THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 286277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The WNCT (known also as the Smile4Rich Appeal or Smile4Wessex) aims to improve the range and quality of patient care at the Wessex Neurological Centre by raising funds to provide new equipment and facilities that would not otherwise be available, and by sponsoring pioneering research into new treatments for a variety of neurological conditions. Please visit www.smile4wessex.org for full details.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST SHALL HENCEFORTH BE THE PROMOTION OF ONE OR MORE OFTHE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:1.1 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ATTHE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE AND/OR OTHER RESEARCH LABORATORIES;1.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY IMPROVING THE RANGE AND QUALITY OFTREATMENT OFFERED TO PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUSSYSTEM AT THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE AND/OR OTHER MEDICALFACILITIES WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRETHROUGH THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND/OR OTHER MEANS; AND1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION CONCERNING DISORDERS OF THENERVOUS SYSTEM THROUGH THE PUBLICATION BOTH AMONG THE MEDICALPROFESSION AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCHAND THE BENEFITS OF ADVANCES IN TREATMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £383,773 to £170,378 due to charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that while investment performance has recovered, it continues to be affected by global factors, and they have paused major projects until funds are replenished.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Smile4Wessex (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Darren O'Sullivanchair
• Diederik Bulters
• Malcolm White
• Paul Grundy

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

Operates in: Dorset · Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Jersey · West Sussex · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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