Heads Up Therapies

What Heads Up Therapies does

Heads Up Therapies is a private occupational therapy practice based in Leigh/Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, serving clients across the North West of England. Founded in 2019 and led by Director and Occupational Therapist Ryan Price, the firm specialises in neurorehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injuries (ABI), with secondary services for children and young people with ABI or SEND needs. The team comprises approximately 11 clinical and administrative staff, including seven occupational therapists, OT assistants, rehabilitation coaches, specialist SEND tutors, and group activity coaches.

The company's core clinical offering covers occupational therapy assessment (cognitive, functional, workplace, housing, seating), individual treatment sessions, expert report writing for legal proceedings, vocational rehabilitation, and activities-of-daily-living support. It differentiates through an activity-based therapy model in which meaningful, motivational activities — football, basketball, non-contact boxing, allotment gardening, axe throwing, and social events — are used as therapeutic tools to address physical, cognitive, and emotional rehabilitation goals. Group activities are delivered through venue partnerships (CB Neuro Fitness, Fives Trafford, BeActive, Whistlepunks, Ryders Farm) and individual services are delivered in clients' homes or community settings.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services: per-hour assessment and treatment billing, quote-based monthly invoicing with 14-day payment terms, and unit-priced group sessions (e.g., £50 per allotment session). The go-to-market combines bottom-of-funnel referrals from case managers, solicitors, and multidisciplinary teams with top-of-funnel content marketing (blog, newsletter) and community-led engagement. No external funding, acquisitions, or institutional investment is evident, indicating founder-organic growth.

Name

Heads Up Therapies

Legal name

Heads Up Therapies

Website

https://headsuptherapies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heads Up Therapies is a private occupational therapy practice in North West England delivering neurorehabilitation, assessments, expert reports, and activity-based group programs to adults and children with acquired brain injuries and SEND needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Neurologic Rehabilitation (Stroke, TBI, Parkinson’s, MS) (HSADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Home Health Therapy Services (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAFAE), Neurological Rehabilitation Therapy In-Home (e.g., Stroke, Parkinson’s) (HSABADAE)

Keywords

• Occupational therapy
• Neurorehabilitation services
• Brain injury therapy
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Expert witness reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Leigh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Occupational Therapy Services: Individual occupational therapy sessions conducted in client's home or community settings. Initial assessment lasts 2-4 hours with comprehensive report following. Treatment sessions approximately 2 hours each.
2. Rehabilitation Coaching: One-to-one support delivered in client's home or community to help individuals work towards rehabilitation goals. Coaches work under OT supervision.
3. Group Activity Sessions: Therapeutic group activities including football club, basketball, boxing, allotment group, and social events. Sessions billed per activity.
4. Assessment Reports: Comprehensive written reports following occupational therapy assessments. Reports can provide evidence for legal proceedings and include expert opinions, advice, recommendations, and costed treatment plans.
5. SEND Tuition Services: Expert ABI & SEND tuition delivered by specialist teaching staff for children through adults, including bespoke English tuition for home-schooled children.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heads Up Therapies is a private occupational therapy practice providing specialist neurorehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions across the North West of England. The practice delivers clinical assessments, treatment sessions, expert medico-legal reports, vocational rehabilitation, activities of daily living support, rehabilitation coaching, and SEND tuition, alongside community-based group programmes (football, basketball, non-contact boxing, allotment, social club, axe throwing). Services are delivered to individual clients in their homes, workplaces, and community settings, with funding typically arranged through case managers, solicitors, or self-referral.

