Hackney Migrant Centre

Analysis

Hackney Migrant Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06426744). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hackney Migrant Centre reported income of £562k and spending of £479k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £453k to £562k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hackney Migrant Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Aching Arms (£562k), Ellesmere Childrens Centre (£562k) and Faith Together in Leeds 11 (£561k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £249k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.