Ability North London

Analysis

Ability North London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ability North London reported income of £640k and spending of £531k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £387k to £640k (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ability North London sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) (£640k), Blackheath Montessori Centre Limited (£642k) and Pippin Playgroup (£640k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £498k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.