Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

OXFORD HEAD INJURY SERVICES 

OXFORD HEAD INJURY SERVICES PROVIDES INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO ANYONE AFFECTED BY BRAIN INJURY (INCLUDING STROKE) - THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND CARER. THE ACTIVITY AND REHABILITATION CENTRE (THE ARC) PROVIDES SOCIALISATION, THERAPIES AND PHYSIO, PROGRAMMED TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SEE WEBSITE WWW.OXFORDHEADINJURYSERVICES.ORG.UK
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 10 years

www.oxfordheadinjuryservices.org.uk

opsmanager@oxfordheadinjuryservices.org.uk

01865 326263

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£489£448£41n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£502£469£33£8£1,085£89522.91214
31/03/21£697£527£170£2£1,052£88720.2104
31/03/20£641£574£67£18£882£76516145
31/03/19£597£577£20£6£850£75715.7159
31/03/18£497£501£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£592£433£160£41£834£77621.5120
31/03/16£570£410£160£4£674£55816.3130
31/03/15£514£0£514£0£514£431INF120

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

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£324,980
DCMS£78,440
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£52,673
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,440 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Digital and Remote Service
£5,000 12/05/2020
3
Advice & support & Food distribution - support people with Acquired Brain Injuries
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Bespoke CRM Build Project
£47,673 31/01/2020
Headway Oxfordshire are looking to upgrade our current database to a new bespoke CRM platform that will offer us flexibility and advance reporting capabilities. The system will: - Be easy to navigate ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Oxfordshire Acquired Brain Injury Support Service (OASS)
£324,980 31/01/2020
35
Headway Oxfordshire supports people affected by brain injury. The project will use funding to cover salary costs and recruit for new posts, including an Acquired Brain Injury Navigator, who will act ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/11/2019
Oxfordshire Acquired Brain Injury Support Service (OASS)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Headway Oxfordshire
£10,000 09/10/2019
development of a sensory rehabilitation garden for a charity which works with people with brain injury in Oxfordshire
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Headway Oxfordshire
£7,250 01/12/2017
Toward specialist physiotherapy equipment to complete a new physiotherapy room.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Headway Oxfordshire
£28,000 08/12/2016
Shapemaster machines for Activity and Rehabilitation Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - The ABI Satellite Service
£451,357 21/10/2015
47
The funding will be used to develop this project supporting people affected by acquired brain injury caused by trauma, stroke or viral infection. The project aims to help people successfully ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway Oxfordshire
£14,840 08/10/2014
To fund the provision of satellite groups across Oxfordshire to provide advice, information and peer support to individuals affected by brain injury, and their family members and carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Brain Injury Project III
£292,524 18/04/2012
36
This is a continuation and expansion of a project by Headway Oxford (HWO) that supports an increasing population affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) to successfully re-integrate within the ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Headway Oxfordshire
£21,900 31/05/2011
the salary of the Managing Director
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2014, number: 1156538
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

OXFORD HEAD INJURY SERVICES
4 BAGLEY WOOD ROAD
KENNINGTON
OXFORD
OX1 5PL

Objectives

1.TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN OXFORDSHIRE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL REHABILITATION AND RE-INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES AND/OR CARERS OF SUCH PERSONS.2.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO BRAIN INJURY AND ITS PREVENTION”

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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