HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL

Active
Company number 02686647Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1992

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 88990

Where the company stands among the 13,109 active companies whose first SIC code is 88990 (Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.).

Company age34.7 years
Older than 93% · median 7.7 years

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL

What kind of company is it?

HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02686647. It was incorporated on 12 Feb 1992. Its status is active. The registered office is in Birmingham (B45). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,109 active companies whose first SIC code is 88990: It is older than 93% of them (median age 7.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2025. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £56.1m. Its most frequent buyer is Birmingham City Council (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £11.4k, from Department for Culture, Media & Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1008798) with a latest reported income of £2.2m. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a provider with one active location, rated good or outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 Feb 2027.

Public contracts

3 contracts

HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2025. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £56.1m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Main buyers2
Birmingham City Council
2 contracts · £56m
Worcestershire County Council
1 contract · £61.8k
Contracts
  1. Reopening of the Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities‡Birmingham City Council · £56,000,000
  2. P2286 - Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities - AWARD‡Birmingham City Council · shared by 30 suppliers · runs until Aug 2030
  3. ASC22011 - Positive Days - Day Services DPSWorcestershire County Council · £61,753

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £11.4k.

Grant
  1. ALB-Sport England-New sporting opportunities through Services For AllDepartment for Culture, Media & Sport · £11,415 · ALB-Sport England-Small Grants

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1008798
Registered with the Charity Commission
26 Feb 1992
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£2.2m
Spending
£2.2m

Supporting adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) through the provision of person-centred activities at its three brain injury hubs across Birmingham and one-to-one support through its Community Outreach programme to help brain injured people access social, leisure & vocational opportunities i…

View on the register of charities

Care Quality Commission1 location
Rated good
1
  1. GoodLeighton HouseBirmingham · Community based adult social care services · rated 17 Apr 2019

Active registered locations in England with their latest overall rating. View the provider at the CQC

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Mr John Henry Barnes ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr John Henry Barnes registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to HEADWAY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULLPreviously HEADWAY (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.