Headway Darlington and District

Analysis

Headway Darlington and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in March 2015, 11 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 09413112). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Headway Darlington and District reported income of £19k and spending of £27k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £39k to £19k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Darlington and District sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warwickshire Reminiscence Action Project (£19k), Eckington Village Hall (£19k) and Callow End Village Hall (£19k).