HEADWAY ARTS

Registered charity 1049698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADSTRONG PRODUCTIONS, HEADWAY THEATRE

Headway Arts develops accessible, engaging and inclusive arts projects to those isolated from many activities. Projects are designed with specific communities to develop events giving positive images of their culture and developing confidence and self esteem. Headway Arts currently support Seven Stars Learning Disabled Theatre Co and work with over 2000 people every year.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £4,084 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £32,143. Per the trustees' report, this level is below the stated policy target of £40,000 to £50,000, which the trustees aim to restore within 2-3 financial years. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03006904 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• FRASER, Daniel — director, appointed 17/01/2024on trustee list
• HALL, Julie Ann — director, appointed 08/08/2023on trustee list
• FAWCETT, Sharron Theresa — director, appointed 06/09/2022on trustee list
• CASTLE, Frances May — secretary, appointed 06/01/1995

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Fraser
• Julie Hall
• Sharron Fawcett

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEAD2HEAD THEATRE.

• HEAD2HEAD THEATRE income £219k
• PIONEER PROJECTS (CELEBRATORY ARTS) LIMITED income £386k
• PYRAMID OF ARTS income £342k
• THE ARTS DEPOT TRUST LIMITED income £2.5m
• HERTS INCLUSIVE THEATRE income £318k
• WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD income £441k

Side by side with its peers

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