Hambleton Community Action
Analysis
Hambleton Community Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northallerton. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Hambleton Community Action reported income of £624k and spending of £579k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £464k to £624k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hambleton Community Action sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 (£623k), Humanitarian Operations (£624k) and West Kent Mind (£623k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 6.8%, donations and legacies 1.8% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.8%
- Charitable activities 89%
- Trading 6.8%
- Investments 1.1%
- Other 1.6%
In the charity's own words
Hambleton Community Action offers services for the local community in the Northallerton & Bedale area eg volunteer befriending and carer's respite sitting services, volunteer driver schemes, a moped loan scheme . It also offers social activities and a shopping scheme and it supports people wishing to volunteer. It also provides advice, information and support to voluntary & community groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement of 1989 | London | £623k |
| Humanitarian Operations | London | £624k |
| West Kent Mind | Kent | £623k |
| UK Research Integrity Office Limited | London | £624k |