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2024-12-31-accounts

Annual Report 2024

Headway Plymouth

Charity No : 1150786

ceo@headwayplymouth.org.uk

2024 in review

Our Details

Company Number: 8101252

Charity’s Registered Number: 1150786

Charity’s Registered Office: Headway Plymouth Headway House Devonport Plymouth PL1 4RJ

The Charity’s Incorporation was finalised with effect from 17 April 2013.

The Charity’s governing document is the Articles of Association.

Our Vision

...is for all individuals, their families and carers affected by acquired brain injury to have access to all the support they need to maximise their potential.

Our Mission

...is to enable those with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers to live independent lives.

Chair’s Statement

Once again, we've had an exceptionally busy year.

Like many charities, we continue to operate in challenging times. However, I really feel that Headway Plymouth has stepped up to those challenges and thrived.

During this year, I was delighted that we were able to enhance our Trustees, having been joined by Anita and Allice. In the short time they have been with us, they have been really additive, and I would like to take this opportunity of thanking them for their time and dedication.

We also enhanced our service with the additional of Naomi Hulford to lead our Hospital Liaison Project. This is a huge project for the charity, and it is fantastic to see the benefit it has already provided to many ABI sufferers. I have no doubt this service will only go from strength to strength.

As you will see from the photos within this report, we have had further work done on the centre, which has really enabled us to create a welcoming environment.

The diversification of our income continues, and we have had some amazing results from our grant applications and obtained new income streams from corporates. This all goes towards continuing and enhancing our offering to everyone affected by an acquired brain injury in Plymouth and the surrounding area.

I would also like to take this opportunity to personally thank Simon Parford who retired as a Trustee this year, having served in that role for more than 30 years. Simon has devoted his time and energy to supporting those who have suffered a brain injury and the charity really benefited from his guidance and insights – enjoy your well-earned retirement Simon!

My final thanks is to the Team – Craig, Pete, Jo, Amy, Jonathan and Andy plus all the students and volunteers - you are amazing! We couldn't do what we do without you.

Robert Antrobus - Chair

2024 in review

Our Trustees

The Charity’s Trustees changed during financial year ending December 2024.

The Charity added strength and depth to the board though the recruitment of two new trustees to oversee our clinical and fundraising strategy.

We welcomed Anita Pascoe and Allice Hocking who bring vast and differing experience in their fields of expertise - but both sharing an obvious dedication to improving lives after brain injury.

Trustees

Robert Antrobus - Chair Hilary Dicks - Vice Chair Karen Walker - Treasurer Allice Hocking - Trustee Anita Pascoe - Trustee

In tandem with his well deserved retirement from his professional career, it was with great sadness that we saw Simon Parford formally resign as a Trustee after more than 30 years of devoted service to the Charity.

The board, the team and the clients and families of Headway Plymouth wish to express our most sincere thanks to Simon for his hard work and dedication to the Charity over so many years.

Staff

Craig Butler - CEO Peter Olver - Operations Manager Jonathan Self - Centre Team Amy Edwards - Centre Team Joanne Bentley - Community Team Andy Cornish - Community Team

2024 in review

Our Accountants Solicitors and Bankers

The Charity’s Accountants remained as Dawe Hawken and Dodd, Chartered Certified Accountants of 52 Fore St, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7AJ.

The Charity banks with NatWest Bank of 12-16 Old Town Street Plymouth PL1 1DG

The Charity’s Solicitors remained as Wolferstans of Deptford Chambers, 60-66 North Hill, Plymouth, PL4 8EP.

The Charity is a Real Living Wage Employer and is regulated by the Fundraising Regulator

Spring Highlights

We recruited Naomi Hulford (OT) to lead our new hospital liaison project and began to embed support at the Plym Neuro-rehabilitation ward.

Summer Highlights

We secured our first amazing award from the National Lottery Community Fund to support our activities programme in the centre and in the community.

Autumn Highlights

Winter Highlights

We completed the refurbishment of the interior and exterior of our centre with the fantastic support of first-year apprentice voulnteers from Babcock.

We completed a nine month research project exploring the outcomes of our hospital liaison work in collaboration with the University of Plymouth.

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Projects

Details Outcome

Management

To diversify our board of trustees to add expert experience in fundrasing and clinical support

Partnerships

To reach out and forge new partnerships in our community

Funding

To diversify our funding streams away from exclusive reliance on statutory funding

Our Services

The Board remained keen to move the Charity away from a traditional day-centre model and look to ways to raise our profile locally and to cement our reputation for specialist ABI rehabilitation.

