North London Revival Bookshop

Analysis

North London Revival Bookshop is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, North London Revival Bookshop reported income of £62k and spending of £66k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £34k to £62k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, North London Revival Bookshop sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluebells Day Centre (£62k), Wheelchair Fund (£62k) and Highworth Community Association (£62k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.