OURBRAINBANK

Registered charity 1184699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OurBrainBank is an an innovative, patient-led movement designed to move glioblastoma (GBM) from terminal to treatable, powered by patients. It's the first non-profit created by, for, and with people with GBM, a rare and deadly brain cancer whose 5-year survival rate is 5%. Our Founder and Chair, Jessica Morris, a British national living in the US, was disgnosed with GBM in January 2016.

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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £111,317 at the end of the year, an increase from £104,545 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has no full-time UK employees and relies on individual donors and fundraisers to support its activities, including a part-time Campaign and Communications Manager. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil). — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OurBrainBank UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

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
31/12/2024£28k£21k
31/12/2023£85k£27k
31/12/2022£19k£20k
31/12/2021£33k£3k
31/12/2020£23k£6k

Common questions

Is OURBRAINBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £111,317 at the end of the year, an increase from £104,545 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has no full-time UK employees and relies on individual donors and fundraisers to support its activities, including a part-time Campaign and Communications Manager. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

What does the highest-paid employee of OURBRAINBANK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.