There was a renewed focus upon driving new clients into the Charity either with longstanding but unsupported ABI or those who had recently suffered an ABI and who could be supported at the very outset of their brain injury journey.

The centre based operations switched the focus away from clients attending for full/multiple days per week - to the use of the centre as a social hub and a base for various client centred re-enablement activities, education and awareness - plus peer group support.

We opened the centre on an additional half day per week to support our various peer support groups.

Our hospital liaison project launched at the Mount Gould Hospital (Plym Neuro-rehabilitation Unit) in April 2024 and at the Derriford Hospital (Erme acute neuro-rehalitation ward) in August 2024. Both units are centres of excellence for ABI rehabilitation in the South West. We embedded our team in both units supporting patients, families and clinical teams during in-patient treatment and then across the discharge process - with follow up by our team once back at home.

In June 2024, we launched as commissioned 1:1 home and community enablement and outreach service that sees our team supporting clients in their homes and in their community. We recruited two new team members into “enabler” roles to support this exciting new initiative for the charity.

At the same time, we introduced ourselves to the huge community of other Charities, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations in and around Plymouth - whose aims and services aligned with ours - for example, in terms of supporting welfare benefits, housing, debt, mental health and domestic violence or justice issues.

Our Funding

We continued our commissioned work with Plymouth City Council - but added a new contract for commissioned outreach/enablement - in addition to our longstanding “block” agreement for Day Opportunities Services. We continued to work in close partnership with Devon and Cornwall County Councils for commissioned day services and community outreach/enablement.

Alternative income generation focused on building new relationships with larger grant making organisations with the support of Allice, our new trustee, with huge experience of funding research and bid writing. Notable successes across 2024 were our first larger scale grants from the National Lottery Community Fund and the People’s Postcode Lottery. Regionally, we received further funding from Devon Community Foundation, the Livewell Foundation and the Norman Family Trust.

We secured funding from the government’s VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme that allowed us to carry out extensive energy efficient improvements to our centre (see Our Space)

We collaborated with corporate partners and, in September 2024, entered into a two year sponsorship agreement with Enable Law and Wolferstans Solicitors which has funded our hospital liaison project since generous grant funds from the Claire Milne Trust were exhausted.

We also received new income from challenges and events - with our CEO running the 2024 London Marathon and one of our beneficiary client families hosting a food and music festival at their smallholding in Devon - all to raise funds for the charity.

We completed our Gift Aid registration with HMRC and we remain registered and accredited with The Fundraising Regulator.

Our Team

Craig retained his CEO role - responsible for the strategic development of the Charity, profile and reputation building, new client development, diversification of service delivery and exploring new income streams.

Pete retained his role as Operations Manager to oversee the day to day functions of the Charity. The strength of our financial position meant that, in November 2024, both were able to increase their core contracted hours from 21 to 28 hours per week.

Naomi joined the team (self employed) to lead our hospital liaison project. Naomi offered vast clinical experience as a career long occupational therapist. She had worked with the Plym Community Neuro Rehab Team (CNRT) supporting stroke survivors and families and continued to be a familiar face at Plym as art of her continuing “long-covid” contract. She offered credibility and instilled confidence in our health partners.

We were delighted that, due to the successful rebuilding of trust and confidence in our services with health and social care, we launched our enablement project in July 2024 and recruited Joanne Bentley as the charity’s first community enabler. The expansion of the enablement project meant that, in December 2024 we added Andy Cornish to our community enablement team.

We have continued to support Plymouth University (psychology and adult social care) and Peninsula Medical School (first and second year medical students) receiving placement students across the academic year. We are now able to offer a more diverse and fulfilling experience at the Charity - adding significant value to their studies. We are working hard to secure new and regular volunteers.

Finally, we believe in paying our team a fair wage. We remain accredited Living Wage Employers and, in April 2024, our lowest hourly rate was again fixed at 50 pence per hour above the “ real living wage

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We have renovated the inside of the centre, creating a light and bright space with less clutter and all round better disability access. We have a new and smaller dedicated manager’s office creating new space for a quiet room in our building for peaceful activities, private conversations and relaxation.

We progressed the development of the outside space - seeing the long awaited removal of our portacabin which, overnight, transformed the appearance of the building, allowed more natural light inside and created a wonderful new view of the wildflower meadow area of Devonport Park.

We created a new brand identity for the charity. A logo that merged our proud Plymouth roots (the image of Smeaton’s lighthouse tower) with our focus on brain injury. A bold, exciting and eye catching new colour-way with large new signage around our building, new banners and information materials - and a team “uniform” in striking bold blue, white and pink.

