National Independent Consumer Organisation

Analysis

National Independent Consumer Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04276357). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Independent Consumer Organisation reported income of £100k and spending of £105k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £224 to £100k (+44739%), an average of +360% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 34063%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Independent Consumer Organisation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Heroes (£100k), St Andrews Methodist Church Pre School Playgroup (£100k) and Ysgol Feithrin Conwy (£100k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.