Headway Bedford

Analysis

Headway Bedford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03690891). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Headway Bedford reported income of £431k and spending of £422k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £343k to £431k (+25%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Headway Bedford sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice Hope (£430k), National Ugly Mugs (£431k) and Maternal Mental Health Alliance (£430k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.