01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 September 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03423122
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £168,781
- Latest expenditure
- £284,062
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Ground Floor, Marie Lloyd Centre, 329 Queensbridge Road, LONDON, E8 3LA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.choiceinhackney.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provides Independent Living services to disabled Londoners aged 16+. ADVOCACY-supporting disabled person to obtain his/her rights. VOLUNTEERING-supports disabled people with befriending, escorting etc. TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT-train disabled people as advocates. Production of e-news to aid employability of disabled people. ACTIVE LIFESTYLE-volunteers support disabled people with sport activities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £168,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £284,062
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £319,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £287,292
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £341,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £229,753
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £271,871
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £220,111
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £301,958
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £255,255
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £168,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £284,062
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 81052
- Income From Government Grants
- £23,175
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 71
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £319,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £287,292
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 81743
- Income From Government Grants
- £95,842
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 253
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £341,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £229,753
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 64165
- Income From Government Grants
- £22,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 93
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £271,871
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £220,111
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 68485
- Income From Government Grants
- £22,352
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 138
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £301,958
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £255,255
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 80997
- Income From Government Grants
- £35,804
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 137
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHOICE IN HACKNEY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-09-06T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 21 AUGUST 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 8 JULY 2008 as amended on 16 Mar 2021
- Charitable Objects
- (A) TO RELIEVE DISABLED PERSONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE BENEFICIARIES) IN GREATER LONDON WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND LEAD FULFILLING LIVES WITH SUCH ASSISTANCE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE WHICH ASSISTS SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE.
- Area Of Benefit
- GREATER LONDON
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures