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A New Direction London Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1126216LondonDisability
Income£2.7m2026-03-31
Spending£2.7msame year
Spent / received103%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctDisability
Registered2008Charitable company
Employees28latest return

Analysis

A New Direction London Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06627531). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, A New Direction London Limited reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £3.2m to £2.7m (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, A New Direction London Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Down's Syndrome Association (£2.7m), Jigsaw + (£2.7m) and Bristol City Robins Foundation (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £619k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Income and spending

£0£854k£1.7m£2.6m£3.4m2022 Income: £3,205,6142022 Spending: £3,414,70320222023 Income: £3,238,3962023 Spending: £3,211,71420232024 Income: £2,451,1062024 Spending: £2,715,75020242025 Income: £2,632,4692025 Spending: £2,680,68720252026 Income: £2,709,9542026 Spending: £2,702,3342026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Charitable activities 100%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

The advancement of education by promoting, improving and developing creative learning and access to creative and cultural resources in schools, communities, Local Authority and organisations supporting education.

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CharityLocationIncome
Down's Syndrome AssociationTeddington£2.7m
Jigsaw +Surrey£2.7m
Bristol City Robins FoundationBristol£2.7m
Citizens Advice in West Sussex (North, South, East)West Sussex£2.7m