Our centre hub underwent a transformation (matching the new colour scheme) that made us a vibrant and unmissable feature of the Devonport community - eliciting fantastic feedback from local people and businesses. Thank you again to the amazing volunteers from Babcock (and the donations from Crown Paints) for making this happen.

We also commissioned Roy Christie, a local street artist, to create a beautiful mural on our east (park facing) wall. This outstanding piece of artwork encapsulated our place in the park and added images of rare flowers and butterflies - almost exclusively found in our corner of Plymouth.

In the autumn we secured funding under the government’s VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme to radically improve the building’s efficiency credentials as we added 32 square metres of solar panels, two solar batteries, LED lighting throughout, heat panels, electric water heaters and split system air conditioning. Our natural gas supply was, in effect, discontinued as we moved to full, self generated, electricity only.

We continued to work with Plymouth City Council’s Green Communities Team, Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest and the Green Devonport Partnership to explore the prospect of “co-stewarding” and redeveloping the land adjacent to our centre hub.

Our Partners

The Charity built on the work started in 2023 to reach out to and collaborate with new partners locally and nationally.

Statutory - We have continued to engage with our health and social care funders. Relationships and confidence are, we believe, fully restored. This is seen in the implementation of the hospital liaison project, newly commissioned 1:1 community enablement contracts and our partners’ specialist teams looking to us for training in acquired brain injury.

Corporate - We are working with new corporate partners to establish new and mutually beneficial relationships. New incomes streams are being delivered by a number of valued collaborators and companies are proving keen to work with us on their own CSR and ESG policies - offering valuable time and services from volunteers and teams with spare capacity.

Education - We continue to work with Plymouth University, Marjon , Exeter University Business School, City College Plymouth and the Peninsula Medical School to place students and volunteers. Plymouth University also supported our research project - looking at the outcomes of our hospital liaison project.

Charity and VCSE - We are now working with more charities in the Plymouth area to signpost new clients to our services and then working with other clients through supported signposting back to our collaborators We now are working with environmental , mental health, drug and alcohol, homelessness and domestic violence collaboratives and food distribution charities. We have joined the Plymouth and Devon Chamber Charity Sub-Group

We are collaborating with Chronic Pain Coaching CIC and FND FrieNDs to host their monthly Plymouth based peer support groups.

Membership/Affiliates - We are members of a number of partner organisations that ensure our good governance, fair pay, ethical fundraising and shared best practices in the charity sector.

Our Clients

In 2024 we did more than ever to invest in our clients (and their families) and improve the care and support we strive to provide.

As we now support our clients across their entire brain injury “journey” from injury or diagnosis to longer term support, we have been able to better understand their needs and flex and adapt our services to support new and changing needs.

We have introduced a range of new client group activities (both in the centre and in the community) using experienced external leaders, which are designed to optimise physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional rehabilitation.

In 2024 we introduced our ABI education and awareness programme. From July to December 2024 we completed (with the incredible support of Penny Weekes) six , monthly, ABI education sessions for clients, families and our professional partners.

Working with Plymouth Neurophysio, we launched our adaptive movement sessions - adding workshops to support cooking, drama therapy and art and design.

Clients are supported to access their community and are provided a stigma free space in which to interact. A group of individuals who all experience communication difficulties were empowered to be more independent, make friends and access their community.

Listening to our clients, we added new ABI specific peer support groups for men, women and, crucially, families and carers.

We have worked harder around criminality and justice with the issuing of many more Brain Injury Identity Cards to clients.

Clients are now, of course, supported in hospital and across discharge allowing us to continue to assess the needs of clients and respond to cries for help. We can provide an holistic and hybrid approach to care - combining education, peer support, help at home and enablement activities in our centre social hub.

Feedback from clients has been wholly supportive:

"You don't realise how fragile your brain is until something happens. Coming here I've found acceptance, support and understanding from people that care"

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Our Impact

We have remained keen to improve how we collect data and evidence our impact and are committed to developing this going forward.

We are now working with clients and families at the very start of their ABI journey. We are supporting, advising, educating and signposting in an effort to reduce readmissions, reduce statutory costs, support relationships and families. We facilitate discussion around return to work or volunteering.

This early intervention serves to significantly reduce or divert the crises that typically affect an ABI survivor - like family breakdown, unemployment, debt, mental health issues, substance abuse , criminality and suicidal ideation.

Clients with historic injuries who are being supported by other groups are now being introduced to us so that we can deliver specialist ABI rehabilitation aimed at rebuilding self awareness, restoring confidence and, ultimately, independent living.

We have obtained quantitive and qualitative data on client numbers and the impact our work has had on all aspects of clients’ lives.

We have recently introduced “OneTouch” - our new CRM and service delivery software that will allow us to simply, but accurately, record where our clients come from, how many clients and families we support, how we support them and how well we succeed in improving lives after brain injury.

Our client’s needs and goals (and their progress along their rebailitation journey) are now recorded in “My Brain Star” - an new Outcome Star bespoke to ABI rehabilitation and reenablement..

We worked with Plymouth University to formally research and review our activities - gathering quantitative and qualitative evidence to prove our efficacy in a range of services. That formal research will conclude at the end of 2024 - and published in the spring of 2025.

We have transformed our environment impact through our VCSE energy efficiency project and are moving to a position where we are carbon negative - completely removing reliance on fossil fuels, generating our own electricity and exporting back to the National Grid.

Our 2024 Finances gy

2024 saw a vast changes in the way we promoted the charity worked in partnership with others, devised and delivered a new range of services,. Most importantly, we were able to shore up the financial stability of the charity, create a platform for future growth and development and, crucially, enable us to support more clients and a families in new, better and more varied ways.

Despite a sizeable reduction in commissioned income in 2023, we were able to diversify our income and fundraising streams though new commissioned income, successful grant bid writing and corporate sponsorship.

Income (from all sources) in 2024 was increased by over 90%. There was increased expenditure in line with budgeted recruitment and development work on the building. However, we were delighted to end the year with a surplus of £40,809.

Our focus remained on seeking out new commissioned income linked to our expanding outreach and enablement work.

We were able to return to existing grant foundations and seek further funding - having demonstrated our ability to carefully manage existing funds in line with budgets and with proven outcomes.

We are delighted to work with fantastic corporate legal sponsors who provide essential funding for our hospital liaison project - together with equipment and volunteers.

We have started to develop more traditional forms of fundraising (events, challenges, individual donation and legacies) but limited time, resources and staffing mean that our fundraising focus in 2025 will continue to be around commissioned, grant and corporate sponsorship income.

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Our Future

The centre is now a bright and vivid, energy efficient social hub. A place for our ABI clients to be themselves and offer respite to their carers. It is hive of activities and education. It is a learning base for students.

Growth in clients will lead us to further expand our hours of operation as we move to host more activities, peer support and education groups in our centre.

Our hospital liaison service is thriving and has been immensely well received by patients, families and, of course, overstretched healthcare teams. We will grow and train our team to offer broader coverage at the city’s hospitals and support more clients and families eithet face to face, virtually and by telephone after discharge.

It is hoped that the local ICB will, through our research, see the value of commissioning this vital service for the long term.

Our community enablement service will expand - requiring new staff and their proper training.

Our systems will continue to develop so that we can better assess, plan and monitor client progress towards their goals and report better on our outcomes and achievements. Our website will be further developed to offer an engaging and interactive source of information, education, referral and fundraising.

We will continue to develop all our relationships with our local charity, voluntary, community and social enterprise partners so that we can support these other groups, steer new clients and families to our support and generate much need fundraising income to support our ongoing growth.

New projects will include Justice (working with police, prison and probation officers). We also envisage a neuro-toxic ABI service supporting the most challenging of clients in new and diverse ways.

Our environmental focus will continue as we develop our outside space, creating a biodiverse, mindful, space that will improve carbon sequestration and mitigate against flooding.

We will redevelop our kitchen and dining area to create a disability accessible space ideal for re-enablement activities around nutrition, menu planning, budgeting, food preparation and storage.

We will develop our fundraising strategy around commissioned income, trusts and foundations, corporate partners, individual donors, events and challenges, legacies and in memorium giving.

Finances CURRENT ASSETS Total £117,322 LIABILITIES Total £4169 ANALYSIS = 2023 2024 Income Statutory £73,860 £77568 Grants £12,500 £60595 Fundraising £11,920 £45557 Total £98,280 £187,738 Total Expenditure £109,852 £142,929 Surplus £40,809 (£11,572)

Financial Summary y/e 2024

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£40,809 Surplus

Statement and

Reserves Policy

The charity’s Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Guidance on Public Benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.

The charity’s policy on reserves is to allocate a sum equivalent to approximately 4 months operating costs - or approximately £60,000.00 for this purpose.

