Headway Plymouth

Analysis

Headway Plymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08101252). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Headway Plymouth reported income of £242k and spending of £227k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £124k to £242k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Headway Plymouth sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bright Shadow (£242k), Coundon Care Seniors' Club (£242k) and Broxbourne Citizens Advice Bureau (£242k).