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.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£282k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: twelve months of recurring expenditure (held: £170k)
It is the policy of the Trust to maintain, over a period of time, free reserves by holding investments to cover up to an average of twelve months of recurring expenditure, which the Trustees estimate to be approximately £50,000 per annum. — page 4
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 — Smile4Wessex (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£65k£282k
31/03/2024£118k£68k
31/03/2023£78k£44k
31/03/2022£71k£45k
31/03/2021£65k£52k

Common questions

Is THE WESSEX NEUROLOGICAL CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.