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Headway Annual Awards

For more than 25 years, the Headway Annual Awards have recognised and celebrated the inspirational achievements of the brain injury community.

Headway Annual Awards 2025 Winners Optimised

Event details

  • When: Thursday 10 December 2026

  • Where: Royal Lancaster Hotel, London

Price

  • Full table of 10 : £3,300 plus VAT

  • Half table: £1,650 plus VAT

  • Email events@headway.org.uk to enquire and book

Headway Annual Awards highlights video

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It's just incredibly inspiring. There's a huge community here which is supporting Headway. Phenomenal people supporting a phenomenal cause.

I am stunned. I really hadn't expected to win it at all. Just having the presence of people I just think are quite remarkable. Really pleased as a member of three people who deserve the same as me. So it was unbelievable. So really, it is amazing. I am super proud of all my Headway gang. I will be showing my award off. It was just wonderful. Thank you.

It's been a really wonderful afternoon celebrating all the achievements of the Headway network. Thank you to everybody behind the scenes who work so tirelessly to deliver this event. We were delighted to celebrate here today. Fantastic people that we've been able to honor for their dedication, for their achievements, for showing that there can be life after brain injury with the right help at the right time. Huge thanks to all of our sponsors for making this possible. Everybody who turned up and gave so generously and made it such a wonderfully emotive event.

Sponsorship and branding opportunities

Become a valued Headway Annual Awards partner

Align your brand with the UK's leading brain injury charity and be part of an inspiring evening that recognises the remarkable individuals, carers, professionals and organisations making a difference after brain injury.

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 multi-site organisation, we have something for everyone.

Contact our events team for more information on this year's Annual Awards sponsorship opportunities. 

Thank you to this year's sponsors!

Headline sponsor: Charles Stanley Raymond James

Silent and live auction sponsor: Sweet Tree Home Care Services

Alex Richardson Achiever of the Year Award sponsor: Slater & Gordon Lawyers

An award to celebrate the courage of brain injury survivors whose achievements in the face of adversity serve as a shining example to us all.

Carer of the Year Award sponsor: EMG Solicitors

This award recognises contributions from individuals who have made an enormous difference to brain injury survivors on a voluntary basis.

Stephen McAleese Volunteer of the Year sponsor: Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

This award recognises invaluable individuals who have made an enormous contribution to Headway on a voluntary basis.

Extra Mile Award sponsor: Irwin Mitchell

This award celebrates the achievements and dedication of Headway staff in supporting brain injury survivors and their families and carers.

Pro Bono Impact Award sponsor: Quilter Cheviot

This award recognises a company that has provided exceptional pro bono support, legal or otherwise to people affected by brain injury.

Brain Injury Inclusive Award sponsor: Sponsorship opportunity available

This award recognises a company that places the wellbeing of brain injury survivors and their loved ones at the heart of its work.

Introducing this year's co-hosts: Sam Peters and Dom Hurley BEM

We're delighted that Dom Hurley BEM will be joining Sam Peters to co-host of the 2026 Headway Annual Awards.

Headway Uk Ambassador, Sam, has been proudly hosting the Headway Annual Awards for a number of years.

As a brain injury survivor and former Achiever of the Year winner, Dom understands first-hand the importance of celebrating the achievements of people across the Headway community.

“Headway has always held a very special place in my heart, so it's a real honour to be co-hosting this year's Annual Awards. Winning Headway's Achiever of the Year Award back in 2010 was a moment I'll never forget. At a time when I was rebuilding my life after brain injury, that recognition gave me confidence, hope and a real sense of belief in what was possible. “To now return as host, and to celebrate the incredible achievements of others who have shown such courage, resilience and determination, and hard work feels like coming full circle. Every person recognised at these awards has a story worth celebrating, and I feel incredibly proud and privileged to be part of such a special day.”

Dom Hurley
From left to right: Sam Peters and Dom Hurley

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