Product overview

Heads Up Therapies is a private occupational therapy practice offering a comprehensive suite of services for adults with acquired brain injuries across the North West of England. The core offering comprises occupational therapy assessment, treatment, expert report writing, vocational rehabilitation, and activities of daily living support. These are delivered alongside rehabilitation coaching services and specialist SEND tuition. The practice differentiates through its activity-based therapy programs including the Football Club, Basketball Group, Non-Contact Boxing, Allotment Group, and Heads Up Social Club—all combining therapeutic goals with engaging activities. The overall portfolio functions as an integrated rehabilitation ecosystem where clinical services (assessment, treatment, reports) are complemented by community-based activity programs designed to maximize client independence and quality of life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Occupational Therapy Assessment Specialist clinical occupational therapy assessment for adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions, identifying needs, goals, and rehabilitation recommendations. Used by clients, case managers, solicitors, and healthcare professionals to set the direction for ongoing therapy and medico-legal reporting.
• Occupational Therapy Treatment Specialist occupational therapy treatment sessions for adults with acquired brain injury, delivered using an evidence-based, activity-based therapy approach in clients' homes, workplaces, and community settings across the North West.
• Expert Medico-Legal Reports Expert occupational therapy reports for medico-legal proceedings, available in short-form and long-form variants with per-hour pricing, written for solicitors and case managers handling acquired brain injury claims.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation service supporting adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions to return to work, training, or volunteering, including workplace visits and graded return-to-work planning.
• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support Occupational therapy focused on enabling adults with acquired brain injury and neurological conditions to regain independence in personal and domestic activities of daily living.
• Rehabilitation Coach Services Rehabilitation coaching delivered by the practice's rehab coaches and support workers to support adults with acquired brain injury in practising therapy goals within everyday routines and community settings.
• Specialist SEND Tuition Specialist tuition for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, delivered by the practice's tutors from its Manchester office at Suites 13-14, Biz Hub, Market Street East.
• Heads Up Therapies Basketball Group Community-based wheelchair basketball group run by Heads Up Therapies to support adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions to engage in physical activity and social participation.
• Heads Up Therapies Football Club Community football group run by Heads Up Therapies, providing physical activity and social engagement for adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
• Non-Contact Boxing Group Non-contact boxing sessions run by Heads Up Therapies to support physical conditioning, coordination, and confidence in adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
• Heads Up Therapies Allotment Group Therapeutic gardening allotment group run by Heads Up Therapies, providing meaningful outdoor activity, social engagement, and rehabilitation benefits for adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
• Heads Up Social Club Social club run by Heads Up Therapies to support adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions in rebuilding social networks and community participation.
• Axe Throwing Sessions Community axe throwing sessions delivered by Heads Up Therapies, providing adults with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions with social and confidence-building activity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients develop independence in daily living skills, return to work/volunteering, and demonstrate measurable progress against baseline assessments

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Headway Salford, Trafford & North ManchesterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Charitable partnership for fundraising events. Heads Up Therapies hosted a charity football tournament to raise funds for Headway, which supports adults with brain injuries across the region. Money raised donated directly to help Headway continue their support services.
• Wilder ThingsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry skills partner providing outdoor activity opportunities for clients. Listed among activities offered to help clients along their rehabilitation journey.
• CB Neuro FitnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CB Neuro Fitness, a personal training company specialising in brain injury, to deliver non-contact boxing sessions. Occupational therapist co-facilitates sessions with CB Neuro Fitness trainer.
• Whistlepunks Axe ThrowingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership for axe throwing activities. Company hosts regular axe throwing events at Whistlepunks venue as part of Social Club activities.
• Ryders Farm Equestrian CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocation partnership for allotment group and open days. Ryders Farm hosts the accessible allotment space and installed a fully accessible toilet facility.
• Fives TraffordminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFootball venue partner for Heads Up Therapies Football Club sessions held Wednesdays 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
• BeActive Leisure CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBasketball venue partner for ABI Basketball Group sessions held Mondays 11am-12pm at Kingsway Park location.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT): The Disabilities Trust's specialist brain injury division providing residential and community-based rehabilitation to adults with ABI. Overlaps directly with Heads Up's neurorehabilitation focus and case-manager referral channel, though delivered at greater scale and with residential settings.
• The Children's Trust: UK charity providing specialist rehabilitation (including OT) for children with acquired brain injury. Comparable on the pediatric ABI/SEND tuition axis of Heads Up's offering and on the multi-disciplinary neurorehabilitation model.
• Hobbs Rehabilitation: UK private neurological rehabilitation provider delivering intensive, multi-disciplinary therapy (including OT, PT, and community-based activity programming) to brain injury and stroke patients — directly comparable to Heads Up Therapies in both clinical scope and private-pay model.
• Ascot Rehabilitation: Private UK neurological and brain injury rehabilitation provider offering residential and community-based therapy. Comparable in client profile (catastrophic injury, case-manager funded) and in combining clinical therapy with goal-driven activity-based programmes.
• The OT Practice: Large UK private occupational therapy practice offering home- and clinic-based assessments and treatment across a range of conditions including brain injury. Comparable in service catalogue (assessments, treatment, expert reports) and in serving case managers and self-pay clients nationally.
• Rehab Jigsaw: UK private occupational therapy practice focused on neurological conditions and acquired brain injury, offering home- and community-based assessment and treatment. Closely aligned to Heads Up on therapy modality, client base, and private-pay funding model.

Others

• Bush & Co: UK provider of case management, expert witness, and rehabilitation coordination services for catastrophic injury clients. Comparable as a referral channel — sits adjacent to Heads Up in the same claimant-funded ABI ecosystem rather than directly competing for therapy delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Elysium Healthcare: Large UK independent provider of neurological and mental health services including brain injury rehabilitation pathways. Overlaps with Heads Up in serving ABI clients via case-manager and NHS-funded routes, but at much larger scale and across inpatient settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heads-up-therapies

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Profiles1 record

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Investors

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Investments

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