Headway Nottingham Limited

Analysis

Headway Nottingham Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04161891). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Headway Nottingham Limited reported income of £600k and spending of £201k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £295k to £600k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Nottingham Limited 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 Cancer Support UK (Csuk) (£599k), Narayan Seva Sansthan UK (£600k) and Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association Trading As Tourettes Action (£599k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and charitable activities 13%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Reserves of £450k would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.