Oxford Head Injury Services

Registered charity 1156538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY OXFORDSHIRE, HWO

Oxford Head Injury Services offers information, guidance, and practical support to anyone affected by brain injury, including stroke. We support individuals, families, and carers. Our Activity and Rehabilitation Centre (The ARC) provides tailored programmes that include social activities, Speech Therapy, Personel training and Physiotherapy. We also deliver community support across Oxfordshire.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an overall loss of £174,212 for the year ended 31 March 2025, utilizing funds from reserves to cover service costs while building fundraising capability. Total cash reserves decreased from £628,066 to £510,294 during the period. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oxford Head Injury Services (formerly Headway Oxfordshire) (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jane Balinskichair
• David Beresford-Green · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Boobyer
• Koseen Ford
• Mark Jackson
• Mark Thomas
• Paul Gwynne
• Ruth Mackman

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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