The Island N1

Analysis

The Island N1 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05698045). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Island N1 reported income of £283k and spending of £1.1m, spending 391% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £283k (-79%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Island N1 sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arete Foundation (£283k), Home-Start (Hull) (£283k) and Speak Out in Hounslow (£283k).

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.