MARILLAC NEUROLOGICAL CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1184495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARILLAC CARE, THE MARILLAC

The provision of services and facilities for people who have neurological conditions including acquired brain injuries

Objects

THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND/OR OTHER SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE SUCH AS OUT-PATIENT CARE AND/OR DAY CARE TO SUCH PERSONS AND THOSE CARING FOR THEM; ANDFOR SO LONG AS THE CONGREGATION CONTINUES TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITY, THE TRUSTEES MAY (IN THEIR DISCRETION) ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION LIVING ON THE SITE OPERATED BY THE CHARITY. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY WILL BE FURTHERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED BY ST VINCENT DE PAUL AS FOSTERED AND ARTICULATED BY DCSVP SERVICES.

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

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Latest income
£7.7m
Latest spending
£7.5m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,232,007 were just under the stated policy target of two months' recurring expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern despite challenges from lower-than-budgeted occupancy and increased agency staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.2m; policy: two months' recurring expenditure)
“General funds, or free reserves, at 31 March 2025 totalled £1,232,007 (2024: £1,524,785) representing 1.96 months of recurring expenditure and hence were just under the reserves policy of a minimum of 2 months expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental charge paid to controlling party
“During the year Marillac Neurological Care Centre paid £83,920 (2024: £80,000) to the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul CIO in respect of a rental charge for the use of the land and buildings.” — page 38
“A trustee of the charity, Peter Nicol paid £554 as a donation towards the purchase of MNCC Beer for all MNCC staff members” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donation for beer
“During the year Marillac Neurological Care Centre paid £83,920 (2024: £80,000) to the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul CIO in respect of a rental charge for the use of the land and buildings.” — page 38
“A trustee of the charity, Peter Nicol paid £554 as a donation towards the purchase of MNCC Beer for all MNCC staff members” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marillac Neurological Care Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Marillac Neurological Care Centre — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 03/10/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£7.7m
Total spending
£7.5m
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
185

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.7m£7.5m
31/03/2024£8.0m£7.1m
31/03/2023£6.6m£6.6m
31/03/2022£8.4m£6.2m
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is MARILLAC NEUROLOGICAL CARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,232,007 were just under the stated policy target of two months' recurring expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern despite challenges from lower-than-budgeted occupancy and increased agency staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARILLAC NEUROLOGICAL CARE CENTRE£7.7m——below—no doubt
Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd FY2025£655k—0above—no doubt
Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre FY2025£306k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£310k—0unclear—no doubt
Chilterns Neuro Centre Ltd FY2025£1.8m—1within—no doubt
Sussex Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (previously known as The League of Friends of Hurstwood Park Hospital) FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt

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