HEADWAY WEST LONDON

Registered charity 1160899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWL

We run a monthly support group with additional social activities, a regular newsletter, a support helpline and website and a twice weekly drop in support service at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. The charity's specialist two part time link workers attend St Mary's weekly, as well as neurology and neurosurgery outpatient clinics, trauma ward, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND RESIDE IN WEST LONDON; A) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH BRAIN INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS AND RELEVANT PROFESSIONALS; B)TO PROMOTE A CO-ORDINATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO BRAIN INJURY SCREENING, ACUTE CARE, ASSESSMENTS, REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY; C)TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN INJURY; D) TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF BRAIN INJURY.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £48,048 to £35,136, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(22,390) for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, a policy target they consider has been maintained throughout the year. Total funds decreased from £76,506 to £54,116 due to higher expenditure on charitable activities than incoming resources.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headway West London (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).

• The Postcode Society Trust — “Our work at Headway West London has been significantly supported by the generous funding awarded by The Postcode Society Trust, made possibl…” (source page)
• The Axis Foundation — “A big thank you to The Axis Foundation for their generous grant towards our computer/mobile contact work. We are very grateful!” (source page)
• Foyle Foundation — “A huge thank you to the Foyle Foundation, the Lottery Community Fund, and the Building Stronger Communities Fund for their generous donation…” (source page)
• Lottery Community Fund — “A huge thank you to the Foyle Foundation, the Lottery Community Fund, and the Building Stronger Communities Fund for their generous donation…” (source page)
• Building Stronger Communities Fund — “A huge thank you to the Foyle Foundation, the Lottery Community Fund, and the Building Stronger Communities Fund for their generous donation…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cerys Boulgerchair
• Charlotte Louise Beazley
• ED LASSMAN
• Katherine Wilkinson
• Lucia Li

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Ealing · Hammersmith And Fulham · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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