Headspace

Analysis

Headspace is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Headspace reported income of £113k and spending of £135k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £113k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Headspace sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tor Support Services (£113k), Guildford Samaritans (£113k) and Greystoke and District Sports Association (£113k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.