Headway Annual Awards

When: Thursday 5th December 2024

Where: 5-star JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London

What you can expect:

The Annual Awards is the biggest event in Headway’s calendar. It’s a day for celebrating dedication, growth and outstanding achievements of brain injury survivors, carers, volunteers, and others in the Headway community across the United Kingdom.

The glittering sold-out awards ceremony will take place on December 5 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in Mayfair.

Headway Annual Awards 2023 brochure showing finalists faces in circles on blue background. Brochure is placed on a crisp white table cloth with formal place setting.

Annual Awards silent auction

Support Headway and win incredible prizes!

A much-loved part of the day is the Headway Annual Awards Silent Auction, and we're excited to announce the auction is now live!

With a fantastic selection of items and experiences up for grabs, every bid helps us continue supporting those affected by brain injury. From luxury getaways to unique memorabilia, there's something for everyone.

Browse and bid today, but hurry! The auction closes on 5th December at the Awards ceremony. Don't miss your chance to grab something special while making a difference.

Every bid makes an impact – thank you for your support!

Meet your finalists

Here we introduce to you the 15 inspirational finalists across our five categories – including the brand-new Extra Mile Award, recognising the dedication to brain injury survivors of Headway staff.

Alex Richardson Achiever of the Year Award
Sponsored by Slater & Gordon

  • Yokabet Mekuria
  • Ross Scott
  • David Sinden

Carer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Hugh James

  • Rola Azizeh
  • Sue Giles
  • Lesley Vass

Volunteer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

  • Stephen Davies
  • Martin Longmore
  • Dave Stannard

Stephen McAleese Outstanding Contribution to Headway Award
Sponsored by No5 Barristers Chambers

  • David Chater
  • Jackie Dean
  • Cathy Johnson

The Headway Extra Mile Award
Sponsored by Irwin Mitchell

  • Joyce Cattanach
  • Ann-Marie Smith
  • Sue Tyler 

How you can get involved:

Bring together a table of 10 for £3,300 or join us with an individual ticket for £330. Please contact the Headway Fundraising Team on events@headway.org.uk to reserve a place.

“The Headway Annual Awards is a fantastic corporate event where we pay tribute to brain injury survivors, staff, volunteers, campaigners and fundraisers across the Headway network.

"We look forward to seeing new and old faces this December at what promises to be an inspirational and moving afternoon.”

- Holly Howey, Events Manager

Sponsorship and branding opportunities:

Whether you’ll be joining us on the day, or celebrating with us from afar, we invite you to browse our range of sponsorship and branding packages on offer. Whether a small local business or a multi-site organisation, we have something for everyone. You may choose to sponsor the table wine, auction or audio-visual entertainment – or perhaps you’d like to support the photographer on the day or gift bags given to our amazing finalists.

Support our silent auction and raffle

We are seeking prizes for the Headway Annual Awards auction and raffle. Nothing too large or small – contact us today to pledge a contribution.

The money raised through these activities makes a huge difference to our vital work throughout the year, supporting brain injury survivors, their families and carers.

Supporters will receive their logo and company name on the auction website.


Highlights from the 2023 Awards

You can watch all the action from last year's event on our Headway Awards YouTube playlist.