Headway Somerset

Analysis

Headway Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04699611). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Headway Somerset reported income of £251k and spending of £296k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £271k to £251k (-7.6%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Somerset sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinese Wellbeing (£251k), Powys Teaching Local Health Board Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities (£251k) and The Oliver King Foundation (£251k).