Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL

Services for people with acquired Brain Injury - programmes aimed at different stages of developement - meeting a variety of needs.Services in the Community for carers and families, giving assessment and support,Counselling, BMEG services and training.Lifestyle Service offering 1 to 1 support for Brain Injured peop;le to access social,leisure and vocational apportunities in the Community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 32 years

www.headway-bs.org.uk

enquiries@headway-bs.org.uk

01214577541

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,670	£1,736	£-66	£164	£1,144	£367	2.5	80	40
31/03/22		£1,527	£1,590	£-63	£140	£1,210	£823	6.2	75	60
31/03/21		£1,645	£1,510	£134	£106	£1,273	£876	7	76	90
31/03/20		£1,656	£1,702	£-46	£29	£1,138	£693	4.9	82	90
31/03/19		£1,599	£1,559	£40	£31	£1,184	£730	5.6	83	128
31/03/18		£1,505	£1,476	£29	£30	£1,144	£745	6.1	83	0
31/03/17		£1,524	£1,415	£109	£30	£1,115	£717	6.1	65	0
31/03/16		£1,216	£1,167	£49	£75	£1,006	£681	7	64	0
31/03/15		£1,058	£994	£64	£69	£958	£672	8.1	50	0
31/03/14		£904	£889	£15	£63	£894	£620	8.4	62	0
31/03/13		£896	£796	£100	£59	£879	£572	8.6	49	0
31/03/12		£800	£730	£70	£50	£779	£467	7.7	44	0
31/03/11		£745	£679	£66	£46	£709	£430	7.6	38	0
31/03/10	*	£634	£627	£7	£50	£643	£384	7.4	38	0
31/03/09		£606	£601	£5	£44	£636	£389	7.8	28	0
31/03/08		£589	£520	£69	£35	£631	£376	8.7	28	0
31/03/07		£721	£424	£297	£34	£563	£340	9.6	22	0
31/03/06		£415	£359	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Solihull,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

80 employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£306,158
Henry Smith Charity	£112,500
Co-Operative Group	£3,667
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway Birmingham & Solihull
£1,415	21/10/2023	We would like to help those with brain injuries participate in a range of community-based activities by helping with transport, entry fees and extra support as required.
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Vocational Assistance Programme
£9,242	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to run a pilot training programme for people who have experienced brain injury and aims to develop their confidence and relevant skills to take on voluntary and/or paid ....more The funding will be used to run a pilot training programme for people who have experienced brain injury and aims to develop their confidence and relevant skills to take on voluntary and/or paid working opportunities.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Headway Birmingham & Solihull - 24/08/22
£3,000	13/09/2022	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Wellbeing Hub
£296,916	28/07/2022	This funding will be used by Headway Birmingham & Solihull to create a new wellbeing hub of activities for brain injured people and their families in Birmingham & Solihull. The wellbeing hub ....more This funding will be used by Headway Birmingham & Solihull to create a new wellbeing hub of activities for brain injured people and their families in Birmingham & Solihull. The wellbeing hub will provide a holistic wellbeing service that addresses physical and mental health whilst reducing isolation and improving confidence. The organisation aims to raise awareness of the support it provides to newly brain injured people and their families at the earliest stage and throughout the whole recovery journey.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Headway Birmingham & Solihull
£112,500	26/05/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Carer Services Department', providing support for carers/families affected by an Acquired Brain Injury in Birmingham and Solihull, West Midlands.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway Birmingham & Solihull
£2,252	23/10/2021	We aim to provide opportunities for our brain injured clients and their families to enjoy a wider range of sports and wellbeing activities, with the support they need to enable them to participate.
Sport England - Disabled Family Sports
£9,794	05/11/2018 12	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Disabled Family Sports. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Disabled Family Sports. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Headway Birmingham & Solihull
£175,500	14/03/2018 36	towards three years’ salary costs of a project supporting individuals that have suffered brain injuries and their families in Birmingham and Solihull
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Headway Birmingham and Solihull
£31,000	16/06/2016	Two meeting/consultancy rooms in extension to day centre
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway West Midlands Limited
£73,269	12/11/2014	Birmingham Charity developing its support to the Carers of people who have acquired a brain Injury. Two new support staff will build links carers prior to hospital discharge. Enabling support to be ....more Birmingham Charity developing its support to the Carers of people who have acquired a brain Injury. Two new support staff will build links carers prior to hospital discharge. Enabling support to be established in the earlier stages of resettlement at home
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion Project-for people with acquired brain injury and their carers/fa
£477,585	29/04/2013 60	This project will continue and develop current service delivery to brain injured people and their carers living in Birmingham and Solihull. The project aims to improve the life chances and inclusion ....more This project will continue and develop current service delivery to brain injured people and their carers living in Birmingham and Solihull. The project aims to improve the life chances and inclusion of all beneficiaries into community activities. It will promote a healthier more active lifestyle through engagement in accessible sport and support clients with financial management and security by helping them to receive their entitled benefits and manage their finances better.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Steps
£116,350	14/02/2012 36	This new project will enable Headway West Midlands to improve integration, increase opportunities and improve health and wellbeing for people with a brain injury. It will enable people to meet others ....more This new project will enable Headway West Midlands to improve integration, increase opportunities and improve health and wellbeing for people with a brain injury. It will enable people to meet others who have been through similar experiences. Activities will be organised and delivered by volunteers. Volunteering will build confidence and skills, and source employment opportunities. Headway's services provide brain injured people with the opportunity to relearn lost skills and learn coping strategies.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway West Midlands Limited
£33,000	25/08/2011	the salary costs of the BMEG Worker and core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Lifestyle Support Services-for people with acquired brain injury & their ca
£198,562	10/03/2010 36	This project will provide support to people with brain injuries and their carers in the West Midlands. It will aim to improve health, life chances and engagement with the community by supporting ....more This project will provide support to people with brain injuries and their carers in the West Midlands. It will aim to improve health, life chances and engagement with the community by supporting beneficiaries to access activities and services they may have become isolated from. The project will offer flexible support options including help with domestic tasks, shopping and managing finances and support entering into community activities such as swimming or salsa dancing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-81

COLIN JONES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DAVID GORDON CHATER Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Retired

JAYNE ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

JONATHAN CASSIDY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

PETER EDWARD DURHAM Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Teacher

RICHARD CRISPIN LANGTON Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Solicitor

SANDRA JAYNE MURRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Careers Advisor

WILLIAM OLIVER HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Delivery Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/1992, number: 1008798
Registered at Companies House on 12/02/1992, number: 02686647

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR10: 9 days late,

Main office

Headway
Leighton House
20 Chapel Rise
Rednal
BIRMINGHAM

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH INJURIES AND THE RE-ABILITATION OF SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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