Healthwatch Islington

Analysis

Healthwatch Islington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08407852). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Healthwatch Islington reported income of £695k and spending of £571k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £293k to £695k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Healthwatch Islington sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golddigger Trust (£694k), FFCC Limited (£695k) and The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine (£694k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 6 people.