01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 July 1968
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00933932
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,905,936
- Latest expenditure
- £2,414,916
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: D1, Wolfson Centre, Royal United Hospital, BATH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.designability.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Designability Charity Limited is a design and development charity working in the fields of medicine, health care and assistive technology for disabled people
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
- 9 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,414,916
- 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
- 19 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,930,799
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,238,053
- 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
- 19 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,542,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,193,394
- 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
- 4 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,190,244
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,078,549
- 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
- 18 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,931,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,696,156
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
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,414,916
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,765
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 19 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,930,799
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,238,053
- 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 19 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,542,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,193,394
- 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 4 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,190,244
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,078,549
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 18 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,931,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,696,156
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
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
- 9 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1712122
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5866
- Income Charitable Activities
- 158297
- Income Investments
- 29651
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1905936
- Income Legacies
- 2855
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £148,180
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,849,893
- Expenditure Other
- 416843
- Expenditure Total
- 2414916
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 67231
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 448843
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 48534
- Gain Loss Investment
- -8866
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £233,321
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1008835
- Assets Own Use
- 235342
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 773493
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,073,361
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £480,917
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,601,279
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 440917
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 40000
- Assets Cash
- £687,158
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1242156
- Funds Restricted
- 359123
- Funds Total
- 1601279
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only 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
- 19 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1664563
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6716
- Income Charitable Activities
- 225652
- Income Investments
- 33868
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1930799
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £152,400
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,736,342
- Expenditure Other
- 349311
- Expenditure Total
- 2238053
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 882
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 349311
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 58025
- Gain Loss Investment
- 44041
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,119,125
- Assets Total Fixed
- 898735
- Assets Own Use
- 116376
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 782359
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,455,039
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £234,649
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,119,125
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 234649
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,039,669
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1523291
- Funds Restricted
- 595834
- Funds Total
- 2119125
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only 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
- 19 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2034142
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6473
- Income Charitable Activities
- 481510
- Income Investments
- 20209
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2542334
- Income Legacies
- 13190
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £110,388
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,787,333
- Expenditure Other
- 295673
- Expenditure Total
- 2193394
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11841
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 302165
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 85405
- Gain Loss Investment
- -27105
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,382,338
- Assets Total Fixed
- 744720
- Assets Own Use
- 156401
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 588319
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,866,946
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £229,328
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,382,338
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 229328
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,442,819
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1706508
- Funds Restricted
- 675830
- Funds Total
- 2382338
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only 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
- 4 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1860636
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5171
- Income Charitable Activities
- 312899
- Income Investments
- 11538
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2190244
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £81,181
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,686,595
- Expenditure Other
- 310773
- Expenditure Total
- 2078549
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4326
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 264417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 143956
- Gain Loss Investment
- 28722
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,060,503
- Assets Total Fixed
- 773267
- Assets Own Use
- 157840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 615427
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,773,868
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £486,632
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,060,503
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 486632
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,420,226
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1421876
- Funds Restricted
- 638627
- Funds Total
- 2060503
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only 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
- 18 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1562264
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 593
- Income Charitable Activities
- 354360
- Income Investments
- 14474
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1931691
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £30,612
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,499,659
- Expenditure Other
- 165885
- Expenditure Total
- 1696156
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 165885
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 217052
- Gain Loss Investment
- 92771
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,920,086
- Assets Total Fixed
- 767172
- Assets Own Use
- 180467
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 586705
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,310,550
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £157,636
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,920,086
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 157636
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £959,437
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1538203
- Funds Restricted
- 381883
- Funds Total
- 1920086
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DESIGNABILITY CHARITY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1968-07-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 JUN 1968AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 FEB 1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 MAY 1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 OCT 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 MAR 2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06 JUN 2017 as amended on 18 Nov 2019 as amended on 18 Nov 2019 as amended on 08 Nov 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND OF ENGINEERING RESEARCH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES, THE DISSEMINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE THEREBY ACQUIRED AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED (BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY, AGE OR INFIRMITY) BY THE PROVISION OF DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST IN THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENT OR IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 118713
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- B I M E
- Charity Name Id
- 118723
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BATH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 538091
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DESIGNABILITY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures