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SURREY SANCTUARY FOR BRAIN-INJURED KIDS

This outfit runs a residential complex for children with complex needs in Tadworth, Surrey. At any one time it cares for around 76 kids. It looks like things are on the up. The charity won a gong for its fundraising at the Charity Awards 2006, and much of the money raised is helping to fund new accommodation and a hydrotherapy pool. The annual report describes all this in admirable detail - but we'd welcome some more commentary on on financial matters.

Read the charity's reply

QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	73%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£80k to £99k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	11 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't take our word for it...

• The charity's website
• GuideStar summary
• Charity Commission link to annual report

The Children's Trust opened the UK's first rehabilitation centre for children with acquired brain injury in 1990. Today we are still the leading centre and have just launched an ambitious £5.3million appeal to build new accommodation so more children get the care they need. There is nowhere else like The Children's Trust.
As you saw from our annual report, our volunteers are vital to us. They do everything from driving children out on trips to helping us stuff envelopes!