# WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1068673
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 16, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1068673


## Contact

- **Address:** Bedford House Fulham Green, 69-79 Fulham High Street
- **Postcode:** SW6 3JW
- **Phone:** 0203 542 1658
- **Email:** info@wfneurology.org
- **Website:** www.wfneurology.org



## Activities

**Objects:** [A] THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN THE NEUROSCIENCES .[B] THE STIMULATION , ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMES OF CLINICAL AND BASIC NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.[C] THE PROVISION OF MEANS FOR CLOSER PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL APPRECIATION OF NEUROLOGISTS SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

**Activities:** The Public Awareness and Action Committee established a World Brain Day (WBD) on 22 July, the date theWFN was founded in 1957. The first WBD slogan was ?Our Brain - Our Future?. This global campaign wasdesigned to promote awareness about the brain and neurological diseases and to promote brain health. A largenumber of national societies organized activities and media events.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £703478 | £799629 | £5512099 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £722156 | £931000 | £5451217 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £619697 | £692481 | £5521392 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1525431 | £666609 | £5844524 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £666722 | £625709 | £4801940 | 4 |



## Trustees

- **Professor Steven Lewis** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Dr Chandrashekhar Meshram — appointed Oct. 25, 2022
- Dr Morris Freedman — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Muhammad Wasay — appointed Oct. 15, 2023
- Professor Marianne de Visser — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Professor Riadh Gouider — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Professor Tissa Wijeratne — appointed Sept. 25, 2024