HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 September 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02346893
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £6,040,691
Latest expenditure: £6,664,251
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BRADBURY HOUSE, 190 BAGNALL ROAD, OLD BASFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG6 8SF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.headway.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,040,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,664,251

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,107,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,233,537

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,041,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,643,674

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,497,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,540,634

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,930,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,894,826

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,040,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,664,251
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £123,623
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,107,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,233,537
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £147,271
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 348

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,041,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,643,674
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £205,463
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 4
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 351

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,497,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,540,634
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £292,154
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 1
Count Volunteers: 31

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,930,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,894,826
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £40
Income From Government Grants: £823,116
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1443792
Income Other Trading Activities: 3904235
Income Charitable Activities: 634075
Income Investments: 58589
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6040691
Income Legacies: 213847
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,008,070
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,656,181
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6664251
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25202
Expenditure Support Costs: 832986
Expenditure Depreciation: 60786
Gain Loss Investment: 40392
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -20000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,609,589
Assets Total Fixed: 2310892
Assets Own Use: 1254154
Assets Long Term Investment: 1056738
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,723,257
Assets Total Liabilities: £532,069
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,502,080
Creditors One Year Total Current: 532069
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,601,859
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4863743
Funds Restricted: 638337
Funds Total: 5502080
Count Employees: 162
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1143596
Income Other Trading Activities: 3511929
Income Charitable Activities: 1369841
Income Investments: 68699
Income Other: 13500
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6107565
Income Legacies: 325174
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,291,668
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,941,869
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6233537
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 51731
Expenditure Support Costs: 827208
Expenditure Depreciation: 98254
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,083,732
Assets Total Fixed: 1401921
Assets Own Use: 1387522
Assets Long Term Investment: 14399
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,307,419
Assets Total Liabilities: £624,092
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,085,248
Creditors One Year Total Current: 624092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,177,276
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5471254
Funds Restricted: 613994
Funds Total: 6085248
Count Employees: 162
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1117285
Income Other Trading Activities: 3446564
Income Charitable Activities: 1383507
Income Investments: 76484
Income Other: 17367
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6041207
Income Legacies: 329996
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,992,678
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,650,996
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5643674
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35497
Expenditure Support Costs: 803116
Expenditure Depreciation: 60833
Gain Loss Investment: -11105
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,231,499
Assets Total Fixed: 1249617
Assets Own Use: 1234274
Assets Long Term Investment: 15343
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,718,811
Assets Total Liabilities: £757,208
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,211,220
Creditors One Year Total Current: 757208
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,429,350
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5465773
Funds Restricted: 745447
Funds Total: 6211220
Count Employees: 146
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1147996
Income Other Trading Activities: 3133642
Income Charitable Activities: 1115384
Income Investments: 42139
Income Other: 58227
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5497388
Income Legacies: 533772
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,538,478
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,002,156
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4540634
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31482
Expenditure Support Costs: 799118
Expenditure Depreciation: 79988
Gain Loss Investment: -39652
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,059,804
Assets Total Fixed: 1463141
Assets Own Use: 983141
Assets Long Term Investment: 480000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,858,831
Assets Total Liabilities: £497,180
Assets Current Investment: 246164
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,824,792
Creditors One Year Total Current: 497180
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,134,797
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5059804
Funds Restricted: 764988
Funds Total: 5824792
Count Employees: 145
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 812155
Income Other Trading Activities: 2329611
Income Charitable Activities: 963354
Income Investments: 37339
Income Other: 788085
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4930544
Income Legacies: 190303
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,176,726
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,718,100
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3894826
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 29128
Expenditure Support Costs: 702217
Expenditure Depreciation: 53266
Gain Loss Investment: 17797
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,990,352
Assets Total Fixed: 1522903
Assets Own Use: 1239716
Assets Long Term Investment: 283187
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,581,323
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,080,850
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,023,376
Creditors One Year Total Current: 868350
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 212500
Assets Cash: £3,567,367
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4230068
Funds Restricted: 793308
Funds Total: 5023376
Count Employees: 163
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Guernsey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Jersey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-25T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4020157
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1115636
Assoc Charity Name: THE DRAYTON AND FARLINGTON ACTION GROUP

Charity Name: HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-01-23T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5129240
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1186906
Assoc Charity Name: HEADWAY COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE

Charity Name: HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-09-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-03-09T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4000673
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1098542
Assoc Charity Name: HEADWAY AYLESBURY VALE

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION INCORPORATED 13 FEBRUARY 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2 OCTOBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6 OCTOBER 2001 AND 11TH OCTOBER 2003 AND 6 JULY 2008 as amended on 28 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REHABILITATE AND RELIEVE FROM THEIR DISABILITIES PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED BRAIN INJURIES
Area Of Benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 147912
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HEADWAY NATIONAL HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures