Headway Tyneside

Analysis

Headway Tyneside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in November 2009, 17 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 06992206). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Headway Tyneside reported income of £68k and spending of £68k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £33k to £68k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Tyneside sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ford Youth and Community Centre (£68k), Christian Gold House Ministry (£68k) and The Bakau Community Project (£68k).