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The Brain Charity

The Brain Charity Annual Report 2024-25

Liverpool-based charity supporting people with any neurological condition — from brain tumours and strokes to epilepsy and dementia. The 2024-25 report covers information & advice, counselling, neuro gym, carers advocacy, employability, a children's arts project, and neurodiversity workplace training delivered nationally.

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📋About

Information & Advice; welfare benefits support; counselling (227 clients; 1,784 sessions; 75% decrease in depression/anxiety scores); neuro gym (355 users; 7,126 visits; 14,986km travelled); carers advocacy (78 clients); Value of You employability programme (76 clients); Brain Changer Arts Project (63 children); neurodiversity workplace training Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

📊Key Metrics

3,660 total clients supported; 2,861 supported by Information & Advice team; £5 million in welfare benefits supported Key Metric 1
227 neurodiversity training courses delivered to 7,020 delegates; 99% of delegates said material was relevant; 97% felt more confident supporting neurodivergent colleagues Key Metric 2
Total income £1,773,983; total expenditure £1,775,851; income grown from £706k (2018/19) to £1.77m (2024/25) Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 94.7% of Value of You participants made progress in all areas; 97% of Brain Changer dance participants improved mobility and confidence; 92% improved dexterity and confidence through arts
  • 796 welfare benefit applications supported; 8.5% of Value of You clients entered employment; 28% entered training
  • 84 volunteers contributing 12,000 hours; 40% of staff identify as having a neurological condition; 14 pieces of press coverage including BBC and Telegraph; 62.5% increase in Facebook reach

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