BASIC Brain and Spinal Injury Centre were voted in by colleagues as the Freshfields Manchester Charity of the Year 2023/4.

BASIC exists to serve people recovering from acquired brain injury and spinal injury and their families. The charity specialises in centre-based services for people who have undergone treatment for a traumatic head injury, brain haemorrhage, brain tumour, stroke or similar conditions. Their services also help people manage long-term neurological conditions.