Independent Community Advocacy Network North (Icann)

Analysis

Independent Community Advocacy Network North (Icann) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Independent Community Advocacy Network North (Icann) reported income of £179k and spending of £328k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £327k to £179k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Independent Community Advocacy Network North (Icann) sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Whitehaven Youth Partnership (£179k), Karlin London (£179k) and Community Welfare Services (£179k).