Hitchin Band

Analysis

Hitchin Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hitchin Band reported income of £26k and spending of £31k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £59k to £26k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hitchin Band sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include U Can Spray CIO (£26k), The Ladybird Boat Trust (£26k) and Helphomelessheroes (£26k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.