HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED
The company is established to promote the understanding of brain injury and to provide information and support to people who have acquired brain injury, their families and carers throughout Hertfordshire
Objects
(1)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS, AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONALS BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH INFORMATION, SERVICE AND FACILITIES, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO BRAIN INJURY AND ITS PREVENTION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,995 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £123,678 to £94,683. The trustees confirm that current unrestricted reserves cover the stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The organization maintains a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and legacies 2 132,260 204,338 336,598 398,549” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 18
- Government income: £128,513 — contracts £128,513 (1); 37% of the £346,604 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £185,124 — grants £185,124 (1); 46% of the £406,279 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £129,495 — grants £129,495 (1); 47% of the £274,033 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 03/02/2023, 3 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- David Gibsonchair
- Angela Beric
- BRUCE ST LEGER
- Dr Fahim Awar
- Jack Goulde
- Mark Edwards
- Michael Perry
- Nikola baines
- Penny Pope
- Rachel Sara Fink
- Sadie Dainton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £347k | £376k |
| 31/03/2024 | £406k | £340k |
| 31/03/2023 | £274k | £325k |
| 31/03/2022 | £211k | £303k |
| 31/03/2021 | £423k | £262k |
Common questions
Is HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,995 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £123,678 to £94,683. The trustees confirm that current unrestricted reserves cover the stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The organization maintains a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | Unverified read£91k | Grant |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | Smaller Grants |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Mount Fund |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | Mount Fund - Mental Health |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | The Mount Fund - Mental Health |
| THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY | FY2025 | £2k | Towards new laptops |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/11/2025 | £20k | Headway Hertfordshire Group Coordinator |
| Sport England | 14/08/2025 | £15k | New Me! |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/11/2023 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2023 | £216k | Headway Hertfordshire Growth and Programme Expansion |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/07/2022 | £25k | Support Coordinator Salary |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2019 | £41k | Who Cares Wins |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2019 | £92k | Expanding our Geographical and Developing Carer Services |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/04/2018 | £10k | Who Cares Wins! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2014 | £9k | ACT now - better Access, better Chances, better Together. |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/04/2013 | £257k | HABIT (Helping Acquired Brain Injury Together) Plus |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/06/2012 | £10k | Reconnecting to Health |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £4k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £1k |
| THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.2m |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £105k |
| E F BULMER TRUST | 1 | £39k |
| BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | 1 | £30k |
| THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £27k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED | £347k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE | £1.6m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| HEREFORDSHIRE HEADWAY | £333k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION | £6.0m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| HEADWAY BRISTOL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £537k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEADWAY LUTON LTD | £460k | — | 0 | below | 40.8% | no doubt |