HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1058717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rehabilitation for adults with brain injury

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM HEAD INJURIES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE AREA COVERED BY SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH WEST HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE MATTER OF HEAD INJURIES.

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH WEST HAMPSHIRE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£416k
Latest spending
£408k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £8,054 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £416,086 against expenditure of £408,032. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £181,746 are below the stated policy target of £204,016 (representing six months of expenditure), noting that the loss of a major grant has created a funding shortfall for the next financial year.

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 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headway Southampton (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£416k£408k
31/03/2024£427k£353k
31/03/2023£346k£286k
31/03/2022£265k£281k
31/03/2021£230k£199k

Common questions

Is HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £8,054 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £416,086 against expenditure of £408,032. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £181,746 are below the stated policy target of £204,016 (representing six months of expenditure), noting that the loss of a major grant has created a funding shortfall for the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON as a grant recipient include FORD BRITAIN TRUST, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FORD BRITAIN TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2025£20kHeadway Southampton Sports and Physical Activities Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2021£302kDigital Rehab Connect Service (DIRECT).

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 PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST HAMPSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEADWAY SOUTHAMPTON£416k—0unclear—no doubt
HEADWAY PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST HAMPSHIRE FY2025£311k—0within—no doubt
HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES FY2025£542k—0above—no doubt
HEADWAY CAMBRIDGE AND PETERBOROUGH LTD FY2025£217k—0above—no doubt
HEADWAY SOMERSET FY2024£251k—0above—no doubt
HEADWAY MILTON KEYNES LIMITED FY2024£138k—0unclear—no doubt

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