Hackney Doorways

Analysis

Hackney Doorways is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07064774). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hackney Doorways reported income of £558k and spending of £508k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £398k to £558k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hackney Doorways sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£558k), Skylark Church (£559k) and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (£558k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 48% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. Reserves of £482k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.