HEADWAY BLACK COUNTRY
Registered charity 1089171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To promote understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury and provide information, support and rehabilitation services for people with acquired brain injuries, their families and carers who live in the Black Country (the Metropolitan Boroughs of Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley and the City of Wolverhampton).
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,211 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £782,839 to £756,628. The trustees' report notes that the key risk continues to be funding to ensure stability, with the charity actively exploring new services to provide sustainable income sources. Per the reserves policy, the charity aims to hold assets sufficient to cover operational costs for at least six months, a target which appears met given the unrestricted cash levels and total fund position.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least six months (held: £601k)
“Headway Black Country and its Trustees consider that the assets within the Charity should be at a level to cover the Charity's operational costs for at least six months.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
“There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.” — page 23
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 Black Country (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 (1 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Deborah Ann Pejicachair
- Alexander Liam Keyes
- Gillian Elizabeth Darwood
- James Robert Brent
- Peter James Davies
- Susan Mary Hatton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEADWAY BLACK COUNTRY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,211 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £782,839 to £756,628. The trustees' report notes that the key risk continues to be funding to ensure stability, with the charity actively exploring new services to provide sustainable income sources. Per the reserves policy, the charity aims to hold assets sufficient to cover operational costs for at least six months, a target which appears met given the unrestricted cash levels and total fund position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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