DISABLED LIVING — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 October 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00383902
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,155,498
Latest expenditure: £1,528,765
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Burrows House, Unit 10, Priestley Road, Wardley Industrial Estate, Worsley, MANCHEST

Website recorded by the regulator: www.disabledliving.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A leading voluntary organisation primarily operating in the North West, providing advice and information about assistive technology (equipment and products) to help disabled adults, children and older people make a more informed choice which enables easier, safer and more independent living. Through BBUK and Kidz events, Disabled Living deliver services which make an impact nationally.

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: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,155,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,528,765

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,780,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,694,814

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: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,382,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,441,006

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,254,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,049,169

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: 2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £586,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £816,347

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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: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,155,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,528,765
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,780,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,694,814
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 52

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: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,382,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,441,006
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 87025
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 53

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,254,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,049,169
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 10000
Income From Government Grants: £58,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £586,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £816,347
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 34200
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 28 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 79728
Income Other Trading Activities: 796314
Income Charitable Activities: 279448
Income Investments: 8
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1155498
Income Legacies: 67190
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £88,325
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,440,440
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1528765
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 46688
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 47016
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £859,721
Assets Total Fixed: 1035727
Assets Own Use: 1035727
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £949,946
Assets Total Liabilities: £596,983
Assets Current Investment: 173
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,388,690
Creditors One Year Total Current: 573650
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 23333
Assets Cash: £604,096
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1388690
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1388690
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 415252
Income Other Trading Activities: 985871
Income Charitable Activities: 371095
Income Investments: 7906
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1780124
Income Legacies: 31000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £107,212
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,535,742
Expenditure Other: 51860
Expenditure Total: 1694814
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 51860
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 49372
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 85310
Reserves: £1,232,998
Assets Total Fixed: 1082743
Assets Own Use: 1082743
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,196,085
Assets Total Liabilities: £516,871
Assets Current Investment: 164
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,761,957
Creditors One Year Total Current: 453538
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 63333
Assets Cash: £802,442
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1761957
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1761957
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 2 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 137020
Income Other Trading Activities: 931807
Income Charitable Activities: 313035
Income Investments: 902
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1382764
Income Legacies: 341
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £79,037
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,361,969
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1441006
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12620
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 34293
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £507,022
Assets Total Fixed: 1144275
Assets Own Use: 1144275
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,097,548
Assets Total Liabilities: £565,176
Assets Current Investment: 158
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,676,647
Creditors One Year Total Current: 461843
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 103333
Assets Cash: £567,594
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1651297
Funds Restricted: 25350
Funds Total: 1676647
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 378022
Income Other Trading Activities: 612275
Income Charitable Activities: 263636
Income Investments: 386
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1254319
Income Legacies: 313366
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £26,075
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,023,094
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1049169
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11451
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 61562
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £565,998
Assets Total Fixed: 1168891
Assets Own Use: 1168891
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,050,678
Assets Total Liabilities: £484,680
Assets Current Investment: 155
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,734,889
Creditors One Year Total Current: 341347
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 143333
Assets Cash: £496,383
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1734889
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1734889
Count Employees: 19
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 2 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 251360
Income Other Trading Activities: 187143
Income Charitable Activities: 147658
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 586161
Income Legacies: 51991
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,281
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £791,066
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 816347
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 67597
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £319,608
Assets Total Fixed: 1210131
Assets Own Use: 1210131
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £687,829
Assets Total Liabilities: £368,221
Assets Current Investment: 155
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,529,739
Creditors One Year Total Current: 184888
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 183333
Assets Cash: £557,682
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1529739
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1529739
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DISABLED LIVING
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-10-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEM.AND ARTS.OF ASSOC.INCORPORATED 16 NOVEMBER 1943 AS AMENDED 17 APRIL 1956 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 19 NOVEMBER 1985, 21 OCTOBER 1986, 6 MAY 1987 AND 14 OCTOBER 1992. as amended on 09 Jan 2019
Charitable Objects: 5 The Charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health or disability in particular by the provision of services, products and equipment for children, adults or older people who have a disability, their carers and the professionals who support them.
Area Of Benefit: MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 275166
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 275214
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY (MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND)

Charity Name Id: 275203
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DISABLED LIVING SERVICES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures