HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
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Cash
£2.5m
-36.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.4m
-8.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
162
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,041,207 | £3,496,412 | £3,477,712 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £386,428 | -£125,972 | -£583,168 | -362.9% | |
| Cash | £4,429,350 | £3,979,317 | £2,531,771 | -36.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,211,220 | £6,085,248 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,211,220 | £5,898,567 | £5,392,331 | -8.6% | |
| Equity | £6,211,220 | £5,898,597 | £5,392,331 | -8.6% | |
| Average employees | 146 | 162 | 162 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,852,284 | £3,306,010 | £3,468,496 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.4% | -3.6% | -16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.9% | 12.1% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | 7.55x | 9.66x | 8.07x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION 1999-11-09 → present
- HEADWAY NATIONAL HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1989-02-13 → 1999-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from the authorising of these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HEADWAY - THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION · parent
- Headway Retail Limited 100%
- 190 Bagnall Road Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A major achievement this year was delivering specialist ABI training at HMP Five Wells, which significantly improved staff understanding of the impact of brain injury on behaviour, compliance, and rehabilitation.”
- “The success of this initiative secured new funding from HMPPS South Central to develop and implement a five-module rehabilitation course, marking an important step forward in embedding ABI-informed practice in custodial settings.”
- “In July we published our When Funding Fails report, which exposed the financial pressures threatening local Headway charities. The report was launched in Parliament to strengthen our call for investment in community-based rehabilitation.”
- “In November, we hosted our first Branch Celebration Event to honour our incredible volunteers in the community, with plans to expand these celebrations with regional events next year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLBERRY, Jane Muriel | Director | 2018-07-01 | Sep 1957 | British |
| CALLAN, Rob | Director | 2025-06-24 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CHARNLEY, Alexa Louise | Director | 2023-10-06 | Sep 1982 | British |
| GANAU, Mario | Director | 2025-06-17 | Nov 1979 | Italian |
| HAWLEY, Adrian John | Director | 2024-10-11 | May 1968 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Abraham Benedict, Reverend | Director | 2002-10-12 | Sep 1956 | British |
| MCKEEVER, Brendan | Director | 2007-07-15 | May 1957 | Irish |
| MOORE, Belinda May | Director | 2025-06-17 | Feb 1962 | British |
| VINCENT, Evelyn Louise | Director | 1997-12-09 | May 1962 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTENBOROUGH, Victor Michael | Secretary | 2005-06-23 | 2010-11-15 |
| HARRISON, David John | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2000-01-14 |
| HINGLEY, Kenneth Roy | Secretary | 1992-09-18 | 1997-02-01 |
| LACEY, Thomas Norman Warner, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | — | 1992-09-18 |
| RENTON, Allistair Thomas | Secretary | 2010-11-25 | 2026-04-02 |
| STARBUCK, Michael Leslie | Secretary | 2000-01-14 | 2005-06-23 |
| ALI, Khadija Zahra | Director | 2025-06-17 | 2026-01-23 |
| ALLBERRY, Jane Muriel | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2019-01-04 |
| ATTENBOROUGH, Victor Michael | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2010-11-15 |
| BARNES, Michael Philip | Director | — | 1992-09-18 |
| BATTEN, Gerald | Director | 1993-04-24 | 2009-07-05 |
| BECK, Lorna Jeanne | Director | — | 1997-11-22 |
| BIRCH, Martin, Dr | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| BOOTH, Anthony Edward | Director | — | 1992-05-29 |
| BRAY, Margaret | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| BRIDGEWATER, Julie | Director | 2006-07-09 | 2018-07-01 |
| CAHILL, John David | Director | 1996-10-24 | 2007-07-15 |
| COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | — | 2002-10-12 |
| CUTTS, George Nigel | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1999-10-02 |
| DAVIS, Sylvia Joyce | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1996-12-03 |
| DOUGHTY, William Ronald, Sir | Director | 1999-10-02 | 2004-10-09 |
| DURRANT, Sarah Catherine | Director | 1992-04-25 | 1994-04-23 |
| FORTES, Danica | Director | — | 1991-09-27 |