The Trustees (who are also the directors of Headway Plymouth for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Section 419(2) of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

We'd like to thank all our partners and donors for their generous support

Everyone deserves a place to feel safe

Headway Plymouth remains committed to improving lives after acquired brain injury. The work we have done in the last twelve months places us in a fantastic position to support more people in new and exciting ways.

ceo@headwayplymouth.org.uk www.headwayplymouth.org.uk 01752 550559

Headway House Park Ave PL1 4RJ

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

YEAR ENDED: 31[st] DECEMBER, 2024

DAWE, HAWKEN & DODD Chartered Certified Accountants Callington, Cornwall.

1.

Independent Examiners Report to the Directors of Headway, Plymouth on the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

We report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024 which are set out on pages 2 to 10.

Respective Responsibilities of the Directors and Independent Examiners

The charity’s directors consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is our responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiners’ Statement

Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the Accounts.

Independent Examiners’ Statement

In connection with our examination, no matters have come to our attention:

Andrew Farr FCCA Dawe, Hawken & Dodd, Chartered Certified Accountants, 52 Fore Street, Callington, Cornwall. PL17 7AJ

Dated: 11th August, 2025

2.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Incoming Resources (Note 3)
Incoming Resources from Generated Funds
Voluntary Income
Activities for Generating Funds
Investment Income
Income Resources from Charitable Activities
Other Incoming Resources
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended (Notes 4-6)
Costs of Generating Funds
Costs of Generating Voluntary Income
Charitable Activities
Governance Costs
Total Resources Expended
Net Movement in Funds
Total Funds Brought Forward
Total Funds Carried Forward
Unrestricte
d
Restricted
2024
2023
Funds
Income
Funds
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
23196
23196
5392
5682
5682
6495
716
716
33
93549
93549
73860
30000
30595
60595
12500
153143
30595
183738
98280
550
550
480
126335
13750
140085
100968
2294
2294
8404
129179
13750
142929
109852
23964
16845
40809
(11572)
87318
17401
104719
116291
111282
34246
145528
104719

3.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Balance Sheet as at 31[st] December, 2024

Unrestricte Restricted 2024 2023
d
Note Funds Income Total Total
Funds
£ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets 7 8474 23928 32402 26028
Current Assets
Debtors 8 10076 10076 2450
Cash at Bank and in Hand 96928 10318 107246 80509
Total Current Assets 107004 10318 117322 82959
Creditors:Amounts falling due
within one year 9 4196 4196 4268
Net Current Assets 102808 10318 113126 78691
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 111282 34246 145528 104719
Creditors:Amounts falling due
after one year 9 -
Net Assets 111282 34246 145528 104719
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted Funds 111282 87318
Restricted Income Funds 10 34246 17401
Total Funds 145528 104719
Signed by two Directors on Robert Antrobus
behalf of all the Directors Karen Walker

4.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Note 1 Basis of Preparation

1.1 Basis of Accounting

.

These Accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

1.2 Change in Basis of Accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

1.3 Changes to previous Accounts

No changes have been made to Accounts for previous years.

Note 2 Accounting Policies

INCOMING RESOURCES

Recognition of Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

Incoming Resources with Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with Related Expenditure fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA. Grants and Donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at Gifts the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Contractual Income and This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services Performance Related Grants have been delivered.

5.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.

6.

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HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 2 Accounting Policies (continued)

Donated Services and Facilities These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

Investment Income

This is included in the Accounts when receivable.

Investment Gains and Losses This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liability Recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Governance Costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory Accounts, the costs of Trustee Meetings and cost of any legal advice to Trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Grants with Performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being Conditions a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants payable without These are only recognised in the Accounts when a commitment has Performance Conditions been made

and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.

Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, as per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets for use by These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and
Charity cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value
to the charity on receipt.
Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at
market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included
at Trustees’ best estimate of market value.
Stocks and Work in Progress These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.

8.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 3 Analysis of Incoming Resources

Note 3 Analysis of Incoming Resources
2024 2023
£ £
Voluntary Income 23196 5392
Activities for Generating Funds 5682 6495
Investment Income 716 33
Income Resources from Charitable Activities 93549 73860
Other Incoming Resources – Grants 60595 12500
Note 4 Analysis of Resources Expended
2024 2023
£ £
Costs of Generating Voluntary Income 550 480
Charitable Activities 140085 100968
Governance Costs 2294 8404
Note 5 Details of Certain Items of Expenditure
5.1
Directors' Expenses
2024 2023
£ £
Number of Directors who were paid expenses and consultancy fees 0 1
Total Amount Paid - £1,680

