Heads on

Analysis

Heads on is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Heads on reported income of £586k and spending of £666k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £496k to £586k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Heads on sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited (£586k), Water Stars Foundation (£586k) and Amy's House (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £266k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.