HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES
Registered charity 1063221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY CARDIFF
We provide support and services to people with an acquired brain injury, their families and carers in south east Wales.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £45,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £541,861 against total expenditure of £496,788. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £637,884, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, although this figure significantly exceeds their stated policy target of 9-12 months of expenditure due to a recent legacy. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £765,104 and restricted funds of £17,812, resulting in total net assets of £782,916.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 9-12 months of ordinary ongoing expenditure (held: £638k)
“In usual circumstances, the trustees consider that, on 31 March each year, the free cash reserves (unrestricted funds less designated funds and tangible fixed assets) held by the charity should broadly represent between 9 12 months of the ordinary ongoing expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 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 Cardiff & South East Wales (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reported reserves equal ~15.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Angela Mayle
- Anna Chris-Marie Niemela-Skidmore
- Cari Sowden-Taylor
- Clive Brown
- Ian Francis Cranidge
- JEFF MAYLE
- Jason Lloyd
- Joanna Mary Pickford
- Sarah Ann Jones
- Victoria Jayne Richards
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blaenau Gwent · Bridgend · Caerphilly · Cardiff · Monmouthshire · Neath Port Talbot · Newport City · Rhondda Cynon Taff · Torfaen · Vale Of Glamorgan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £45,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £541,861 against total expenditure of £496,788. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £637,884, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, although this figure significantly exceeds their stated policy target of 9-12 months of expenditure due to a recent legacy. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £765,104 and restricted funds of £17,812, resulting in total net assets of £782,916. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES as a grant recipient include THE JENOUR FOUNDATION.
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