HEADWAY SURREY HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LTD

Registered charity 1046863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY SURREY

Headway Surrey promotes the relief of persons who have suffered head injuries from the consequences of such injuries and the rehabilitation of such persons.It also advances the education of the public in all aspects of head injury and the consequences thereof.

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Latest income
£307k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £24,661 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £307,071 and resources expended of £284,666. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of 6 months of expenditure, holding £299,115 in unrestricted reserves (12.6 months) and £48,589 in free reserves (2.1 months). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the board noting that fee income coverage is expected to increase in the coming year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months expenditure (held: £49k)
“The Reserves Policy is reviewed annually. It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to 6 months expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HEADWAY SURREY (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£307k£285k
31/03/2025£373k£333k
31/03/2024£281k£290k
31/03/2023£195k£241k
31/03/2022£205k£270k

Common questions

Is HEADWAY SURREY HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £24,661 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £307,071 and resources expended of £284,666. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of 6 months of expenditure, holding £299,115 in unrestricted reserves (12.6 months) and £48,589 in free reserves (2.1 months). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the board noting that fee income coverage is expected to increase in the coming year. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEADWAY SURREY HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY SURREY HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LTD as a grant recipient include BELVEDERE TRUST, THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LINMARDON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE LINMARDON TRUSTFY2024£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2025£2kMount Fund - Mental Health
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kProvision of a monthly young persons group for brain injury surviors for 1 year.
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£20kBe Ready - working after brain injury
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£19kSpecialist support for survivors of brain injury in Surrey
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kSpecialist support for survivors of brain injury in Surrey
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2022£144kHeadway Surrey Brain Injury Enablement
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kLinks to Brain Injury Support
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2020£10kSuccess during and beyond Covid19

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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 SURREY HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LTD£307k—0unclear—no doubt
HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION FY2025£6.0m——within—no doubt
Headway London - Brain Injury Services FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
Headway Sussex Ltd FY2025£368k—0unclear—noted
HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE FY2024£1.3m—0below—material uncertainty
HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON FY2025£416k—0unclear—no doubt

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