Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 07/04/2020 Period start date To 06/04/2021 Period end date
Charity name: Brainbook
Charity registration number: 1181711
Objectives and Activities
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Brainbook aims to promote high
purposes of the charity quality neurosurgical resources
as set out in its for patients, healthcare
governing document professionals and medical
students that are easily
accessible on social media and
the web. These resources are to
help alleviate patient anxiety
about neurosurgical disease and
operations, as well as provide
educational content for students.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Brainbook’s output on YouTube of
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activities in relation to videos created for patient
those purposes for the information and also for student
public benefit, in information has increased during
particular, the activities, this tax year. We have also
projects or services opened an online shop in order to
identified in the help raise funds for the charity.
accounts. Educational courses were created
for students and junior doctors
aimed at promoting neurosurgical
education.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustees have confirmed that
whether the trustees they have read the guidance and
have had regard to the act accordingly.
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
Building on the foundations from
the last year, we have increased
our presence within the medical
Summary of the main and neurosurgical community by
Para 1.20
achievements of the producing more resources on the
charity, identifying the website and social media
difference the charity’s channels. We have also created
work has made to the flyers and banners to distribute
circumstances of its at hospitals to signpost patients
beneficiaries and any towards our resources, or if they
wider benefits to society wish to donate.
as a whole.
We have continued with our
education project and have been
creating files for a project called
“Brainbook Academy”, which will
be a low cost resource for
medical students and will provide
high quality, trusted and vetted
teaching materials to match the
medical school curriculum on
neuroscience and neurosurgery.
This will be launched in the
future.
The sponsorship team this year
have been liaising closely with
the neurosurgical department at
The Royal London Hospital, as
well as taking on board
suggestions from a patient focus
group, to write a grant for
specialist equipment for the
neurosurgical department.
Unfortunately we were
unsuccessful on this application,
however this has encouraged
patients to spontaneously create
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fundraising events for us. We began the process of creating a comic for children undergoing brain surgery for epilepsy – this project is still ongoing.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 £3141 in unrestricted funds,
financial position at the £4135 in restricted funds
end of the period
Statement explaining Para 1.22 Reserves of £500 shall be held for
the policy for holding the purpose of maintaining core
reserves stating why costs of the Brainbook website
they are held and shop which are the main
regular expenditure.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £500
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 No deficit
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Since the previous tax year we
uncertainties about the have increased our YouTube
charity continuing as a output, which in turn has
going concern increased our regular income
from this. However as the
trustees who produce the videos
also work as doctors full time, it
is beginning to become more
difficult to create video content.
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Monetary grants from medical
subspecialty committees.
The charity’s principal YouTube
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 CIO – Foundation Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Nomination of new trustee can be
methods including made by any existing trustee,
details of any following which a meeting will be
constitutional provisions held to discuss the nomination. If
e.g. election to post or agreement is unanimous the
name of any person or nominated trustee will be
body entitled to appoint contacted to assess interest,
one or more trustees following which an interview will
be performed to determine
suitability for role.
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the Para 1.51
induction and training
of trustees
The trustees oversee the overall
handling of the charity as well as
The charity’s give final say/approval over
organisational structure Para 1.51 projects. Sub-committees exist
and any wider network with relevant committee leads,
with which the charity which are as follows:
works Creative/Social Media
department: Responsible for
creation of graphics, images
and posts for upload to
YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/W
ebsite
Editorial: Responsible for
creation of scripts for videos
and assisting Creative
department for content
creation
Ambassador: Responsible for
overseeing the “Brainbook
Ambassadors”, who are
medical student
representatives of different
universities that help
promote the charity and
share information about the
latest neurosurgical research
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and progresses
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Education: Responsible for creation of educational resources for students, including the Case Based Discussions that have been published on Twitter
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Research: Responsible for conducting research for peerreviewed journals on topics in line with our charitable objectives.
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Sponsorship: This team will work closely with the treasurer to help research, design and write fundraising/grant applications
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Newsletter: Responsible for creating and distributing the monthly Newsletter
Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Brainbook
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1181711
number
Charity’s principal Brainbook
address 86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Christopher Uff 2019 – Present
2 Alex Alamri 2019 – Present
3 Hira Rana 2019 - 2020
4 Priya Rogers 2019 - 2020
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Bahger Alexander Alamri Position (eg Secretary Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 19/12/2020
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Charity Name No (if any)
Brainbook 1181711
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2020 31/03/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 2,709 - 2,709 -
Youtube income 4,196 - - 4,196 -
Shop income 639 - - 639 -
Course income 2,072 - - 2,072 -
Sponsorship/Grants 13,350 - 13,350 -
Equipment refund 34 - - 34 -
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- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 6,941 ] 16,059 - 23,000 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 6,941 16,059 - 23,000 -
A3 Payments
Camera/editing equipment 3,150 - 3,150 -
Course refunds 350 350
Course expenses 1,105 1,105 -
Website 1,304 - - 1,304 -
Scheduling software 189 - - 189 -
Editing software 505 - 505 -
Video editor 1,675 - 1,675 -
Flyers 67 67
Printful fees 465 465
Art commission 6,594 - 6,594 -
Fundraising regulator 50 50
Admin costs 270 - - 270 -
Sub total [ 3,800 ] 11,924 - 15,724 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 3,800 11,924 - 15,724 -
Net of receipts/(payments)
3,141 4,135 - 7,276 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 3,141 4,135 - 7,276 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Turnover Reserves Details Details Camera equipment Lighting equipment Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,141 3,635 - 500 - - 3,141 4,135 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Gwenllian Evans |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 04/02/2022 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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