HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE
Registered charity 1100376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide day opportunities and home support to people with an acquired brain injury. To offer support, information and advice to people with acquired brain injuries, their families and carers.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £86,656 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,326,305. However, the trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the inherent uncertainty of future funding and costs, noting that unrestricted reserves of £310,760 are below the Charity Commission's recommended level of six months' running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £311k; policy: six months running costs)
“Overall the current unrestricted funds of the charity are below the 6 months of running costs as recommended by the Charity Commission” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The trustees and management are confident in our ability to meet all financial obligations as they arise and to effectively manage any potential financial risks. On that basis the Trustees are of the view that the charity is a going concern, but they acknowledge that a material uncertainty in respect of going concern exists due to the inherent uncertainty of future funding and costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other creditors
“At the year end the charity owed £6,694 to a related party, Headway UK, this balance is included in other creditors.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PENDLEBURY, Jennifer Mary — director, appointed 10/06/2025on trustee list
- LUNT, Timothy — director, appointed 01/03/2016on trustee list
- ANKERS, John Mark — director, appointed 01/01/2004on trustee list
- ROSSITER, Nia Wyn — secretary, appointed 12/04/2023
Official officers record.
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.
CQC provider record: Headway Shropshire — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/06/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Headway House: Requires improvement (24/07/2021) · CQC record
- JOHN MARK ANKERS
- Jennifer Pendlebury
- Timothy Lunt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £86,656 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,326,305. However, the trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the inherent uncertainty of future funding and costs, noting that unrestricted reserves of £310,760 are below the Charity Commission's recommended level of six months' running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited.
Who funds HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY SHROPSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST).
Known funders
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