Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Income diversified: +3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +9

HEADWAY ESSEX 

Headway Essex provides specialist day care services and community-based support, information and advice services to support survivors of acquired brain injury and their families and carers across the county of Essex. We are the only charitable organisation providing services to this client group in Essex.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Income generation is well diversified
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 32 years

www.headwayessex.org.uk

Accounts-Team@headwayessex.org.uk

01206845945

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£649£762£-113£184£1,072£5929.31955
31/03/22£924£684£240£164£1,185£5439.51950
31/03/21£605£639£-34£151£945£59211.11950
31/03/20£845£695£150£167£979£5138.92175
31/03/19£791£643£148£143£830£58510.92270
31/03/18£603£654£-51£142£682£60311200
31/03/17£628£652£-24£121£733£63711.7190
31/03/16£610£641£-31£148£758£64412170
31/03/15£648£581£66£157£789£65713.6160
31/03/14£665£613£52£162£723£57311.2170
31/03/13£661£646£15£172£671£5029.3170
31/03/12£662£663£-1£172£656£4698.5180
31/03/11£696£659£36£162£657£4378180
31/03/10£639£631£8£135£621£3626.9130
31/03/09£577£536£41£118£613£3207.2130
31/03/08£458£426£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£766£445£321£87£541£1985.3120
31/03/06*£404£374£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£371£372£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£398£347£51£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 55 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£263,936
Henry Smith Charity£112,500
Essex Community Foundation£112,162
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Masonic Trust£24,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£1,681 20/04/2023
to run a one-day workshop in Chelmsford for carers of adults with an acquired brain injury
National Lottery Community Fund - Fitness Sessions for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
£9,500 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to deliver fitness sessions to support the rehabilitation of adults living with an acquired brain injury. The project aims to encourage individuals to take part in physical ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£4,000 07/07/2022
towards the work of an organisation that provides support and advice to survivors of brain injury and their families in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£19,231 07/04/2022
to support the development of a new day centre supporting individuals with an acquired brain injury in South Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£3,000 06/01/2022
to run social groups for adults with acquired brain injury living in North East Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 12/11/2021
Support for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury & Their Families
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Headway Essex - 22/10/21
£1,000 10/11/2021
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Support Service (South & West Essex)
£244,528 23/09/2021
The funding will be used to support people living with brain injury in the South and West Essex areas through a Community Support Service. Headway Essex is an independent charity established in 1985 ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£24,000 16/09/2021
Funding towards a new minibus that will provide transport for adults with acquired brain injury.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£15,000 25/05/2021
purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£2,000 07/05/2021
To provide support and advice to survivors of brain injury and their families in Essex.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Headway Essex
£112,500 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support to adults with Acquired Brain Injury and their families and carers in Essex.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Digital Capability
£9,908 30/11/2020
6
The funding will be used to purchase digital equipment and expert support to secure a COVID secure flexible environment and to improve performance and functionality of the website. The project aims ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£46,285 06/10/2020
To help with the operating costs of an organisation supporting adults with acquired brain injury during COVID19.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£15,000 30/04/2020
to support those with brain injuries and their families during COVID19 across Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Developing the Headway Essex Helpline
£5,000 16/12/2019
11
To develop the Headway Essex Helpline, that supports people who have acquired brain injury
Essex Community Foundation - Brain Injury Adapted Phsycotherapy Counselling
£9,965 27/09/2019
11
To provide Brain Injury Adapted Psycotherapy Counselling in North East Essex over 2 years
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£2,000 16/09/2019
To provide support and advice to survivors of brain injury and their families in Essex.
Essex Community Foundation - Acquired Brain Injury Education & Vocational Programme
£4,000 10/05/2019
12
To help fund an acquired brain injury education and vocational programme in Mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Acquired Brain Injury Education & Vocational Programme
£4,042 14/03/2019
2
To help fund an Acquired Brain Injury Education and Vocational Programme
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£10,000 29/11/2018
The purchase of the Headway Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Rehabilitation Hub for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
£384,865 31/10/2018
36
This project offers support to people with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) to adapt, adjust and cope with their injuries. It also supports their family and carers to be better able to cope with caring ....more
Essex Community Foundation - The Purchase of The Headway Centre
£25,000 11/10/2018
0
To help purchase the freehold of Headway's Essex base to continue providing support to people with brain injuries
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Skills Training for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
£9,835 04/10/2018
12
The funding will be used to update IT equipment and adapt training programmes to support the rehabilitation of people who have experienced brain injuries in the community. The project aims to provide ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Community Support Service for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury in South Essex
£5,000 06/02/2018
3
Towards the costs of a support worker in South Essex that will support people who have acquired and traumatic brain injuries, and their families
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£105,000 13/12/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the Community Support Service providing support to survivors of brain injury and their families and carers across Essex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Headway Essex
£105,000 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the 'Community Support Service' providing support to survivors of brain injury and their families and carers across Essex
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Headway Essex
£2,898 29/11/2017
Funds will provide a stress management and relaxation programme for carers of people with brain injury.
Essex Community Foundation - Community Support Groups
£6,000 21/03/2017
11
To run Community Support Groups for people with acquired brain injuries across Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Community Support for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
£5,000 30/09/2016
11
To help pay for a Community Support Service for people from Mid and South Essex who have suffered acquired and traumatic brain injuries
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Headway Essex
£105,000 11/09/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Community Support Service' providing support to survivors of brain injury and their families and carers across Essex
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway Essex
£25,000 24/02/2012
the salary of the Day Centre Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-83
  • ALAN BACON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor
  • ANTHONY EMMS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • ROB WARREN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clinical Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/1992, number: 1008807
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1991, number: 02674755
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHELMSFORD AND DISTRICTS THE STROKE CLUB FOR MID-ESSEX on 20/12/2021
Main office

Headway Essex
The Headway Centre
Woodland Walk
COLCHESTER
CO4 6DH

Objectives

THE REHABILITATION AND CARE OF PERSONS, PRINCIPALLY IN ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO HAVE SUFFERED ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES OR OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE SUPPORT OF SUCH PERSONS' CARERS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND THOSE PROFESSIONAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THEIR TREATMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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