9.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

5.2 Fees for Examination of the Accounts

5.2
Fees for Examination of the Accounts
Independent Examiners Fees for reporting on the Accounts
Other Fees paid to the Independent Examiner
Total paid to independent examiner
2024
2023
£
£
1148
1020
331
611
1479
1631

Note 6 Paid Employees

6.1
Staff Costs
Gross Wages, Salaries and Benefits in Kind
Employer's National Insurance Costs (net of employment allowance)
Employer's Pension Contributions
6.2
Average number of Employees in the Year
The parts of the Charity in which the employees work
Client Care
2024
2023
£
£
87407
80454
2308
1811
1713
1396
91428
83661
2024
2023
5
3

10.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 7 Tangible Fixed Assets

7.1
Cost
Freehold Other Land Energy Fixtures,
Land
And Buildings and Buildings Efficiency Fittings
and
Scheme Equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Balance brought forward 37803 1163 42826 81792
Additions 8295 1250 9545
Disposals
Balance carried forward 37803 1163 8295 44076 91337
7.2
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Provisions
* Basis SL SL SL SL
** Rate 2% of 15% 25% 25/331/3%
Buildings
Balance brought forward 11930 1162 42672 55764
Charge for Year 527 2074 570 3171
Disposals
Balance carried forward 12457 1162 2074 43242 58935
7.3
Net Book Value
Brought forward 25873 1 - 154 26028
Carried forward 25346 1 6221 834 32402

11.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 8 Debtors and Prepayments

Note 8 Debtors and Prepayments
Analysis of Debtors
Trade Debtors
Other Taxation & Social Security
Other Debtors
Prepayments and Accrued Income
Total
Note 9 Creditors and Accruals
Analysis of Creditors
Trade Creditors
Other Creditors
Other Taxation & Social Security
Accruals and Deferred Income
Total
Amounts falling due
Amount falling due
after
within one year
more than one year
2024
2023
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
10076
1840
-
-
-
290
-
-
-
320
-
-
-
-
-
-
10076
2450
-
-
Amounts falling due
Amounts falling due
after
within one year
more than one year
2024
2023
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
1619
403
-
-
419
1825
-
-
868
-
-
-
1290
2040
-
-
4196
4268
-
-

Note 10 Endowment and Restricted Income Funds

12.1 Fund held

Fund Name Type Purpose and Restrictions
(PE, EE or R)
New Building and Fixtures and To buy premises at Devonport and
Fittings Fund R private Fixtures and Fittings
National Lottery Fund R Support our client activities program
Norman Family Fund R To employ a part time Hospital Liaison
support worker who can work in
tandem with our OT Hospital Liaison
lead to offer follow up telephone and
personal support to patients and
families.
VCSE Energy Efficiency Fund R Funding a scheme for making our
premises more energy efficient

13.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 11 Movement of Major Funds

Fund Balances Fund Balances
Fund Name Brought forward Incoming Outgoing Carried forward
£ £ £ £
New Building and Fixtures
and Fittings Fund 17401 - 527 16874
National Lottery Fund - 19800 8649 11151
Norman Family Fund - 2500 2500 -
VCSE Energy Efficiency Fund - 8295 2074 6221

14.

HEADWAY , PLYMOUTH

Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Income
Corporate Sponsorship
Donations
Fundraising
Client Lunches
Client Services - Social Services
- Private
Grants Received
Interest Received
Less :-Expenditure
Surplus for the Year
Balance Brought Forward
Balance Carried Forward
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
£
£
£
22600
22600
596
596
2543
2543
3139
3139
77586
77586
15963
15963
30000
30595
60595
716
716
153143
30595
183738
129179
13750
142929
23964
16845
40809
87318
17401
104719
111282
34246
145528

HEADWAY , PLYMOUTH

Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st ] December, 2024

Expenditure
Client Activities
Repairs, Renewals
Food & Kitchen Supplies
Marketing
IT
Motor & Travel Expenses
Light, Heat & Telephone
Rates & Water
Cleaning & Waste Removal
Staff & Volunteer Costs incl. Uniforms
Fundraising Expenses
Sundries
Insurances
Wages incl. Employers N.I.C & Pension
Consultancy Fees
Hospital Liaison Project
Bookkeeping
Accountancy & Payroll Costs
Bank Charges
Depreciation of Fixed Assets
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
£
£
£
378
8232
8610
6209
6209
1952
1952
1659
1659
1519
1519
119
119
3817
3817
1801
1801
1042
1042
1924
1924
550
550
852
852
1561
1561
88928
2500
91428
815
815
13093
13093
1053
1053
1479
1479
275
275
153
3018
3171
129179
13750
142929

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

YEAR ENDED: 31[st] DECEMBER, 2024

DAWE, HAWKEN & DODD Chartered Certified Accountants Callington, Cornwall.

1.

Independent Examiners Report to the Directors of Headway, Plymouth on the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

We report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024 which are set out on pages 2 to 10.

Respective Responsibilities of the Directors and Independent Examiners

The charity’s directors consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is our responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiners’ Statement

Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the Accounts.

Independent Examiners’ Statement

In connection with our examination, no matters have come to our attention:

Andrew Farr FCCA Dawe, Hawken & Dodd, Chartered Certified Accountants, 52 Fore Street, Callington, Cornwall. PL17 7AJ

Dated: 11th August, 2025

2.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Incoming Resources (Note 3)
Incoming Resources from Generated Funds
Voluntary Income
Activities for Generating Funds
Investment Income
Income Resources from Charitable Activities
Other Incoming Resources
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended (Notes 4-6)
Costs of Generating Funds
Costs of Generating Voluntary Income
Charitable Activities
Governance Costs
Total Resources Expended
Net Movement in Funds
Total Funds Brought Forward
Total Funds Carried Forward
Unrestricte
d
Restricted
2024
2023
Funds
Income
Funds
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
23196
23196
5392
5682
5682
6495
716
716
33
93549
93549
73860
30000
30595
60595
12500
153143
30595
183738
98280
550
550
480
126335
13750
140085
100968
2294
2294
8404
129179
13750
142929
109852
23964
16845
40809
(11572)
87318
17401
104719
116291
111282
34246
145528
104719

3.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Balance Sheet as at 31[st] December, 2024

Unrestricte Restricted 2024 2023
d
Note Funds Income Total Total
Funds
£ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets 7 8474 23928 32402 26028
Current Assets
Debtors 8 10076 10076 2450
Cash at Bank and in Hand 96928 10318 107246 80509
Total Current Assets 107004 10318 117322 82959
Creditors:Amounts falling due
within one year 9 4196 4196 4268
Net Current Assets 102808 10318 113126 78691
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 111282 34246 145528 104719
Creditors:Amounts falling due
after one year 9 -
Net Assets 111282 34246 145528 104719
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted Funds 111282 87318
Restricted Income Funds 10 34246 17401
Total Funds 145528 104719
Signed by two Directors on Robert Antrobus
behalf of all the Directors Karen Walker

4.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Note 1 Basis of Preparation

1.1 Basis of Accounting

.

These Accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

1.2 Change in Basis of Accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

1.3 Changes to previous Accounts

No changes have been made to Accounts for previous years.

Note 2 Accounting Policies

INCOMING RESOURCES

Recognition of Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

Incoming Resources with Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with Related Expenditure fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA. Grants and Donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at Gifts the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Contractual Income and This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services Performance Related Grants have been delivered.

5.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.

6.

.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 2 Accounting Policies (continued)

Donated Services and Facilities These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

Investment Income

This is included in the Accounts when receivable.

Investment Gains and Losses This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liability Recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Governance Costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory Accounts, the costs of Trustee Meetings and cost of any legal advice to Trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Grants with Performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being Conditions a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants payable without These are only recognised in the Accounts when a commitment has Performance Conditions been made

and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.

Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, as per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets for use by These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and
Charity cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value
to the charity on receipt.
Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at
market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included
at Trustees’ best estimate of market value.
Stocks and Work in Progress These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.

8.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 3 Analysis of Incoming Resources

Note 3 Analysis of Incoming Resources
2024 2023
£ £
Voluntary Income 23196 5392
Activities for Generating Funds 5682 6495
Investment Income 716 33
Income Resources from Charitable Activities 93549 73860
Other Incoming Resources – Grants 60595 12500
Note 4 Analysis of Resources Expended
2024 2023
£ £
Costs of Generating Voluntary Income 550 480
Charitable Activities 140085 100968
Governance Costs 2294 8404
Note 5 Details of Certain Items of Expenditure
5.1
Directors' Expenses
2024 2023
£ £
Number of Directors who were paid expenses and consultancy fees 0 1
Total Amount Paid - £1,680

9.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

5.2 Fees for Examination of the Accounts

5.2
Fees for Examination of the Accounts
Independent Examiners Fees for reporting on the Accounts
Other Fees paid to the Independent Examiner
Total paid to independent examiner
2024
2023
£
£
1148
1020
331
611
1479
1631

