SECOND CHANCE HEADWAY CENTRE

Registered charity 1121645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides a day rehabilitation centre and outreach service for adults with an acquired brain injury. We believe in the right of everyone to an acceptable quality of life, and disability should not be a barrier to obtaining the skills, knowledge and understanding required to achieve a better quality of life

Objects

3.1 TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN OR NEAR YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER WHO HAVE SUSTAINED AN ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DISABILITY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:PROVIDING, ASSISTING AND PROMOTING FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF THEIR SUPPORT, ENABLEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WELFARE; ANDADVISING AND SUPPORTING CARERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: WAKEFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,095 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £318,252 to £246,127. The trustees acknowledge increased financial challenges and rising operational costs but believe the financial statements are appropriately prepared on a going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy is adapted annually according to circumstances rather than adhering to a fixed target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Second Chance Headway Centre (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).

• Integrated Care Board — “Our Casework Service is commissioned by the Integrated Care Board; we provide services in the community for the NHS as part of their dischar…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £18k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (49% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CATHERINE ELIZABETH CORBETT
• Kenneth Norman Linton
• PETER BOURNE
• Shabnam Nazir
• Shaun Andrew Deakin

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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