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HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1025852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY NATIONAL HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC039992 (OSCR)

Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a net deficit of £583,168 for the year, driven by a reduction in fundraising and retail income alongside increased costs and exceptional expenditure from redundancies and shop closures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £1,774,611, a figure the trustees confirm is in compliance with their policy of holding between 6 and 9 months of budgeted unrestricted charitable expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 9 months of budgeted unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £1.8m)
“set a new policy for a free reserve, with a requirement to hold between 6 and 9 months of budgeted unrestricted charitable expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Helpline enquiries
“10,294 enquiries through the helpline”
Publications downloaded
“34,603 factsheets and e-booklets downloaded”
Identity Cards issued
“1,714 new Brain Injury Identity Cards issued with a further 455 reissued”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headway - the brain injury association (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£6.0m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£3.6m
Employees
162

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£6.0m£6.7m
31/12/2024£6.1m£6.2m
31/12/2023£6.0m£5.6m
31/12/2022£5.5m£4.5m
31/12/2021£4.9m£3.9m

Common questions

Is HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity made a net deficit of £583,168 for the year, driven by a reduction in fundraising and retail income alongside increased costs and exceptional expenditure from redundancies and shop closures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £1,774,611, a figure the trustees confirm is in compliance with their policy of holding between 6 and 9 months of budgeted unrestricted charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAINFORD TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k

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THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST2£43k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND2£40k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£30k

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