Headway Central Lancashire

Registered charity 1144388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY PRESTON AND CHORLEY

To relieve persons who are resident in the area of Preston and Chorley Lancashire who have suffered brain injury and major trauma, their families, carers and other related professionals by the provision of such information, service and facilities. To advance the education of the public in all aspects relating to brain injury and its prevention.

Objects

(1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF PRESTON AND CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONALS BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH INFORMATION, SERVICE AND FACILITIES.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO BRAIN INJURY AND ITS PREVENTION.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £187,774 at the end of the year, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining at least six months of reserves. The charity reported a net income increase of £52,223 and holds significant cash resources of £234,763, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability.

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 5 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headway Central Lancashire (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).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “Proudly funded by the National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Lilly
• Barry Rutlidge
• CARLOS LOPEZ
• CHRISTINE CARTHY
• Karen Wilding
• Louise Goodram
• SARAH JANE CHARNLEY
• Trevor Hart · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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