Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

HEADWAY NORFOLK AND WAVENEY LTD 

Promoting independence and social rehabilitation with supported activities for people with acquired brain injuries
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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: 30 years
(32 years as a company)

www.headway-nw.org.uk

contact@headway-nw.org.uk

01603788114

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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£989£1,057£-68£4£248£2462.82615
31/03/22£804£780£23£4£316£3124.82313
31/03/21£644£626£18£1£293£2905.62613
31/03/20£666£665£1£7£275£27552513
31/03/19£618£611£6£0£274£2715.3189
31/03/18£572£599£-27£0£267£2374.8200
31/03/17£577£602£-25£0£295£2625.2180
31/03/16£548£516£33£0£320£2766.4180
31/03/15£506£489£18£7£287£2546.2150
31/03/14£458£508£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£454£487£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£500£449£51£15£354£3188.5150
31/03/11£504£460£44£12£302£2656.9170
31/03/10£436£391£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£371£379£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£368£371£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£407£428£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£264£257£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£199£178£21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,

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£249,853
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
DCMS£9,813
Sport England£8,736
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Occupational Therapy Services
£10,000 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to support the salary costs of a Neuro-Specialist Occupational Therapist. The project aims to support people living with an acquired brain injury to regain confidence ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 05/11/2021
Supporting people to regain confidence and independence following an Acquired Brain Injury
Sport England - TGC CF
£8,736 26/08/2021
12
This project will provide running groups and sailing days for women aged 16+ with an acquired brain injury.
National Lottery Community Fund - Heading Home: Living life after brain injury
£9,986 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to continue and embed the digital/online delivery of support for people who have an Acquired Brain Injury.The project aims to help people to have an increased understanding ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Acquired Brain Injury Early Connections
£163,559 11/02/2021
35
An early intervention service for people with acquired brain injuries bridging the existing gap in referral to home support once discharged from hospital. This will enable people to have a better ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Norfolk and Waveney Covid Application
£56,358 11/06/2020
6
Headway Norfolk and Waveney supports people with acquired brain injury their families and careers to regain confidence and overcome challenges. It has adjusted its way of working as a result of ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,813 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Heading Your Way
£9,950 07/05/2020
14
The funding will be used to continue support of people with acquired brain injury. The project aims to provide telephone and online support to people during the coronavirus epidemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Norfolk & Waveney Peer Support
£9,987 13/12/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to help run a peer support service for people recovering from Acquired Brain Injury to help improve overall support and recovery.
Masonic Trust - Living with Brain Injury
£38,652 21/02/2018
Rehabilitation, occupational therapy and support for survivors of acquired brain injury.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway - Norfolk & Waveney Ltd
£14,400 11/11/2015
12
The charity supports people with acquired brain injuries and this includes supporting those that are able back into employment and volunteering. Having a strategic plan will give the charity the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-71
  • CHRIS COATH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1994, number: 1040706
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/1992, number: 02686901
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
19 returns made; AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 123 days late,
Main office

Floor 2
4 Woolgate Court
St. Benedicts Street
NORWICH
Norfolk
NR2 4AP

Objectives

THE LONG TERM REHABILITATION AND CARE OF PERSONS IN THE NORFOLK AND WAVENEY AREA WHO HAVE ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORFOLK AND WAVENEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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