Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

HEADWAY BLACK COUNTRY

To promote understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury and provide information, support and rehabilitation services for people with acquired brain injuries, their families and carers who live in the Black Country (the Metropolitan Boroughs of Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley and the City of Wolverhampton).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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
31/03/23		£508	£538	£-30	£0	£632	£603	13.5	30	10
31/03/22		£544	£485	£59	£0	£662	£613	15.2	32	29
31/03/21		£506	£448	£58	£0	£603	£582	15.6	29	32
31/03/20		£455	£433	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£448	£345	£102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£343	£306	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£349	£302	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£293	£257	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£247	£236	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£255	£219	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£153	£148	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£132	£127	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£229	£111	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£124	£111	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£122	£101	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£94	£90	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£98	£106	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06?		£190	£144	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£109	£97	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 13.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 17

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

www.headwayblackcountry.co.uk

admin@headwayblackcountry.co.uk

01384869961

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Headway Black Country
£7,000	30/03/2022	25th anniversary celebrations
National Lottery Community Fund - ABI Community Action
£270,700	31/01/2019 36	This project will sustain and develop the group's outreach capacity to better support people affected by brain injury in their communities, at home or whilst still in hospital. It will also improve the awareness of brain injury and the take up of ....more This project will sustain and develop the group's outreach capacity to better support people affected by brain injury in their communities, at home or whilst still in hospital. It will also improve the awareness of brain injury and the take up of support services for survivors and families in minority ethnic groups. In addition, this funding will develop a new service to meet the specific needs of young adult survivors of brain injury.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out â€“ Beyond Brain Injury
£375,737	10/02/2016 36	A community outreach service project providing support, advice, information and rehabilitation activities for adult brain injury survivors and their carers/families. It will provide support for survivors and their families in the early stages after ....more A community outreach service project providing support, advice, information and rehabilitation activities for adult brain injury survivors and their carers/families. It will provide support for survivors and their families in the early stages after injury and at times of transition or crisis. It will also provide further support with day to day living to help families fully understand and cope with the effects of the injury.
National Lottery Community Fund - Headway Black Country: Reaching Out to Make a Difference
£265,535	13/12/2012 37	This is a development and expansion of existing work and services delivered by Headway Black Country throughout Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell. The aim of the project is to increase access for new referrals and to enhance and grow the ....more This is a development and expansion of existing work and services delivered by Headway Black Country throughout Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell. The aim of the project is to increase access for new referrals and to enhance and grow the specialist services for people with an Acquired Brain Injury, their carers and families. The project will address the effects of the brain injury and provide more information and active support to those affected.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-82

ALISON RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

CLAIRE VICTORIA BURNELL Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Solicitor

DEBORAH ANN PEJICA (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Manager

JAMES ROBERT BRENT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Information Security

KAVITA NAGRA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Performance Manager

STEPHEN PAUL AUSTIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Group Business Continuity Manager

SUSAN MARY HATTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Occupational Therapist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/11/2001, number: 1089171
Registered at Companies House on 24/05/2000, number: 04001321

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 61 days late, AR07: 23 days late,

Main office

MARTIN HILL STREET
DUDLEY
WEST MIDLANDS
DY2 8RT

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REHABILITATE AND RELIEVE FROM THEIR DISABILITIES PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY AND WHO RESIDE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND RECEIVING OR HAVE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT THERE.2) TO RELIEVE THE FAMILIES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY.3) TO ENCOURAGE, PROVIDE AND SET UP SELF HELP GROUPS TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.4) TO PROVIDE OR ARRANGE AFTER-CARE/COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (FOLLOWING HOSPITAL DISCHARGE) FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY.5) TO PROVIDE AND FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF PERMANENT HOMES OR SHORT STAY HOSTELS FOR SUCH PERSONS AND/OR THEIR RELATIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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