NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD
Providing therapeutic support,advice and services to individuals with neurological conditions, their families and Carers, in Cheshire, North Wales, Merseyside and the Wirral.
Objects
(1) TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM:- (I) MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR. (II) OTHER SYMPTOMS OR CONDITIONS WHO IN THE OPINION OF THEIR MEDICAL ADVISORS MAY BENEFIT FROM THERAPY WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY LAWFUL MEANS INCLUDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- (A) BY BRINGING TOGETHER PERSONS SUFFERING FORM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; (B) BY PROVIDING ADVICE GUIDANCE AND MORAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FORM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; (C) BY PROVIDING THERAPY (INCLUDING HPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY) (2) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST BY WHATEVER CHARITABLE MEANS RESEARCH NECESSARY TO FIND THE CAUSE CURE AND PREVENTION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £418,462 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven significantly by legacies and grants rather than unrestricted income. While free unrestricted reserves increased to £366,875, the trustees acknowledge that this remains below their stated policy target of maintaining six months of budgeted annual expenditure. The charity faces ongoing financial challenges in securing unrestricted funding to cover day-to-day running costs against rising inflation and expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable activities 4 186,914 - 457,734 180,000 824,648 564,089” — page 16
“The Trustees acknowledge that the Neuro Therapy Centre has fallen short of meeting the minimum reserves level outlined in its own policy in recent years” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 36
- Government income: £209,771 — contracts £123,706 (1), grants £86,065 (4); 20% of the £1,063,804 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £203,347 — contracts £119,487 (1), grants £83,860 (4); 26% of the £778,409 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £186,917 — contracts £119,487 (1), grants £67,430 (4); 28% of the £671,080 total gross income on the same return
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jane Johnston-Cree — Chief Executive Officer
Funders the charity credits
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- Steve Morgan Foundation
- Sport England
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Flintshire County Council
- Denbighshire County Council
- The Soccer Store
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- LORRAINE ANTONIA CARROL DODDchair
- Dr Hilary Harris
- Helen Tate
- Michael Martin
- Norman Charles Holladay
- Paul Crossland
- Stella Pollard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £825k |
| 31/03/2024 | £778k | £728k |
| 31/03/2023 | £671k | £599k |
| 31/03/2022 | £487k | £520k |
| 31/03/2021 | £595k | £540k |
Common questions
Is NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £418,462 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven significantly by legacies and grants rather than unrestricted income. While free unrestricted reserves increased to £366,875, the trustees acknowledge that this remains below their stated policy target of maintaining six months of budgeted annual expenditure. The charity faces ongoing financial challenges in securing unrestricted funding to cover day-to-day running costs against rising inflation and expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.
Who funds NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE TOLKIEN TRUST, THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | FY2025 | £200k | |
| THE URSULA KEYES TRUST | FY2023 | £50k | |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | FY2024 | £40k | |
| THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £25k | |
| THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £23k | Relief of sickness (Multi-year award) |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £8k | |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | £5k | |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £4k | |
| EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE URSULA KEYES TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | FY2021 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 17/11/2025 | £50k | Millionaire Street 2025 11w6 |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/11/2024 | £442k | Access to Exercise & Wellbeing (AtoEW) North Wales |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/06/2024 | £20k | Neuro Gym Expansion Project |
| Sport England | 31/05/2024 | £15k | Neuro Gym Expansion |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £24k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2023 | £8k | Neuro Gym Expansion Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2022 | £293k | Neuro Support in Covid World - AKA Access to Exercise and Wellbeing |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/06/2022 | £20k | Neurological Physiotherapy for people living with a neurological condition |
| Sport England | 02/11/2021 | £60k | Core Market Open Fund 1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2020 | £59k | Covid-19 NTC 'Virtual Centre' |
| Sport England | 01/03/2018 | £138k | Core Market Open Fund 1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2015 | £5k | The Neuro Therapy Centre's Llangollen Outreach Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/03/2011 | £151k | MS Support Centre - Expansion of Premises |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/09/2008 | £5k | Alexander Technique Programme for people with MS |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 3 | £290k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 2 | £58k |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £12k |
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £525k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £35k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £33k |
| THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
Charities like this
- Neuro Therapy Network Limited
- Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd
- Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited
- MARILLAC NEUROLOGICAL CARE CENTRE
- THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE WEST OF ENGLAND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD | £1.1m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| Neuro Therapy Network Limited | £56k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd | £655k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited | £782k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARILLAC NEUROLOGICAL CARE CENTRE | £7.5m | £140,001 - £150,000 | 12 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST | £310k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |