Headway Wearside

Analysis

Headway Wearside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in March 2011, 15 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 07504702). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Headway Wearside reported income of £102k and spending of £110k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £72k to £102k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Wearside sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity (£102k), Kinmel Bay and Towyn Sports Recreation Association Limited (£102k) and Valli Charitable Trust (£102k).