| GALLACHER BROWN, Marion | Director | 1995-06-10 | 2000-10-14 |
| GARROW, Ian Alexander, Colonel | Director | 1999-10-02 | 2000-06-01 |
| GEBBIE, Kenneth | Director | 1997-11-22 | 2000-10-14 |
| GILCHRIST, June Mary, Dr | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2025-02-17 |
| GREEN, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2008-07-06 | 2025-02-17 |
| GREEN, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2006-07-09 |
| HALES, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2023-07-23 |
| HARDING, Andrew John Anthony | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2025-06-17 |
| HARDING, David John | Director | — | 1991-09-27 |
| HESLOP, Jayne Mary | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2002-10-12 |
| HINGLEY, Kenneth Roy | Director | 1992-09-18 | 1997-11-22 |
| HOPKINS, Valerie Louise | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| HOURSTON, Gordon Minto, Sir | Director | 1998-12-03 | 1999-10-02 |
| HUGHES, Thomas Daniel | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2004-09-25 |
| HURLEY, William | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2002-10-12 |
| JACKAMAN, William Samuel, Mr. | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1998-10-17 |
| JACKSON, Francis Stuart | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2002-10-12 |
| JOHNSON, Catherine | Director | 1997-11-22 | 2000-11-22 |
| JOHNSON, Catherine | Director | — | 1993-04-24 |
| JOSHI, Pawan Kumar | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2002-10-12 |
| JOYCE, Paul | Director | 1999-10-02 | 2001-10-06 |
| KEEN, Norman Ashley | Director | 2001-10-06 | 2008-07-06 |
| LACEY, Thomas Norman Warner, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 1993-04-24 | — |
| LACEY, Thomas Norman Warner, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | — | 1992-04-25 |
| LACEY, Thomas Norman Warner, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | — | 1998-10-17 |
| LOUGHLIN, Martin Francis Peter | Director | 1999-06-24 | 1999-08-09 |
| LUMSDEN, Daniel | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| LUSH, Denzil Anton | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2025-06-17 |
| MATTOCK, Anne Elaine | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2002-12-05 |
| MCMATH, Michael | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2007-06-12 |
| MINTON, Barrington John | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| MINTON, Dinah Ann | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| MORGAN, Margaret | Director | — | 1993-04-24 |
| MOTTRAM, Susan Gertrude | Director | 1996-06-15 | 1998-10-17 |
| MULLER, David John, Professor | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| MUNDAY, Stewart Anthony, Doctor | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1996-06-15 |
| NEWCOMBE, Freda Gladys, Dr | Director | — | 1993-04-24 |
| NEWMAN, Peter Leonard | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| OLIVER, Rachel Clare | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-10-17 |
| OSBORNE, Thomas Ralph | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1995-09-15 |
| PEACOCK, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2005-10-08 | 2011-07-10 |
| PHILBROOK, Sarah Mhairi | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2016-03-14 |
| PHILLIPS, John Edward | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| POWELL, Trevor | Director | — | 1996-06-15 |
| PRICE, David John | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| REES, Margaret Rita | Director | 2001-12-06 | 2003-10-11 |
| REES, Margaret Rita | Director | — | 2001-10-06 |
| REEVES CBE, Colin Leslie, Dr | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2025-06-17 |
| RENTON, Allistair Thomas | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2026-04-02 |
| RICHARDSON, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2013-12-05 |
| RODGERS, Christopher Mathew | Director | 2012-07-08 | 2013-11-15 |
| SHERIDAN, Jennifer Anne | Director | — | 1993-04-24 |
| SHIEFF, Colin Louis | Director | 2012-07-08 | 2025-09-09 |
| TEACHER, Anthony James Moreton | Director | 1992-09-18 | 1994-04-23 |
| THORNE, Brian Frederick | Director | 1997-06-05 | 1997-11-22 |
| TURNER, David | Director | — | 2000-10-13 |
| TYERMAN, Andrew Douglas, Dr | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2025-09-09 |
| WELLS, Pamela Jean | Director | — | 1992-04-24 |
| WICKS, Elizabeth Jean | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2002-10-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Deborah Patricia | Director | 1997-11-22 | 2000-10-14 |
| WILSON, Antony Havelock | Director | 1993-04-24 | 1994-04-23 |
| WOODGATE, Sylvia Joyce | Director | — | 1993-04-24 |
| YOUNG, Agnes | Director | — | 1992-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.