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THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 290173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL BRAIN APPEAL, THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NERVOUS DISEASES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The National Hospital Development Foundation (working name The National Brain Appeal) supports projects which aim to improve treatment, care and research around neurological disorders and diseases.

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Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £580,813 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £9.04m to £8.46m. Despite holding net current liabilities of £4.0m, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern supported by significant unrestricted funds and investment assets. The charity also disclosed a contingent liability of £130,000 related to the Rare Dementia Support Centre project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 9 and 15 months’ staff and office costs (held: £1.3m)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) held by the Charity should be sufficient to meet between 9 and 15 months’ staff and office costs (at 31 March 2025, this represents a minimum of £1,226,961).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“There were no other contracts or transactions with Trustees or connected parties except that the Foundation is grateful for a number of charitable donations totalling £591 (2024: £11,024) from five trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted
“Because these accounts were re-filed after the deadline, they now show on the register as filed late.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.2m£4.6m
31/03/2024£7.0m£8.2m
31/03/2023£4.0m£2.4m
31/03/2022£3.3m£2.4m
31/03/2021£3.4m£2.5m

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £580,813 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £9.04m to £8.46m. Despite holding net current liabilities of £4.0m, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern supported by significant unrestricted funds and investment assets. The charity also disclosed a contingent liability of £130,000 related to the Rare Dementia Support Centre project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, PROJECT GIVING BACK, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£611kDonation - The National Brain Appeal
PROJECT GIVING BACKFY2023£570kGrant for garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£300kHealth
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATIONFY2025£180k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£125kHealth & Medical Welfare
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2025£71kTowards the arts and nature-led activity work improving wellbeing of people living with dementia.
NRTFY2021£55kto assist The National Brain Appeal in appointing a consultant level neurologist to coordinate and undertake specific aspects of neurological research
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50kDonation - The National Brain Appeal
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2023£33kOlder People & Housing
NRTFY2023£24kGrant paid during the year
NRTFY2024£24k
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2021£8k
THE BELLASIS TRUSTFY2025£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2024£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£3kMedical and other research
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£3kMedical and other research
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2023£3k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kDonation - National Brain Appeal
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£500
BC Partners FoundationFY2022£250
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£200
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£200
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£200
BC Partners FoundationFY2023£150
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2022£0
DAVID AND ELIZABETH KERFOOT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company24/09/2021£103kGrant to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation
The Mercers' Company18/09/2019£130kGrant to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£1.5m
THE BAND TRUST1£600k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION1£169k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£126k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£110k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£102k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION£4.2m——above—no doubt
BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION FY2024£262k—0above—no doubt
THE NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE FY2025£297k£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO-DISABILITY FY2025£60.7m—63unclear—no doubt

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