Note 6 Paid Employees

6.1
Staff Costs
Gross Wages, Salaries and Benefits in Kind
Employer's National Insurance Costs (net of employment allowance)
Employer's Pension Contributions
6.2
Average number of Employees in the Year
The parts of the Charity in which the employees work
Client Care
2024
2023
£
£
87407
80454
2308
1811
1713
1396
91428
83661
2024
2023
5
3

10.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 7 Tangible Fixed Assets

7.1
Cost
Freehold Other Land Energy Fixtures,
Land
And Buildings and Buildings Efficiency Fittings
and
Scheme Equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Balance brought forward 37803 1163 42826 81792
Additions 8295 1250 9545
Disposals
Balance carried forward 37803 1163 8295 44076 91337
7.2
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment Provisions
* Basis SL SL SL SL
** Rate 2% of 15% 25% 25/331/3%
Buildings
Balance brought forward 11930 1162 42672 55764
Charge for Year 527 2074 570 3171
Disposals
Balance carried forward 12457 1162 2074 43242 58935
7.3
Net Book Value
Brought forward 25873 1 - 154 26028
Carried forward 25346 1 6221 834 32402

11.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 8 Debtors and Prepayments

Note 8 Debtors and Prepayments
Analysis of Debtors
Trade Debtors
Other Taxation & Social Security
Other Debtors
Prepayments and Accrued Income
Total
Note 9 Creditors and Accruals
Analysis of Creditors
Trade Creditors
Other Creditors
Other Taxation & Social Security
Accruals and Deferred Income
Total
Amounts falling due
Amount falling due
after
within one year
more than one year
2024
2023
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
10076
1840
-
-
-
290
-
-
-
320
-
-
-
-
-
-
10076
2450
-
-
Amounts falling due
Amounts falling due
after
within one year
more than one year
2024
2023
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
1619
403
-
-
419
1825
-
-
868
-
-
-
1290
2040
-
-
4196
4268
-
-

Note 10 Endowment and Restricted Income Funds

12.1 Fund held

Fund Name Type Purpose and Restrictions
(PE, EE or R)
New Building and Fixtures and To buy premises at Devonport and
Fittings Fund R private Fixtures and Fittings
National Lottery Fund R Support our client activities program
Norman Family Fund R To employ a part time Hospital Liaison
support worker who can work in
tandem with our OT Hospital Liaison
lead to offer follow up telephone and
personal support to patients and
families.
VCSE Energy Efficiency Fund R Funding a scheme for making our
premises more energy efficient

13.

HEADWAY, PLYMOUTH

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

(continued)

Note 11 Movement of Major Funds

Fund Balances Fund Balances
Fund Name Brought forward Incoming Outgoing Carried forward
£ £ £ £
New Building and Fixtures
and Fittings Fund 17401 - 527 16874
National Lottery Fund - 19800 8649 11151
Norman Family Fund - 2500 2500 -
VCSE Energy Efficiency Fund - 8295 2074 6221

14.

HEADWAY , PLYMOUTH

Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] December, 2024

Income
Corporate Sponsorship
Donations
Fundraising
Client Lunches
Client Services - Social Services
- Private
Grants Received
Interest Received
Less :-Expenditure
Surplus for the Year
Balance Brought Forward
Balance Carried Forward
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
£
£
£
22600
22600
596
596
2543
2543
3139
3139
77586
77586
15963
15963
30000
30595
60595
716
716
153143
30595
183738
129179
13750
142929
23964
16845
40809
87318
17401
104719
111282
34246
145528

HEADWAY , PLYMOUTH

Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st ] December, 2024

Expenditure
Client Activities
Repairs, Renewals
Food & Kitchen Supplies
Marketing
IT
Motor & Travel Expenses
Light, Heat & Telephone
Rates & Water
Cleaning & Waste Removal
Staff & Volunteer Costs incl. Uniforms
Fundraising Expenses
Sundries
Insurances
Wages incl. Employers N.I.C & Pension
Consultancy Fees
Hospital Liaison Project
Bookkeeping
Accountancy & Payroll Costs
Bank Charges
Depreciation of Fixed Assets
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
£
£
£
378
8232
8610
6209
6209
1952
1952
1659
1659
1519
1519
119
119
3817
3817
1801
1801
1042
1042
1924
1924
550
550
852
852
1561
1561
88928
2500
91428
815
815
13093
13093
1053
1053
1479
1479
275
275
153
3018
3171
129179
13750
142929