BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN

Registered charity 295895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WAY AHEAD, WAY AHEAD

TO PROMOTE NEUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC BYSEMINARS, PRESS ARTICLES AND MEDICAL JOURNALS.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£211k

Latest spending

£221k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £445,407, with the trustees monitoring these against 15-month commitments of £209,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds from £326,967 to £317,147. No material uncertainties affecting going concern were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (92% of income)

“income from donations (including tax credits) was £201,889.85” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 15 months commitments (held: £445k)

“The Trustees constantly monitors its 15 months commitments against its level of reserves.” — page 2

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 — Brain Tumour Research Campaign (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

KEVIN O'NEILL FRCSchair
ALEXANDRA HEATON
Dr MARK G GLASER
Dr MICHAEL ROY JOHNSON
Dr Sarah Barton
HELEN MELLOR
WENDY DIANNE FULCHER · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£211k	£221k
31/03/2024	£211k	£221k
31/03/2023	£177k	£271k
31/03/2022	£329k	£287k
31/03/2021	£166k	£313k

Common questions

Is BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £445,407, with the trustees monitoring these against 15-month commitments of £209,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds from £326,967 to £317,147. No material uncertainties affecting going concern were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN as a grant recipient include The William Brake Foundation, THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WARWICK.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The William Brake Foundation	FY2022	£2k
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS WARWICK	FY2025	£161	Charitable Donations from Woodloes Community Café

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£250k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£50k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£36k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	2	£22k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£400
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT.

BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT income £575k
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO income £502k
THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY income £15.3m
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH income £8.7m
ASTRO BRAIN TUMOUR FUND income £177k
THE BRITISH NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN	£211k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT FY2025	£575k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024	£502k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY FY2025	£15.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH FY2025	£8.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASTRO BRAIN TUMOUR FUND FY2026	£177k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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