Headway Black Country

Analysis

Headway Black Country is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04001321). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Headway Black Country reported income of £541k and spending of £567k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £506k to £541k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Headway Black Country sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include FarmAbility (£541k), Marrick Priory Trust Ltd (£543k) and North Warwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau (£541k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.3% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £601k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.