Headway London - Brain Injury Services

Registered charity 1083910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY EAST LONDON, Headway London

The objectives of the charity are the relief, continuing rehabilitation and support of people who have suffered head injury or brain injury through illness or accident and their spouses, partners or relatives who have an unpaid responsibility for their daily care and treatment.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £62,394 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £591,986. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardCommunity Brain Injury Service——

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£562k
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.5m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is Headway London - Brain Injury Services financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £62,394 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £591,986. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds Headway London - Brain Injury Services?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Headway London - Brain Injury Services as a grant recipient include THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£40k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£6kChristmas Challenge
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2023£5kSupporting Emerging British Composers through the cost of living crisis
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£5kSMALLER GRANTS
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£3k
FORD BRITAIN TRUSTFY2024£2k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kMedical and other research
FRAZER TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£2kDisabled
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£0
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2025£0charity supporting people affected by brain injury
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2025£20kRescue and rebuild brain injury support in North West London
Sport England08/05/2024£3kSwimming made accessible in East London.
City Bridge Foundation24/03/2024£189kGrant to Headway East London
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£193k"25 Years of Headway East London: A journey of discovery"
City Bridge Foundation21/10/2022£3kEco audit to Headway East London
Sport England24/01/2022£5kToyota Parasport Get Physical Together
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£10kImpact: Outcomes measurement for brain injury survivors
City Bridge Foundation25/07/2019£102kGrant to Headway East London
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£380kHeadway East London - Casework Project
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£146kGrant to Headway East London
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2015£447kFirst Steps for Survivors
City Bridge Foundation09/09/2010£114kGrant to Headway East London
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2008£10kMusic Makes the World Go Around
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£5kProfessional External Supervision of volunteer counsellors

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 London - Brain Injury Services£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION FY2025£6.0m——within—no doubt
HEADWAY PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST HAMPSHIRE FY2025£311k—0within—no doubt
HEADWAY BRISTOL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024£497k—0above—no doubt
HEADWAY MILTON KEYNES LIMITED FY2024£134k—0unclear—no doubt
Headway Suffolk and Norfolk LTD FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt

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