Headway London - Brain Injury Services
Analysis
Headway London - Brain Injury Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03998925). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Headway London - Brain Injury Services reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.5m (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Headway London - Brain Injury Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We Are Beams (£2.5m), W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning (£2.5m) and Lifeworks Charity Limited (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £562k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 23%
- Charitable activities 76%
- Trading 0.9%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the charity are the relief, continuing rehabilitation and support of people who have suffered head injury or brain injury through illness or accident and their spouses, partners or relatives who have an unpaid responsibility for their daily care and treatment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| We Are Beams | Kent | £2.5m |
| W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning | Birkenhead | £2.5m |
| Lifeworks Charity Limited | Totnes | £2.5m |
| Future Horizons Leeds Ltd | Wetherby | £2.5m |