DISABILITY DIRECT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 March 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03891119
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,165,274
Latest expenditure: £3,870,625
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Disability Direct, The Richard Shaw Centre, 20 Royal Scot Road, Pride Park, DERBY, DE24 8AJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.disabilitydirect.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Disability Direct is a support service for disabled people. We are also an umbrella agency for smaller groups of disabled people. We are an organisation of disabled people and currently employ 14 paid staff and 35 volunteers.

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: 8 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,165,274
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,870,625

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: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,254,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,123,204

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: 1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,367,955
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,978,880

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: £1,513,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,424,177

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: 24 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,559,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,366,658

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: 8 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,165,274
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,870,625
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: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,254,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,123,204
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,367,955
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,978,880
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: 32

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: £1,513,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,424,177
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £53,751
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: 32

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: 24 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,559,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,366,658
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: No
Count Volunteers: 32

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: 8 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4075
Income Other Trading Activities: 3460025
Income Charitable Activities: 397432
Income Investments: 303742
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4165274
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,323,023
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,540,384
Expenditure Other: 7218
Expenditure Total: 3870625
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22525
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 48829
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 389766
Assets Own Use: 389766
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,464,815
Assets Total Liabilities: £129,413
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,725,168
Creditors One Year Total Current: 129413
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £383,627
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1412755
Funds Restricted: 312413
Funds Total: 1725168
Count Employees: 90
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: 22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 8044
Income Other Trading Activities: 2816969
Income Charitable Activities: 320638
Income Investments: 109221
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3254872
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,962,719
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,160,485
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3123204
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17050
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 49329
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 416159
Assets Own Use: 416159
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,043,095
Assets Total Liabilities: £68,063
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,391,191
Creditors One Year Total Current: 68063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £210,711
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 984018
Funds Restricted: 407173
Funds Total: 1391191
Count Employees: 70
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: 1 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2509
Income Other Trading Activities: 1991921
Income Charitable Activities: 312293
Income Investments: 55054
Income Other: 6178
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2367955
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,240,078
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £738,802
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1978880
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 51864
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 440209
Assets Own Use: 440209
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £914,183
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,184
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,310,208
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44184
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £192,558
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 912388
Funds Restricted: 397820
Funds Total: 1310208
Count Employees: 51
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: 1947
Income Other Trading Activities: 1283331
Income Charitable Activities: 177816
Income Investments: 32138
Income Other: 18543
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1513775
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £778,301
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £645,876
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1424177
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8850
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 59832
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 488153
Assets Own Use: 488153
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £486,756
Assets Total Liabilities: £53,776
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £921,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 53776
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £141,394
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 442859
Funds Restricted: 478274
Funds Total: 921133
Count Employees: 51
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: 24 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 6276
Income Other Trading Activities: 1052846
Income Charitable Activities: 479447
Income Investments: 21202
Income Other: 177
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1559948
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £690,955
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £675,703
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1366658
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8530
Expenditure Support Costs: 6202
Expenditure Depreciation: 65279
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 537496
Assets Own Use: 537496
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £380,728
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,689
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £831,535
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86689
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £43,375
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 346503
Funds Restricted: 485032
Funds Total: 831535
Count Employees: 56
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wigan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Derbyshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Rutland
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DISABILITY DIRECT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-03-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: DISABILITY DIRECT
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2012-04-10T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1013873
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1013873
Assoc Charity Name: DERBY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMO AND ARTS INCORPORATED 9 DECEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION 13 FEBRUARY 2000 AND 27 JULY 2000 AS AMENDED 27 APRIL 2007 as amended on 31 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects: The charity’s objects (“Objects”) shall be to provide relief for disabled people in Derbyshire and nationally by the provision of, but without limitation:4.1 a “Drop in Centre” to facilitate independent living opportunities;4.2 information and advice which directly relieves the need of beneficiaries whether they have a learning difficulty or physical or sensory impairment; and4.3 identification and development of new services which either directly or indirectly facilitates disabled people’s ability to live independently.
Area Of Benefit: DERBY AND IN THE SURROUNDING REGIONS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management