Sheffield shops: Charity shop Headway closes on Ecclesall Road after less than two years
A Sheffield charity shop on a famous street has closed less than two years it was opened by the mayor.
Headway on Ecclesall Road has a sign in the window stating ‘Closed’, with a sad face emoji. It is also showing as permanently closed online. The shop appears to be in the process of being cleared out.
Headway is a brain injury charity. It celebrated the launch in July 2024 with the then Lord Mayor Jayne Dunn in attendance to cut the ribbon.
At the time it said it was its first new shop since 2019 and would sell ‘modern vintage’ clothes, with 1990s items from Nike, Levis, Columbia and other brands.
A spokesperson said: “We have made the difficult decision to close our Headway charity shop on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. This was not a decision we took lightly.
“Despite the hard work and dedication of our staff and volunteers, the shop has unfortunately not been financially sustainable.
“Like many charities, we are facing significant increases in operating costs and must make tough choices to ensure we can continue providing vital support to those affected by brain injury across the UK.
“Every penny raised in our shops helps fund our services for brain injury survivors, their families, and carers. When a shop is no longer viable, we have a responsibility to act in the best interests of the charity and those we support.
“We are incredibly grateful to our Sheffield team for their commitment, and to the local community for their support, we hope they will continue to support us in other ways for example through other Headway shops though we appreciate they aren’t in the immediate vicinity with the closest being in Beeston Nottingham, or Poynton in Cheshire.”