k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£25k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION.

THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION income £262k
INTERNATIONAL SPINAL RESEARCH TRUST income £3.4m
WINGS FOR LIFE UK SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION income £7.0m
STROKE ASSOCIATION income £44.4m
SPIRIT (SPINAL PARALYSIS AND INJURIES RESEARCH INFORMATION AND TRAINING) income £186k
THE INSPIRE FOUNDATION income £282k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL RESEARCH	£167k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION FY2024	£262k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SPINAL RESEARCH TRUST FY2025	£3.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WINGS FOR LIFE UK SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2025	£7.0m	—	3	unclear	19.0%	no doubt
STROKE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£44.4m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
SPIRIT (SPINAL PARALYSIS AND INJURIES RESEARCH INFORMATION AND TRAINING) FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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