Choice in Hackney

Analysis

Choice in Hackney is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03423122). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Choice in Hackney reported income of £169k and spending of £284k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £302k to £169k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Choice in Hackney sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridging the Gap Youth - Merthyr (£168k), Elisabeth Curtis Centre Riding for the Disabled (£169k) and Asian Association of Chesterfield & North Derbyshire (£168k).