# BRAINWAVE INDEPENDENCE GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162939
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 30, 2015
- **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=1162939


## Contact

- **Address:** The Point 209A  Whapload Road, LOWESTOFT, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** NR32 1UL
- **Phone:** 07928777268
- **Email:** info@brainwave-group.org
- **Website:** www.brainwaveindependencegroup.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BRAIN INJURED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENT IN EAST ANGLIA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH ADVICE, INFORMATION, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

**Activities:** The Charity provides advocacy support, domiciliary support, advice and guidance to family members and carers.We also intend to offer day services specifically applicable to but not exclusively for persons with a Brain Injury.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £106242 | £143943 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £125317 | £137772 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £151687 | £148103 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £170862 | £159060 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £94098 | £81534 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Colin De Block** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 6, 2025
- Bobby John Jay — appointed Feb. 26, 2026
- Daniel Shreeve — appointed Jan. 15, 2026
- Deborah Murray — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Howard Thomas — appointed Aug. 1, 2016
- Tracey Bowler — appointed Nov. 29, 2025