HEADWAY WORCESTERSHIRE
Registered charity 702490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADWAY, HEADWAY WORCESTER TRUST LIMITED
Headway Worcestershire is working with adults with acquired brain injuries through the provision of 3 day services and our outreach service in Worcester, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster. We also provide community support and housing support. We were awarded "Outstanding" in our last CQC inspection.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,912 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £874,920 to £802,008. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves available for general use stood at £283,511, which represents 3-4 months of typical expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between three months and six months typical expenditure (held: £284k)
“During 2014/2015 in response to the Charity Commission’s first “Statement of Recommended Practice”, the Trustees decided to confirm a prudent level of reserves as being “between three months and six months” typical expenditure.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kendall Wadley LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HEADWAY WORCESTERSHIRE (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- HARTLAND, Lisa Ellen — director, appointed 03/03/2026on trustee list
- FRENCH, Nick — director, appointed 13/05/2024on trustee list
- HOLLIS, Alison Claire — director, appointed 24/10/2022on trustee list
- MOORE, Helen Jane — director, appointed 20/12/2021on trustee list
- TARRANT, Leo — director, appointed 22/10/2018on trustee list
- VALENTINE, Paul Justin — director, appointed 26/02/2018on trustee list
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 Worcestershire — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/02/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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).
- Management HQ, Headway Worcester Trust: Outstanding (24/04/2019) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/04/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Hollis
- Helen Jane Moore
- Leo Paul Tarrant
- Lisa Hartland
- Nick French
- Paul Valentine
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEADWAY WORCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,912 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £874,920 to £802,008. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves available for general use stood at £283,511, which represents 3-4 months of typical expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.
Who funds HEADWAY WORCESTERSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADWAY WORCESTERSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE HOPMARKET CHARITY, THE BRANSFORD TRUST, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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