HEADWAY BRISTOL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1007207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY - BRISTOL

To promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and to provide information, support and services to people with brain injury, their families and carers.Provide social and cognitive rehabilitation services at the centre(s) and through one-to-one outreach. All programmes are individually tailored and designed to maximise quality of life, independence and self-esteem.

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Latest income
£497k
Latest spending
£556k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £111,699 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £864,897. The trustees confirm that these free reserves of £818,845 are above the stated policy target of £400,000, providing financial resilience despite the charity running on a deficit budget for its core activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£426k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£881k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~24.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£497k£556k
31/12/2023£550k£426k
31/12/2022£571k£507k
31/12/2021£507k£465k
31/12/2020£532k£448k

Common questions

Is HEADWAY BRISTOL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £111,699 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £864,897. The trustees confirm that these free reserves of £818,845 are above the stated policy target of £400,000, providing financial resilience despite the charity running on a deficit budget for its core activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEADWAY BRISTOL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LIMITED£497k0aboveno doubt
HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION FY2025£6.0mwithinno doubt
HEADWAY PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST HAMPSHIRE FY2025£311k0withinno doubt
Headway London - Brain Injury Services FY2025£2.5munclearno doubt
HEADWAY THAMES VALLEY LIMITED FY2025£369k0unclearno doubt
HEADWAY MILTON KEYNES LIMITED FY2024£134k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.