headway essex

The charity supports people with disabilities. Headway Essex is a registered charity whose purpose is disability. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Colchester and operates in Essex.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

See where Headway Essex is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Essex

Financial Information

Latest Income

£775,548

Latest Expenditure

£901,912

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.5%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 82.1%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 18.2%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £213,267

Charitable Activities £477,505

Other Trading £69,842

Investments £7,849

Other Income £7,085

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £740,414

Raising Funds £161,498

Governance £3,000

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£775,548	£901,912	£740,414	£843,967	£365,998	24 / 60
2024	£718,484	£820,052	£623,479	£970,331	£724,593	22 / 33
2023	£648,610	£761,545	£577,262	£1,071,899	£466,684	19 / 55
2022	£923,671	£683,728	£520,168	£1,184,833	£417,849	19 / 50
2021	£605,206	£639,464	£488,030	£944,890	£392,126	19 / 50