Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

Headway - the brain injury association promotes understanding of brain injury and provides information, support and services to people with a brain injury , their families and carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£6,041£5,644£398£2,993£6,211£5,46611.6146351
31/12/22£5,497£4,541£957£2,538£5,825£5,06013.414531
31/12/21£4,931£3,895£1,036£2,177£5,023£4,2301316330
31/12/20£4,553£4,298£255£2,197£3,970£3,23191450
31/12/19£5,046£5,017£28£2,489£4,014£3,3127.915880
31/12/18£4,980£4,930£51£2,441£3,959£2,0014.91440
31/12/17£4,833£4,692£140£2,210£3,877£3,0427.81250
31/12/16£5,322£4,551£771£2,104£3,673£3,0027.91170
31/12/15£4,251£4,041£211£1,998£2,878£2,2316.6830
31/12/14£3,686£3,402£285£1,773£2,653£1,9717830
31/12/13£3,393£3,211£183£1,611£2,367£1,7396.5750
31/12/12£3,192£3,084£109£1,354£2,183£1,4845.8760
31/12/11£2,883£2,684£199£1,111£2,072£1,3526610
31/12/10£2,495£2,465£29£991£1,876£1,2576.1520
31/12/09£2,755£2,084£671£740£1,846£1,2457.2450
31/12/08£1,908£1,968£-60£648£1,171£7684.7400
31/12/07£1,912£1,824£88£618£1,236£7975.2390
31/12/06£1,673£1,613£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1,471£1,411£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£1,588£1,355£233n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 119.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 53%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 31 years
(35 years as a company)

www.headway.org.uk

enquiries@headway.org.uk

01159240800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wolfson Foundation£80,000
DCMS£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,984
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Promotion & Communication of Community Services
£10,000 13/01/2023
The funding will be used to communicate and promote the organisation's services as well as offering accessible bike sessions to support people living with brain injuries and their families and carers. This will allow them to improve access and reach ....more
Forever Manchester - Taxi fund
£1,000 26/04/2022
Transport costs for members to attend sessions
Forever Manchester - Taxi fund
£1,000 15/09/2021
Funding for transport costs so members are able to attend sessions.
Stockport MBC - Grant to Headway Stockport
£1,000 01/02/2021
Support project to help attend appointments.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Headway - The Brain Injury Association
£80,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway Medway
£2,857 24/10/2020
We will provide outings, craft materials and activities for our members, this will help with rehabilitation and reducing social isolation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,000 09/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Virtual Buddy Service
£9,984 22/05/2020
6
The charity will continue to provide its beneficiaries with support by connecting them with their service through a range of appropriate channels. The project aims to help people with head injuries and brain trauma to cope with the challenges of ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - taking members from Headway including brain injury survivors, family members and carers to the annual Headway event 'Look Ahead North'
£5,000 02/04/2020
taking members from Headway including brain injury survivors, family members and carers to the annual Headway event 'Look Ahead North'
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Taking members from Headway including brain injury survivors, family members and carers to annual Headway events
£5,000 08/10/2019
Taking members from Headway including brain injury survivors, family members and carers to annual Headway events
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway S Manchester & Stockport Branch
£8,178 19/11/2018
We want to take our socially isolated members on activity breaks. It will cost around £9000 for 45 people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway Huddersfield Branch
£4,847 29/11/2017
We need to promote our Branch by having an open day or weekend so that all the communities in our vicinity are aware of us and what we do.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Supporting Life Skills and Promoting Headway in hospital.
£2,500 17/02/2017
12
The grant will be spent to obtain IT equipment as above and also to provide advice and support literature for our hospital visiting service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Acute Trauma Support
£499,781 18/11/2015
24
A project to expand a pilot project within the North West and West Midlands to provide specialist support for the families of those affected by acquired brain injury. The project will also assist families with the planning of rehabilitation, and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-84
  • ALLISTAIR RENTON Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Electrical Engineer
  • ANDREW HARDING Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Solicitor
  • ANDREW KENNETH GREEN MBE, Occupation: Minister, States Of Jersey Assembly
  • ADRIAN JOHN HAWLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Client Relationship Manager
  • ALEXA LOUISE CHARNLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Fundraising & Communications
  • ANDREW DOUGLAS TYERMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • BRENDAN MCKEEVER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired Manager
  • COLIN LOUIS SHIEFF Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Neurosurgeon
  • DENZIL LUSH (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Judge
  • DR COLIN REEVES CBE
  • DR JUNE GILCHRIST, Occupation: Retired Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • EVELYN VINCENT Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Volunteer
  • JANE MURIEL ALLBERRY CBE Appointed: 2016
  • REV ABRAHAM LAWRENCE, Occupation: Clergy
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1993, number: 1025852
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/1989, number: 02346893
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEADWAY AYLESBURY VALE on 09/03/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE DRAYTON AND FARLINGTON ACTION GROUP on 25/10/2022
Main office

BRADBURY HOUSE
190 BAGNALL ROAD
OLD BASFORD
NOTTINGHAM
NG6 8SF

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REHABILITATE AND RELIEVE FROM THEIR DISABILITIES PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED BRAIN INJURIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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