Cerebra - for Brain Injured Children and Young People
What it does
Funding research, sharing information, supporting parents and carers, providing direct financial support primarily for children and young people with brain injuries
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF BRAIN INJURY, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, MENTAL DISABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS PRIMARILY IN BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH OR ASSISTING, FACILITATING FUNDING OR SPONSORING RESEARCH, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SUCH INJURIES, DISORDERS, DISABILITIES AND PROBLEMS AND PUBLISHING, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Spain
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £2,781,203 and spent £2,948,906.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,781,203 | £2,948,906 | 61 | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,468,885 | £2,744,570 | 61 | 1 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,560,954 | £2,805,354 | 65 | 2 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,692,102 | £2,647,934 | 65 | 1 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,883,532 | £2,647,223 | 58 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 4%, from £2,883,532 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £2,781,203 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£2,717,483
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£24,343
- Investments£39,377
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea R & D | 31 December 2024 | £45,000 |
| Academic Chair - Barcelona | 31 December 2024 | £20,429 |
| Academic Chair - Birmingham | 31 December 2024 | £185,232 |
| Academic Chair - Leeds | 31 December 2024 | £66,353 |
| Academic Chair - Leeds Law School | 31 December 2024 | £45,000 |
| Swansea R & D | 31 December 2023 | £45,000 |
| Academic Chair - Barcelona | 31 December 2023 | £109,215 |
| Academic Chair - Birmingham | 31 December 2023 | £183,735 |
| Academic Chair - Leeds Law Schools | 31 December 2023 | £45,000 |
| Academic Chair - Aston University | 31 December 2023 | £19,806 |
| Academic Chair - Warwick University | 31 December 2023 | £68,991 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £111,267.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£44,018, 7 grants
- Freemasons' Charity£38,749, 1 grant
- The James Tudor Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust£8,500, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2025 | The James Tudor Foundation | £10,000 |
| 3 Mar 2021 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £10,000 |
| 29 May 2019 | R S Macdonald Charitable Trust | £3,000 |
| 27 Feb 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £6,975 |
| 18 Dec 2018 | Freemasons' Charity | £38,749 |
| 11 Apr 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,250 |
| 22 Feb 2017 | R S Macdonald Charitable Trust | £5,500 |
| 26 Jun 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499 |
| 15 Jun 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,530 |
| 9 Jun 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,594 |
All 12 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,270 |
| 16 Apr 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,900 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Brandon James Moss
- Charlotte Geeves
- David John Beattie
- Isabel Shapiro
- Jan Crosby
- Johanna Rachel Morgan
- May Atkinson
- Nigel Edward Over
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 17 September 2026, 44 days early | Received 17 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 1 September 2025, 60 days early | Received 1 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 9 September 2024, 52 days early | Received 9 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 26 October 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 15 August 2022, 77 days early | Received 15 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1089812
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 December 2001
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 DECEMBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 FEB 2004 as amended on 21 Jun 2018
- Company number
- 04336208This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.cerebra.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.