Neighbourhood Watch Network

Analysis

Neighbourhood Watch Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Neighbourhood Watch Network reported income of £770k and spending of £796k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £527k to £770k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Neighbourhood Watch Network sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Coast and Vale Community Action (£758k), Home-Start Trafford Salford and Wigan (£771k) and Canon Collins Trust (£758k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54% and trading 45%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £217k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.