Headstart Education Centre

Analysis

Headstart Education Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06366283). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Headstart Education Centre reported income of £676k and spending of £577k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £550k to £676k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Headstart Education Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abdullah Quilliam Society (£675k), The Medway Towns Gurudwara Sabha Limited (£677k) and South African Congregation (£675k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and investments 7.6%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.